We Thieves Are Honourable (1956 film)
We Thieves Are Honourable (Spanish: Los Ladrones Somos Gente Honrada) is a 1956 Spanish comedy film directed by Pedro Luis Ramirez and starring José Luis Ozores, José Isbert and Encarna Fuentes.[1] The film was based on the 1941 play of the same title by Enrique Jardiel Poncela which had previously been adapted into a 1942 film.
| We Thieves Are Honourable | |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Los Ladrones Somos Gente Honrada |
| Directed by | Pedro Luis Ramirez |
| Written by | Vicente Coello Vicente Escrivá |
| Based on | We Thieves Are Honourable by Enrique Jardiel Poncela |
| Starring | José Luis Ozores José Isbert Encarna Fuentes Rafael Bardem |
| Cinematography | Federico G. Larraya |
| Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
| Music by | Federico Contreras |
Production company | Aspa Producciones Cinematográficas |
| Distributed by | As Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Three criminals from Madrid meet a former partner who plans to commit a robbery at a jewelry store. The attempt of which results in a failure.
Cast
- José Luis Ozores as Castelar
- José Isbert as Tío del Gabán
- Encarna Fuentes as Herminia
- Rafael Bardem as Don Felipe Arévalo
- Julia Caba Alba as Eulalia
- Carlos Miguel Solá as Daniel 'The Melancholic'
- José Manuel Martín as Antón, the butler
- José Ramón Giner as Dr. Ramiro Laredo
- Isabel Pallarés as Teresa, the new housekeeper
- Antonio Ozores as Menéndez
- Nora Samsó as Doña Andrea
- Pilar Gómez Ferrer as Monchi, Dr. Laredo's wife
- Joaquín Roa as Vigilante
- María Isbert as Berta
- Emilio Santiago as Titi
- Juana Ginzo as maid on the trail
- Julio Goróstegui
- Manuel Aguilera as Benito Ortega
- Jacinto San Emeterio as jewelry clerk
- Juan Cazalilla as another employee
- Ángel Álvarez as pharmacist
- Milagros Leal as Benito's wife
- Alicia Palacios as Germana, Don Felipe's sister
- Antonio Garisa as The Redhead
- José María Rodríguez as Sexton
- Antonio Molino Rojo as guest at the party
References
- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 95. ISBN 1855661764.
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