Death of a bureaucrat = La Muerte de un burocrata

Cuba, 1966

Film
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This film is an uproarious comedy and a masterpiece of film satire. A model worker who invented a machine for manufacturing plaster busts of Cuban national hero Jose Marti, dies in an accident while working on the machine. He is buried holding his “carnet laboral” (labour card) as a symbol of his proletarian pride. The widow, upon applying for a pension, discovers that it cannot be processed without first turning in the card. In the film, the story has been elaborated to provide innumerable opportunities to parody Hollywood comedy. In Spanish with English subtitles. Cast includes Salvador Wood, Manuel Estanillo, Silvia Planas and Gaspar de Santelices.

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Credits

director

Tomas Gutierrez Alea

producer

Margarita Alexandre

production company

Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)

Duration

01:25:00:00

Production places
Cuba
Production dates
1966

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311276

Language

Spanish

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

Wikidata

Q6466264

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