La gran mentira

Apr 1, 1956

1h 37m

★ 6.0

Overview

César Neira, an almost forgotten Spanish actor, gets involved by chance with Teresa, a teacher from a small village in the province of Cáceres, who has won a radio contest. The prize is a trip to Madrid to experience just for a fortnight the life of the famous and wealthy people.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Aspa

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Cast

César Neira

Francisco Rabal

Teresa Campos

Madeleine Fischer

Sara Millán

Jacqueline Pierreux

César's Manager

Manolo Morán

Teresa's Uncle

Rafael Bardem

Paulino Sándalo

Juan Calvo

Radio Presenter

Bobby Deglané

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Irene Caba Alba

La Molina Neighbor #2

Milagros Leal

Raúl Estrada

Ángel Jordán

Manolo Rodríguez

Ramón Elías

Catalan Producer

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