Death of a Bureaucrat

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
1966-07-24

It is easier to kill a bureaucrat than to kill bureaucracy.
7.261
84 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Salvador Wood Nephew Unowned
Silvia Planas Aunt Unowned
Manuel Estanillo Bureaucrat Unowned
Omar Alfonso Cojimar Unowned
Gaspar De Santelices Nephew's boss Unowned
Elsa Montero Sabor Unowned
Luis Romay El Zorro Unowned
Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera Psychiatrist Unowned
Richard Suarez Tarafa Unowned
Alicia Bustamante Unowned
Tania Alvarado Unowned
Pedro Pablo Astorga Unowned
Laura Zarrabeitia Unowned
Roberto Gacio Unowned
Rafael Sosa Unowned
Rolando Vidal Unowned
Rafael Díaz Unowned
Carlos Gargallo Unowned
Rolando de los Reyes Unowned
Fausto Rodríguez Unowned