The Heifer (1985)
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
- Released
- 1985-03-06
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Luis García Berlanga, Luis García Berlanga, Rafael Azcona
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 70 votes
Cast
- Alfredo Landa as Brigada Castro
- Guillermo Montesinos as Mariano
- Santiago Ramos as Limeño
- Juanjo Puigcorbé as Alférez
- José Sacristán as Teniente Broseta
- Carles Velat as Cura
- Eduardo Calvo as Coronel Republicano
- Violeta Cela as Guadalupe
- Agustín González as Comandante Nacional
- María Luisa Ponte as Juana
- Amelia de la Torre as Adela
- Carlos Tristancho as Cartujano