Death of a bureaucrat

Death of a bureaucrat

Original title: La muerte de un burócrata
Production: Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
Country: Cuba
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Script: Alfredo L. Del Cueto; Tomás Gutiérrez Alea; Ramón F. Suárez
Photography: Ramón F. Suárez
Music: Leo Brouwer
Cast: Salvador Wood; Silvia Planas; Manuel Estanillo
Year: 1966
Duration: 85
Genre: Comedy
Color: BW
Original language: Spanish
Languages available: Spanish
Subtitles: English

Synopsis:

A Cuban worker dies accidentally and is buried together with his union card. It soon turns out that the widow will absolutely need the card for claiming her pension. Young nephew starts his hilarious fight against the authorities in order to disinter and rebury his uncle and retrieve the precious document.