The Anchorite (1976)
Eleven years ago Fernando Tobajas, a man of a certain age, decided to live in the bathroom, in which he created a small apartment, and never leaves it. Tobajas has given up everything except vanity, and his contacts with the world are reduced to visits from friends and messages sent through the toilet inside aspirin tubes in the hope that someone will receive them and know about his existence. Arabel Lee, a beautiful girl, finds one of those messages.
Director: Juan Estelrich March
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Fernando Fernán Gómez as Fernando Tobajas |
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José María Mompín as Augusto |
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Charo Soriano as Marisa |
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Maribel Ayuso as Clarita |
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Martine Audó as Arabel Lee |
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Claude Dauphin as Boswell |
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Eduardo Calvo as Calvo |
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Ángel Álvarez as Álvarez |
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Ricardo G. Lilló as Lillo |
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Isabel Mestres as Sandra |
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Luis Ciges as Wiz-Buete |
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Sergio Mendizábal as Idiazabal |
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Antonio Almorós as Norberto |
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Vicente Haro as Maitre |
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Pedro Beltrán as Cojo |
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Rafael Albaicín as Lenteja |
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Enrique Soto as Inspector |
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Luis Sánchez Polack as Sr. Polack (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Juan Estelrich March | Director |
| Writing | Rafael Azcona | Writer |
| Writing | Juan Estelrich March | Writer |
| Camera | Alejandro Ulloa | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pedro del Rey | Editor |
| Production | José Manuel M. Herrero | Line Producer |
| Directing | Esteban Gutiérrez | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Enrique Molinero | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Laureano López | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Enrique Cerezo | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Marisa O'Donnell | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Isabel Mulá | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Guillermo Peña | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosa García | Costumer |
| Sound | Manuel Ferreiro | Sound |
| Art | Juan Alonso | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Eduardo Noé | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Blanca Rodríguez | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Jacques Chambert | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adolfo Ponte | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Arnault Montelambert | Assistant Director |
| Production | Luis Vázquez | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manolita Ponte | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josefa Morales | Hairstylist |
| Art | Fernando Marquerie | Property Master |
| Production | Marisol Carnicero | Production Assistant |