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 |
| Directing | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Director |
| Writing | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Story |
| Production | Margarita Alexandre | Producer |
| Sound | Leo Brouwer | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ramón F. Suárez | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mario González | Editor |
| Sound | Ricardo Iztueta | Sound Editor |
| Art | Luis Márquez | Production Design |
| Art | Luis Márquez | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elba Pérez | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Ventura | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | María Consuelo Ventura | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rolando Zaragoza | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | José Antonio Jorge | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Luis M. López | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Julio Eloy Mesa | Props |
| Art | Mário Noa | Property Master |
| Art | Leonardo Zayas | Props |
| Sound | Carlos Fernández | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Adalberto Jiménez | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pablo Martinez | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eugenio Vesa | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Enrique Forg | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Rafael Gonzales | Gaffer |
| Camera | José López | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Carmelo Ruiz | Gaffer |
| Directing | Manuel Duchesne Cuzán | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Roberto Rosay | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alfredo L. Del Cueto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ramón F. Suárez | Screenplay |
