The Dumbfounded King (1991)
El rey pasmado
Spain, under Philip IV (1621-1665). The film is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The King is stunned to see the naked body of Marfisa, the most beautiful prostitute of the town and Court. After that, he also wants to see the Queen naked. However, the King, despite the opposition and the scandal of the Church, will not stop until he reaches his wishes.
- Date of release
- 1991-11-01
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (36)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- History
- Director
- Imanol Uribe
Casting
- María Barranco — Lucrecia
- Joaquim de Almeida — Almeida
- Laura del Sol — Marfisa
- Gabino Diego — Rey
- Juan Diego — Villaescusa
- Fernando Fernán Gómez — Gran Inquisidor
- Eusebio Poncela — Conde La Peña Andrade
- Alejandra Grepi — Doña Bárbara
- Javier Gurruchaga — Valido
- Anne Roussel — Reina
- Luis Barbero — Ferrán de Valdivieso
- Emma Cohen — Duquesa Vda. del Maestrazgo
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