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Death of a Bureaucrat (1966)

It is easier to kill a bureaucrat than to kill bureaucracy.

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Synopsis

A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos in 2019.

Actors

Salvador Wood
Salvador Wood
Nephew
Silvia Planas
Silvia Planas
Aunt
Manuel Estanillo
Manuel Estanillo
Bureaucrat
Omar Alfonso
Omar Alfonso
Cojimar
Gaspar De Santelices
Gaspar De Santelices
Nephew's boss
Elsa Montero
Elsa Montero
Sabor
Luis Romay
Luis Romay
El Zorro
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Psychiatrist
Richard Suarez
Richard Suarez
Tarafa
Alicia Bustamante
Alicia Bustamante
(uncredited)

Crews

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Director
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Story
Alfredo L. Del Cueto
Alfredo L. Del Cueto
Writer
Ramón F. Suárez
Ramón F. Suárez
Writer
Margarita Alexandre
Margarita Alexandre
Producer
Leo Brouwer
Leo Brouwer
Original Music Composer
Ramón F. Suárez
Ramón F. Suárez
Director of Photography
Mario González
Mario González
Editor
Ricardo Iztueta
Ricardo Iztueta
Sound Editor

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La Muerte de Un Burocrata

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