Placido
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Luis Garcia Berlanga
Casto Sendra Cassen
Jose Lopez Vazquez
Elvira Quintilla
Amelia De La Torre
Manuel Alexandre
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A poor truck driver tries to make due with the payments he owes on his vehicle, all the while trying out to help his fellow poor folk through charity.
Director
Luis Garcia Berlanga
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
The film was originally going to be titled "Siente a un pobre a su mesa" ("seat a poor man at your table"), but this was ultimately changed because the Spanish censorship would not allow it.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States 1994 (Shown in New York City (Public Theater) as part of program "Spanish Eyes III: Classics From the Spanish Cinema 1960-1975" October 21 - November 10, 1994.)