We Thieves Are Honourable (1956 film)
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2022) |
| We Thieves Are Honourable | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Directed by | Pedro Luis Ramirez |
| Written by | Enrique Jardiel Poncela (play) Vicente Coello Vicente Escrivá |
| Starring | José Luis Ozores José Isbert Encarna Fuentes Rafael Bardem |
| Cinematography | Federico G. Larraya |
| Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
| Music by | Federico Contreras |
Production company | Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas |
| Distributed by | As Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
We Thieves Are Honourable (Spanish: Los Ladrones Somos Gente Honrada) is a 1956 Spanish comedy film directed by Pedro Luis Ramirez and starring José Luis Ozores, José Isbert and Encarna Fuentes.[1] The film was based on the 1941 play of the same title by Enrique Jardiel Poncela which had previously been adapted into a 1942 film.
Plot
[edit]Arévalo's wealthy family is going to celebrate a party at his house. This event reaches the ears of a gang of thieves who are going to take advantage of the occasion to prepare a good hit. Everything has been carefully planned and nothing can go wrong. But something unexpected happens: The gang leader falls in love with the daughter of the owners of the house and the robbery becomes extremely complicated.
Cast
[edit]- José Luis Ozores as El Castelar
- José Isbert as El Tío del Gabán
- Encarna Fuentes as Herminia
- Rafael Bardem as Don Felipe Arévalo
- Julia Caba Alba as Eulalia
- Carlos Miguel Solá as Daniel 'El Melancólico'
- José Manuel Martín as Antón, el mayordomo
- José Ramón Giner as Dr. Ramiro Laredo
- Isabel Pallarés as Teresa, la nueva ama de llaves
- Antonio Ozores as Menéndez
- Nora Samsó as Doña Andrea
- Pilar Gómez Ferrer as Monchi, la esposa del Dr. Laredo
- Joaquín Roa as Vigilante
- María Isbert as Berta
- Emilio Santiago as El Titi
- Juana Ginzo as Criada del Rastro
- Julio Goróstegui
- Manuel Aguilera as Benito Ortega
- Jacinto San Emeterio as Empleado de la joyería
- Juan Cazalilla as Otro empleado
- Ángel Álvarez as Farmacéutico
- Milagros Leal as Mujer de Benito
- Alicia Palacios as Germana, la hermana de Don Felipe
- Antonio Garisa as El Pelirrojo
- José María Rodríguez as Sacristán
- Antonio Molino Rojo as Invitado de la fiesta
References
[edit]- ^ Bentley p.95
Bibliography
[edit]- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.
External links
[edit]
 | This article related to a Spanish film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |