The Heifer (1985)
La vaquilla
122 min
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
- Release date
- March 6, 1985
- Country of origin
- Spain
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Cast
- Alfredo Landa as Brigada Castro
- Guillermo Montesinos as Mariano
- Santiago Ramos as Limeño
- Juanjo Puigcorbé as Alférez
- José Sacristán as Teniente Broseta
- Carles Velat as Cura
- Eduardo Calvo as Coronel Republicano
- Violeta Cela as Guadalupe
- Agustín González as Comandante Nacional
- María Luisa Ponte as Juana
- Amelia de la Torre as Adela
- Carlos Tristancho as Cartujano
- Valeriano Andrés as Párroco
- María Elena Flores as Vicenta
- Antonio Gamero as Sargento Nacional 1º
- Rafael Hernández as Sargento Nacional 2º
- Valentín Paredes as Soldado Calzoncillos
- Fernando Sancho as Alcalde
- Tomás Zori as Matías
- Pedro Beltrán as Roque
- Luis Ciges as Barbero
- Ana Gracia as Hermana Tonto
- Sergio Mendizábal as Capellán Castrense
- Adolfo Marsillach as Marqués
- Amparo Soler Leal as Encarna
- Balbino Lacosta
- José Sacristán as Teniente Broseta
Crew
- Luis García Berlanga · Director
- Rafael Azcona · Writer
- Luis García Berlanga · Writer
- Alfredo Matas · Producer
- Miguel Asins Arbó · Composer
- Carlos Suárez · Cinematographer
- José Luis Matesanz · Editor
- Alfredo Belinchón · Casting director
- Enrique Alarcón · Production designer
- Luis Argüello · Production designer