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The Heifer is a espagnol film of genre War directed by Luis García Berlanga with Alfredo Landa
The Heifer (1985)
La vaquilla
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Add to a movie listLa vaquilla (English: The Heifer) is a 1985 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was the first comedy made about the Spanish Civil War.
Synopsis
During the Spanish Civil War on the Aragón frontline the speakers of the Nationalist troops announce a "Fiesta" in a nearby village which includes a bull run and religious procession. A group of Republican soldiers infiltrate the Nationalist side to steal the animal for two reasons; to ruin the holiday for the Nationalists and because their food stores are low.Actors
Alfredo Landa
(Brigada Castro)
José Sacristán
(Teniente Broseta)
Adolfo Marsillach
(Marqués)
Juanjo Puigcorbé
(Alférez)
Amparo Soler Leal
(Encarna)
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