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A Quixote Without La Mancha

1969 · 100 min

A gentle, good-natured comedy that ambles through everyday troubles with warmth and a touch of bittersweet charm.

Overview
A lawyer trying to fix everyone's problems, instead causes problems, which always end up in funny situations.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • class
  • family
  • friendship
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Written by
Carlos León, Cantinflas, Jaime Salvador
Starring
Cantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Lupita Ferrer, Susana Salvat, Carlos Fernández, Eduardo Alcaraz, Luis Manuel Pelayo, Carlos Riquelme
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
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Languages
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