El televisor

Jul 5, 1974

1h 6m

★ 7.4

Overview

Enrique buys a color television set just to satisfy a personal pleasure long time deferred but, from that moment on, he becomes obsessed with it in such way that eventually he is incapable to differ reality from fiction.

Genres

Drama

Horror

TV Movie

Production Companies

TVE

El televisor Trailers

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Cast

Enrique

Narciso Ibáñez Menta

Susana

María Fernanda D'Ocón

Julita

Kiti Mánver

Quique

José Miguel Aguado

Mr. Vélez

Rafael Navarro

Psychiatrist

Sergio Doré

Police Inspector

Estanis González

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Chicho Ibáñez Serrador

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