Death of a Bureaucrat (1966)
A model Cuban revolutionary tragically dies at work and, as a badge of honor, is buried with his labor card in his suit pocket. When his widow attempts to apply for his pension, the pension office demands the original labor card. Desperate, his nephew embarks on an increasingly chaotic and surreal quest through the Cuban bureaucratic system to secure permission to exhume the body, only to be met with endless forms, contradictory regulations, and apathetic officials.
Director:
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Writers:
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Alfredo L. Del Cueto, Ramón F. Suárez.
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Salvador Wood as Nephew |
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Silvia Planas as Aunt |
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Manuel Estanillo as Bureaucrat |
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Omar Alfonso as Cojimar |
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Gaspar De Santelices as Nephew's boss |
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Elsa Montero as Sabor |
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Luis Romay as El Zorro |
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Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera as Psychiatrist |
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Richard Suarez as Tarafa |
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Alicia Bustamante as |
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Tania Alvarado as |
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Pedro Pablo Astorga as |
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Laura Zarrabeitia as |
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Roberto Gacio as |
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Rafael Sosa as |
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Rolando Vidal as |
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Rafael Díaz as |
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Carlos Gargallo as |
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Rolando de los Reyes as |
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Fausto Rodríguez as |
| Writing | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Story |
| Directing | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Director |
| Sound | Leo Brouwer | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ricardo Iztueta | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Mario González | Editor |
| Camera | Ramón F. Suárez | Director of Photography |
| Production | Margarita Alexandre | Producer |
| Directing | José Antonio Jorge | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Julio Eloy Mesa | Props |
| Camera | José López | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Enrique Forg | Special Effects |
| Art | Luis Márquez | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elba Pérez | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rolando Zaragoza | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | María Consuelo Ventura | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Ventura | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Leonardo Zayas | Props |
| Sound | Carlos Fernández | Sound Editor |
| Art | Luis Márquez | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Adalberto Jiménez | Sound Editor |
| Art | Mário Noa | Property Master |
| Directing | Manuel Duchesne Cuzán | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Luis M. López | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Roberto Rosay | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Eugenio Vesa | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Rafael Gonzales | Gaffer |
| Sound | Pablo Martinez | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Carmelo Ruiz | Gaffer |
| Writing | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alfredo L. Del Cueto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ramón F. Suárez | Screenplay |
