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RUNTIME
Did you know
90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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El Super
1979 1h 30m ES
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7.6
BANGER
★7.6TMDB · 7
Comedy
Synopsis
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February, 1978. Roberto and Aurelia are Cuban exiles living in New York City with their 17-year-old daughter. For ten years Roberto's been the super of an apartment building, firing up the boiler, repairing windows, and moving bags of garbage. He's homesick for Cuba, stuck in repetitive conversations about the Bay of Pigs, Castro, and life back home. After receiving some tragic news, Robert makes up his mind to quit the city and move to Miami.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato
El Super
Zully Montero
Aurelia
Elizabeth Peña
Aurelita
Reynaldo Medina
Pancho
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Leon Ichaso
- Writers
- Manuel Arce, Leon Ichaso
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- Cuba
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The take
Leon Ichaso directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Cuba. Dialogue in Spanish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato and Zully Montero and Elizabeth Peña carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0079981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- IMDB
- El Super (1979)
Also by
Leon Ichaso
Production companies
Who made it
- MA
Max Mambru Films
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1979-04-28
