Where to Watch The Executioner (1963) in the US

What it's about

An old executioner in early-1960s Spain, who is a very gentle, nice, caring man proud of traditions, is approaching retirement age. As his profession isn't the most popular, he worries about who might take his place. He worries about his daughter too; she seems doomed to spinsterhood because as soon as any prospective groom learns what her father's trade is, he flees in terror. Enter the local undertaker, a handsome young man with exactly the same problem: no girl wants him given his profession. So, you have the woman whom almost nobody would marry and the man whom almost nobody would marry. Obviously, they are meant for each other. But here the old executioner has something to say: He does not object to his daughter marrying the young undertaker; he seems a decent man--but he will only agree to the marriage if the prospective groom agrees to take the executioner's job when he retires. Father tells the worried fellow: "Don't worry, they sentence people, but they pardon them at the last moment!"

Cast and crew

Director

Luis García Berlanga

Writer

Luis García Berlanga, Rafael Azcona, Ennio Flaiano

Starring

Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert

Details

Release date

Mar 13, 1964

Language

Spanish

Country

Spain, Italy

Awards

4 wins & 2 nominations

Where to Watch The Executioner (1963) in the US — common questions

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