The Court of the Pharaoh

The Court of the Pharaoh

★ 5.6IMDb Score
Released:1985-09-26
Genre:Comedy
Duration:98 min
Country:Spain
Director:José Luis García Sánchez
Actors:Ana Belén, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Antonio Banderas, Josema Yuste, Agustín González
Production:Lince Films, TVE

Overview:

Spain, in the late 1940s. An amateur theater company dares to stage a controversial musical without the permits required by dictator Franco’s censorship authorities.

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