Placido(Plácido)
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Spain · 1962
1h 24m
Director Luis García Berlanga
Starring Cassen, José Luis López Vázquez, Elvira Quintillá, Manuel Alexandre
Genre Comedy
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To show off their charity, the affluent women in a small Spanish town arrange for the wealthiest citizens to dine with the homeless on Christmas Eve. In reality, their conduct is anything but charitable. Meanwhile, Plácido, a poor man who makes a living off his motorcycle, must scramble to make a payment on his vehicle before the night is out.
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