The Court of the Pharaoh backdrop

The Court of the Pharaoh 1985 Directed by José Luis García Sánchez La corte del Faraón

In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on

Country Spain
Production Country Spain
Language Spanish
Spoken Language Spanish
Gneres Comedy , Music
Production Companies TVE , Lince Films S.A.
Release Date 26 September 1985
98 mins
Cast
Ana Belén Mari Pili / Lota
Antonio Banderas Fray José / José en un momento posterior
Juan Diego Roberto
Guillermo Montesinos Antonio / José al principio
Josema Yuste Tarsicio / Putifar
Quique Camoiras Corcuera/Rey
Agustín González Padre Calleja
Mary Carmen Ramírez Fernanda / Reina
Antonio Gamero Ramírez
Pedro Farrés Gran Sacerdote
Maruja Recio Doncella
Tomás Sáez Policía
Manuel Huete Millán
Laura Bayonas María (uncredited)