The Minister's Wife
Genres
Overview
Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence. The Marchioness of Montenegro is an aging aristocrat, ruined economically, but still with wealthy and influential friends. She helps Rafael finds a new job in Madrid as the gardener in the mansion of Antonio Fernández Herrador, Minister of economy in the new democratic Spanish government.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$477126
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1981-08-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
5
Amparo Muñoz
Teresa
Simón Andreu
Ministro Fernández Herrador
María Martín
Marquesa de Montenegro
Irina Kuberskaya
Marta
Julieta Serrano
Angelina
Manuel Torres
Rafael
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Inspector Romero
José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'
Chema
Enrique San Francisco
Terrorista
Pastor Serrador
Padre
José Manuel Cervino
Lara
Ángel García
José Luis Alexandre
Manuel Calvo
Francisco Casares
Hans Burmann
Eloy de la Iglesia
Antonio Gamero
Gonzalo Goicoechea
Carlos Kaniowsky
Julio Ruano
Antonio Betancourt
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