The Executioner(El verdugo)
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Spain, Italy · 1963
1h 31m
Director Luis García Berlanga
Starring Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez
Genre Comedy, Drama
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Neither a gravedigger nor an executioner's daughter can find love under the cloud of their family professions, making them a perfect match. When José Luis' new father-in-law retires, however, he must reluctantly take up the mantle of executioner in order to keep the benefits accorded to him as a civil servant.
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