Not on Your Life
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Luis García Berlanga
Nino Manfredi
Emma Penella
José Luis López Vázquez
Angel Alvarez
José Isbert
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
José Luis, an undertaker's assistant, is attracted to Carmen, the daughter of the local executioner, Amedeo. The couple decide to marry when Amedeo is awarded a new apartment; besides, Amedeo has already caught them in bed and Carmen is pregnant. Amedeo wishes to retire, but he must forfeit his new apartment if he retires from government service. Therefore José Luis reluctantly takes over his father-in-law's job, intending to resign at duty's first call. Several months later, José Luis is ordered to perform an execution on Majorca at Palma de Majorca. His first impulse is to resign, but he is dissuaded from resigning by Amedeo, who believes that the criminal will be reprieved because of the upcoming carnival, and by Carmen, who wants to enjoy a holiday at the vacation spot with her new baby. They all set off for a holiday, but the reprieve never comes through, and José Luis distastefully performs the grim task, later claiming to his family it will be his last, though Amedeo notes that that was his own reaction to his first execution.
Director
Luis García Berlanga
Cast
Nino Manfredi
Emma Penella
José Luis López Vázquez
Angel Alvarez
José Isbert
María Luisa Ponte
Guido Alberti
Maruja Isbert
Félix Fernández
Alfredo Landa
José Luis Coll
Julia Caba Alba
Xan Das Bolas
José Sazatornil
Lola Gaos
Chus Lampreabe
Crew
Miguel Asins-arbó
Rafael Azcona
Tonino Delli Colli
Ennio Flajano
Luis García Berlanga
Luis García Berlanga
José Antonio De La Guerra
José Manuel M. Herrero
Ricardo Muñoz Suay
Alfonso Santacana
Film Details
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Trivia
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Opened in Madrid in February 1964 as El verdugo; Italian title: La ballata del boia. Original running time: 110 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the International Critics Prize at the 1963 Venice Film Festival.
Released in United States 1963
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.)
Released in United States 1963
