The National Shotgun

1978 1h 35m ES

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 75

Comedy

Synopsis

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A catalan manufacturer of intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his mistress, to attend a hunt that he has organized. Its main purpose is to mix with people of high society to improve their business. All seems well until the owner of the farm shows full authority over James, who is the real organizer of the meeting. The celebration is diverse characters who live next to absurd situations.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

José «Saza» Sazatornil
Jaume Canivell
Luis Escobar
Marqués de Leguineche
José Luis López Vázquez
Luis José
Antonio Ferrandis
Álvaro
Agustín González
Padre Calvo
Mónica Randall
Mercè
Laly Soldevila
Laura
Andrés Mejuto
De Prada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luis García Berlanga
Writers: Luis García Berlanga, Rafael Azcona
Languages: Catalan, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Catalan, Spanish.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The National Shotgun Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luis García Berlanga, shot by Carlos Suárez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor José Luis Matesanz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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José «Saza» Sazatornil and Luis Escobar and José Luis López Vázquez carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076001 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luis García Berlanga directs. Carlos Suárez behind the camera. José Luis Matesanz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Catalan, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Catalan, Spanish.
3Part of the "The National Shotgun Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Luis García Berlanga, shot by Carlos Suárez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor José Luis Matesanz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6José «Saza» Sazatornil and Luis Escobar and José Luis López Vázquez carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0076001 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.