The Court of the Pharaoh (1985)
La corte de Faraón
Spain, in the late 1940s. An amateur theater company dares to stage a controversial musical without the permits required by dictator Franco’s censorship authorities.
- Date of release
- 1985-09-26
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- José Luis García Sánchez
Casting
- Ana Belén — Mari Pili
- Fernando Fernán Gómez — Roque
- Antonio Banderas — Friar José
- Josema Yuste — Tarsicio
- Agustín González — Father Calleja
- Quique Camoiras — Corcuera
- Mary Carmen Ramírez — Fernanda
- Juan Diego — Roberto
- Guillermo Montesinos — Antonio
- María Luisa Ponte — Patricia
- Millán Salcedo — Cupbearer
- Antonio Gamero — Ramírez
Interesting facts
The Court of the Pharaoh is a 1985 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez from a screenplay by Rafael Azcona and García Sánchez inspired by the 1910 zarzuela La corte de Faraón written by Guillermo Perrín and Miguel Palacios and composed by Vicente Lleó. It stars Ana Belén.
Production
The film is a Lince Films and TVE production. Shooting locations included Madrid's Teatro Martín.
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