Movie·1987·2h 3m
Lute: Forge On or Die
Country
Spain
Language
Spanish
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// overview
The Story
Original title: El Lute: camina o revienta
In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.
Written By
Joaquín Jordá, Eleuterio Sánchez
Producer
José María Cunillés, Isabel Mulá
Cinematography
José Luis Alcaine
Music
José Nieto
Editor
Teresa Font
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
39 votes
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// cast
Cast
Imanol Arias
Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'
Victoria Abril
Chelo
Antonio Valero
Raimundo Medrano
Carlos Tristancho
Juan José Agudo
Diana Peñalver
Esperanza
Margarita Calahorra
La Madre de Chelo
Manuel de Blas
Policía
Luis Marín
Policía
Alicia Agut
Señora 1
José Luis Alexandre
Policía
Mari Carmen Alvarado
Señora 2
Román Ariznavarreta
Guardia Civil en foto
Luis Barbero
Sacerdote
Paco Catalá
Preso
José Manuel Cervino
Rufino
Antonio Dechent
Tomás 'El Flaco'
Francisco Maestre
Chato
Santi Pons
Camarero
// crew
Crew
Vicente Aranda
Director, Screenplay
Joaquín Jordá
Screenplay
Eleuterio Sánchez
Writer
José María Cunillés
Producer
Isabel Mulá
Executive Producer
Teresa Font
Editor
José Luis Alcaine
Director of Photography
Alfredo Mayo
Director of Photography
José Nieto
Original Music Composer
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