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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998)

Genre : Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Santiago Segura

Synopsis

Torrente, The Stupid Arm of The Law by Santiago Segura stars Javier Cámara as a corrupt, poor, delusional, sexist, egocentric, drunk and right-winged Madrid cop named Torrente. This over the top comedy shows Torrente on his search for heroin drug dealers and the outrageous characters he passes on his way. A cult film and one of the funniest Spanish films was the most successful box-office film.

Actors

Santiago Segura
Santiago Segura
José Luis Torrente
Javier Cámara
Javier Cámara
Rafi
Neus Asensi
Neus Asensi
Amparito
Chus Lampreave
Chus Lampreave
Reme
Tony Leblanc
Tony Leblanc
Felipe Torrente
Jimmy Barnatán
Jimmy Barnatán
Toneti
Darío Paso
Darío Paso
Bombilla
Cañita Brava
Cañita Brava
Antoñito
Manuel Manquiña
Manuel Manquiña
Francés
Carlos Bardem
Carlos Bardem
Cayetano
Antonio de la Torre
Antonio de la Torre
Rodrigo
Julio Sanjuán
Julio Sanjuán
Malaguita
César Vea
César Vea
Borja
Javier Jurdao
Javier Jurdao
Israel
Carlos Perea
Carlos Perea
Carlitos
Espartaco Santoni
Espartaco Santoni
Mendoza
Manuel Tallafé
Manuel Tallafé
El Mudo
Rosa Zhidán
Rosa Zhidán
Lio-Chi
Jake Nong
Jake Nong
Wang
Santiago Barullo
Santiago Barullo
Moreno
Luis Cuenca
Luis Cuenca
Barman
Nuria Carbonell
Nuria Carbonell
Pili
Carmen Navarro
Carmen Navarro
Clienta pescadería
Cela Ortega
Cela Ortega
Estudiante pescadería
Carlos Lucas
Carlos Lucas
Liborio
Sixto Cid
Sixto Cid
Colillas
Daniel Monzón
Daniel Monzón
'Freak' ultramarinos
El Gran Wyoming
El Gran Wyoming
Comisario
Cañita Brava
Cañita Brava
Antonio
Mariola Fuentes
Mariola Fuentes
Milagritos
Felipe Hita
Felipe Hita
Matón 1
José Miguel Gómez
José Miguel Gómez
Matón 2
Poli Díaz
Poli Díaz
Poli Díaz
Aquilino Gamazo
Aquilino Gamazo
Motero billares
Eva Sklar
Eva Sklar
Camarera embarazada
Olga Lorente
Olga Lorente
Otra camarera
Juan Dakas
Juan Dakas
D.J. 'Danch'
Luis Gutiérrez
Luis Gutiérrez
Farrelli
Fernando Sáez
Fernando Sáez
Gumo
Graciano Fernández
Graciano Fernández
Graziano
Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem
Sultán (uncredited)
Andreu Buenafuente
Andreu Buenafuente
Dominguero (uncredited)
Javier Cansado
Javier Cansado
Enfermero (uncredited)
Pablo Carbonell
Pablo Carbonell
Médico (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
Claudio Contreras
Claudio Contreras
Técnico de laboratorio (uncredited)
Nuria De La Fuente
Nuria De La Fuente
Dancer (uncredited)
Gabino Diego
Gabino Diego
Atracador 2 (uncredited)
Carlos Faemino
Carlos Faemino
Enfermero (uncredited)
Sergio Francisco
Sergio Francisco
Líder de laboratorio (uncredited)
Carlos García Berlanga
Carlos García Berlanga
Enfermero (uncredited)
Máximo Pradera
Máximo Pradera
Inspector de policía (uncredited)
José García Ruiz
José García Ruiz
Waiter (uncredited)
Jorge Sanz
Jorge Sanz
Atracador 1 (uncredited)
Luixy Toledo
Luixy Toledo
Ramírez (uncredited)
Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba
Cura (uncredited)
Santiago Urrialde
Santiago Urrialde
Policía (uncredited)

Crews

Santiago Segura
Santiago Segura
Director
Roque Baños
Roque Baños
Original Music Composer
Carles Gusi
Carles Gusi
Director of Photography
Fidel Collados
Fidel Collados
Editor
Lala Huete
Lala Huete
Costume Design
Santiago Segura
Santiago Segura
Writer
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Producer
Marco Gómez
Marco Gómez
Associate Producer

Trailers and other movies

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