The executioner
(DVD)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Contributors
Berlanga, Luis García, film director,
Azcona, Rafael, 1926-2008, screenwriter.
Flaiano, Ennio, 1910-1972, screenwriter.
Belmar, Nazario, film producer.
Asíns Arbó, Miguel, 1916-1996, composer.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen ; Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodiscs (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
On Shelf
Castroville Branch - Videos
EXE
1 available
Prunedale Branch - Videos
EXE
2 available

Description

Loading Description...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Castroville Branch - VideosEXEOn Shelf
Prunedale Branch - VideosEXEOn Shelf
Prunedale Branch - VideosEXEOn Shelf

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Syndetics Unbound

Subjects

LC Subjects
Capital punishment -- Drama.
Comedy films.
DVD-Video discs.
Executions and executioners -- Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films -- Spain.
Motion pictures, Spanish.
Undertakers and undertaking -- Drama.
Videos.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Comedy films.
Drama.
Executions and executioners.
Families.
Feature films.
Undertakers and undertaking.
Other Subjects
Ajusticiamientos y verdugos -- Teatro.
Familia -- Teatro.
Spanish language films.

More Details

Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Edition
Widescreen ; Special ed.
Language
Spanish
UPC
715515187411

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
DVD release of the 1963 motion picture.
General Note
Widescreen (1.85:1).
General Note
Bonus features: New interview with Pedro Almodóvar ; new program on director Luis García Berlanga ; Spanish television program from 2009 on The executioner featuring archival interviews with Berlanga ; trailer ; new English subtitle translation ; essay by film critic David Cairns.
Creation/Production Credits
Executive producer, Nazario Belmar ; cinematography, Tonino Delli Colli ; editor, Alfonso Santacana ; music, Miguel Asins Arbó.
Participants/Performers
Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, Jose Isbert, Guido Alberti, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángel Álvarez, Guido Alberti, Julia Caba Alba, María Luisa Ponte, María Isbert.
Description
A macabre farce about an undertaker who marries an executioner's daughter and reluctantly takes over her father's job so the family can keep their government allotted apartment.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In Spanish, with optional subtitles in English.

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

(2016). The executioner (Widescreen ; Special ed.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Luis García, Berlanga et al.. 2016. The Executioner. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Luis García, Berlanga et al.. The Executioner The Criterion Collection, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Berlanga, Luis García,, et al. The Executioner Widescreen ; Special ed., The Criterion Collection, 2016.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.