Plácido (film)

Plácido
Spanish film poster
Directed by	Luis García Berlanga
Produced by	Alfredo Matas
Written by	Luis García Berlanga Rafael Azcona José Luis Colina José Luis Font
Starring	Amelia de la Torre Mari Carmen Yepes José María Caffarel Manuel Alexandre Elvira Quintillá José Luis López Vázquez Cassen Amparo Soler Leal Xan Das Bolas Félix Dafauce
Music by	Miguel Asins Arbó
Cinematography	Francisco Sempere
Edited by	José Antonio Rojo
Release dates	3 November 1960
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plácido is a 1961 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was nominated to the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film.^[1] It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Cast

• Cassen as Plácido Alonso (as Casto Sendra 'Cassen')
• José Luis López Vázquez as Gabino Quintanilla
• Elvira Quintillá as Emilia
• Manuel Alexandre as Julián Alonso
• Mario Bustos as (as Mario de Bustos)
• María Francés
• Mari Carmen Yepes as Martita (as Carmen Yepes)
• Jesús Puche as Don Arturo
• Roberto Llamas
• Amelia de la Torre as Doña Encarna de Galán
• Juan G. Medina
• José María Caffarel as Zapater
• Xan das Bolas as Rivas
• Laura Granados as Erika
• Juan Manuel Simón

See also

• List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
2. "Festival de Cannes: Plácido". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.

External links

• Plácido at the Internet Movie Database