Sarcastic and humorous portrayal of Cuban bureaucracy as seen in the story of a man's mounting frustration with his fruitless attempts to procure the pension of a recently-deceased uncle.

Primary Title
  • La Muerte de un Burockata = The Death of a Bureaucrat
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 29 March 1986
Release Year
  • 1966
Start Time
  • 23 : 25
Finish Time
  • 00 : 50
Duration
  • 85:00
Channel
  • TV2
Broadcaster
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Sarcastic and humorous portrayal of Cuban bureaucracy as seen in the story of a man's mounting frustration with his fruitless attempts to procure the pension of a recently-deceased uncle.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • Spanish
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--Cuba
Genres
  • Comedy-drama
Contributors
  • Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Director)
  • Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Writer)
  • Alfredo L. Del Cueto (Writer)
  • Ramón F. Suárez (Writer)
  • Salvador Wood (Actor)
  • Silvia Planas (Actor)
  • Manuel Estanillo (Actor)
  • Gaspar De Santelices (Actor)
  • Pedro Pablo Astorga (Actor)
  • Margarita Alexandre (Producer)
  • Ramón F. Suárez (Director of Photography)
  • Luis Márquez (Production Designer)
  • Pedro Costa (Editor)
  • Mario González (Editor)
  • Julio Montelongo (Editor)
  • Leo Brouwer (Composer)
  • Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--Cuba