El crack (1981)
Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies.
- Date of release
- 1981-03-26
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (50)
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Director
- José Luis Garci
- Collection
- El Crack Collection
Casting
- Alfredo Landa — Areta
- María Casanova — Carmen
- Manuel Tejada — El Guapo
- Miguel Rellán — El Moro
- Manuel Lorenzo — Rocky
- Raúl Fraire — Medina
- José Bódalo — El Abuelo
- Francisco Vidal — Nico
- Maite Blasco — Merche
- José Manuel Cervino — Vareta
- Mayrata O'Wisiedo — Mimí de Torres
- José Luis Merino — Meri
Interesting facts
El Crack is a 1981 Spanish crime drama film co-written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Alfredo Landa. The plot was inspired by the novels written by Dashiell Hammett, to whom the film is dedicated. It is a detective film and basically a Spanish film noir. The story takes place in Madrid and New York City in December 1980.
Production
The film was produced in Spain in 1981 by Nickel Odeon Dos and Acuarius Films, with distribution by A Contracorriente Films. It runs for 119 minutes. The screenplay was co‑written by José Luis Garci and Horacio Valcárcel, with music composed by Jesús Gluck, cinematography by Manuel Rojas, and editing by Miguel González Sinde.
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