
Death of a Bureaucrat
Comedy
Overview
A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos in 2019.
Top Cast


Salvador Wood
Salvador Wood
Nephew
Salvador Wood
Nephew
Silvia Planas
Silvia Planas
Aunt
Silvia Planas
Aunt
Manuel Estanillo
Manuel Estanillo
Bureaucrat
Manuel Estanillo
Bureaucrat
Omar Alfonso
Omar Alfonso
Cojimar
Omar Alfonso
Cojimar
Gaspar De Santelices
Gaspar De Santelices
Nephew's boss
Gaspar De Santelices
Nephew's boss
Elsa Montero
Elsa Montero
Sabor
Elsa Montero
Sabor
Luis Romay
Luis Romay
El Zorro
Luis Romay
El Zorro
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Psychiatrist
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Psychiatrist
Richard Suarez
Richard Suarez
Tarafa
Richard Suarez
Tarafa


Alicia Bustamante
Alicia Bustamante
Alicia Bustamante
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