Directed by:
Carlos SauraCinematography:
Luis CuadradoComposer:
Luis de PabloCast:
Ismael Merlo, Alfredo Mayo, José María Prada, Violeta García, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Fernando Sánchez Polack, María Sánchez ArocaPlots(1)
Three middle-aged men, veteran Falangists, reunite in a provincial village of Castile, spending a hot summer’s day drinking, reminiscing and hunting rabbits. José, who instigates the hunt, is in debt because of an impending divorce and is living beyond his means with a younger woman. His main objective is to secure a loan from Paco, a shrewd businessman, also unhappily in love and looking for younger women. Paco brings with him Luis, employed at his factory, a weak, forlorn individual, an alcoholic addicted to wine, women and science fiction rather than social conviviality or male camaraderie. Enrique, a teenage relative of Paco’s, comes along for the thrill of the rabbit hunt. (Venice International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Ismael Merlo
Spain
Best movies:
Poachers (1975)
The Hunt (1966)
Cannibal Man (1972)
Alfredo Mayo
Spain
Best movies:
Peppermint frappé (1967)
The Hunt (1966)
The Call of the Wild (1972)
José María Prada
Spain
Best movies:
Una breve vacanza (1973)
Anna and the Wolves (1973)
The Executioner (1963)
Violeta García
Best movies:
The Hunt (1966)
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Spain
Best movies:
La colmena (1982)
The Hunt (1966)
Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
Fernando Sánchez Polack
Spain
Best movies:
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Peppermint frappé (1967)
Stress Is Three (1968)
María Sánchez Aroca
Best movies:
The Hunt (1966)
Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
The Son of Captain Blood (1962)