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Double Feature is a espagnol film of genre Drama directed by José Luis Garci with Adolfo Marsillach
Double Feature (1984)
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Add to a movie listSesión continua (English: Double Feature) is a 1984 Spanish drama film written, produced and directed by José Luis Garci.
José Luis Garci wanted to cast Alfredo Landa and José Sacristán, but both actors refused because of professional rivalry between them. By the time the film was produced, Garci also worked as radio presenter on Antena 3 Radio. Some of the uncredited actors we can see in the film are actually presenters on the same radio station.
Synopsis
The friendship between two writers, one is a novelist, the other is a screenwriter.Actors
Adolfo Marsillach
(José Manuel Varela)
Emma Suárez
(Sonia)
Encarna Paso
(Pili)
Jesús Puente
(Federico Alcántara)
José Bódalo
(Dionisio Balboa)
Rafael Hernández
(Empleado de producciones Balboa Films)
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