A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988)
An elderly man with wings is blown off course during a tropical storm in this symbolic fantasy. The Old Man lands near a Caribbean island where a poor family gives him shelter in a chicken coop. Father Gonzaga is the skeptical priest who rushes to damn the creature. Soon the Old Man is the subject of curiosity seekers as Elisinda and Pelayo start charging admission. A traveling carnival of human oddities camps near the Old Man as people flock to see the show. The Old Man is reduced to being an unwanted pet, and after six years, he mends his wings and flies away. Nudity, simulated sex with a spider woman, and the ugliness of human exploitation definitely put this fantasy in a category not for children.
Director:
Fernando Birri
Writer:
Fernando Birri
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Fernando Birri as A very old man with enormous wings |
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Daisy Granados as Elisenda |
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Asdrúbal Meléndez as Pelayo |
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Adolfo Llauradó as Lucky O'Capitone |
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Silvia Planas as Eulalia |
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Luis Alberto Ramírez as Father Gonzaga |
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Márcia Barreto as Spider Woman |
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Pablo Milanés as Self |
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María Luisa Mayor as Myrurgia |
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Parmenia Silva as Pìa |
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Marabú as Talia |
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René Martinez as Usnavy |
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Rodrigo Utria as Anajan |
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José Miguel Lugo as Young Anajan |
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Adrián García as Young Anajan |
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Raúl Castellanos as Neighbor with Donkeys |
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Gregorio del Rio as Neighbor With Goat |
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Yorky Garcia as Child With Bike |
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Gonzalo Guerra as Banana Farmer #1 |
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Orlando Cirino as Banana Farmer #2 |
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Jose Luis Rodriguez as Canal Soldier #1 |
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Samurai Garcia as Canal Soldier #2 |
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Elsa Medina as Lady of the Square |
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Reynaldo de la Rosa as Dwarf Pilgrim |
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Camilio Hernandez as Soldier |
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Peki Pérez as Santería Priest #1 |
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Aristides Barbon as Santería Priest #2 |
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Victoriano Zambrano as Santería Priest #3 |
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Luis Arias as Santería Priest #4 |
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Dolores Serrate as Santería Priestess #1 |
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Obdulia Lamina as Santería Priestess #2 |
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Miguel Paz as Cowboy |
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Andy Garcia as King of the Gypsies |
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Ana Cortina as Pharaoh |
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Miguel Angel Fernandez as Gypsy Fire Eater |
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Orlando Apa as Gypsy #1 |
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Ramon Battle as Gypsy #2 |
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Silvio del Castillo as Gypsy #3 |
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Yordanka Rodriguez as Gypsy Dancer |
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Luisa Rodriguez as Claraluz |
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Eva Barayobre as Old Woman at Raffle |
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Filiberto Romaer as Lazaro |
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Jorge Luis Sánchez as Reporter in Helicopter #1 |
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Julio Simoneau as Reporter in Helicopter #2 |
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Luis Alberto García as Usnavy (voice) |
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Amado del Pino as Child With Bike (voice) |
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Franco Carbon as Radio Announcer (voice) |
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Sarita Malberti as Claraluz (voice) |
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Jose Zamorano as Claraluz (voice) |
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Frank González as Dwarf Pilgrim(voice) |
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Camilo Hernandez as Soldier |
| Sound | Carlos Aguilar | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Carlos Aguilar | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Fernando Birri | Director |
| Camera | Raúl Pérez Ureta | Director of Photography |
| Sound | José María Vitier | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jorge Abello | Editor |
| Writing | Fernando Birri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gabriel García Márquez | Writer |
| Writing | Gabriel García Márquez | Short Story |
| Sound | Pablo Milanés | Music |
| Production | Settimio Presutto | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Settimio Presutto | Editor |
