Death of a Bureaucrat

Death of a Bureaucrat

1966
1h 24m
7.4

7.4/10

52 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

"It is easier to kill a bureaucrat than to kill bureaucracy."

Overview

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.

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Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
ICAIC
Production Countries
Cuba
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Keywords

bureaucracy nightmare funeral cuba grave satire social satire death graveyard booklet

Quick Facts

Original Title La muerte de un burócrata
Release Date July 24, 1966
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0060722

Cast

Salvador Wood
Salvador Wood

Nephew

Silvia Planas
Silvia Planas

Aunt

Manuel Estanillo
Manuel Estanillo

Bureaucrat

Omar Alfonso
Omar Alfonso

Cojimar

Gaspar De Santelices
Gaspar De Santelices

Nephew's boss

Elsa Montero
Elsa Montero

Sabor

Luis Romay
Luis Romay

El Zorro

Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera

Psychiatrist

Richard Suarez
Richard Suarez

Tarafa

Alicia Bustamante
Alicia Bustamante

Tania Alvarado
Tania Alvarado

Pedro Pablo Astorga
Pedro Pablo Astorga

Key Crew

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Director
Margarita Alexandre
Producer
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Screenplay
Alfredo L. Del Cueto
Screenplay
Ramón F. Suárez
Screenplay