The Court of the Pharaoh
6.3
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.
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Cast
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Ana Belén
Mari Pili
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Fernando Fernán Gómez
Roque
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José Luis García Sánchez
Luis Sanz
Guillermo Perrín
Antonio Banderas
Friar José
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Miguel de Palacios
Josema Yuste
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Rafael Azcona
Agustín González
Father Calleja
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Quique Camoiras
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Mary Carmen Ramírez
Fernanda
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Belle Époque
José Luis García Sánchez Director · Rafael Azcona Screenplay Miguel de Palacios Story
United States release October 1, 1985 · Produced in Spain · Production TVE
Production
Lince Films
Production
TVE
Production
Spain
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Original title
La corte de Faraón
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 26, 1985
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1985
Chicago International Film Festival
Uruguay
August 20, 1986
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