The Court of the Pharaoh - 1985

In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on

98min
1985
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.2/10

Cast

Ana Belén profile pictureAna BelénMari Pili / Lota
Antonio Banderas profile pictureAntonio BanderasFray José / José en un momento posterior
Juan Diego profile pictureJuan DiegoRoberto
Guillermo Montesinos profile pictureGuillermo MontesinosAntonio / José al principio
Josema Yuste profile pictureJosema YusteTarsicio / Putifar
Quique Camoiras profile pictureQuique CamoirasCorcuera/Rey
Agustín González profile pictureAgustín GonzálezPadre Calleja
Mary Carmen Ramírez profile pictureMary Carmen RamírezFernanda / Reina

About The Court of the Pharaoh

The Court of the Pharaoh Overview

In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on

Runtime: 98min

Extra details

Original Title: La corte de Faraón
Original Language: Spanish; Castilian
Production Companies
Lince Films S.A.