Camilo José Cela

Camilo José Cela

Writing
1916-05-11

Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles

#1The Beehive

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Matías Martí

6.4 / 10
ComedyDrama

As in the novel of the same title from Camilo Jose Cela, "La Colmena" is a sad composition with the stories of many people in the Madrid of 1942, just the postwar of the spanish civil war. The main theme of the film is the contrast between the poets, surviving close to misery under the Franco's regime, and the winners of the war, the emerging class of the people that makes easy money with illegal business.

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#2La insólita y gloriosa hazaña del cipote de Archidona

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m as Himself (uncredited)

5.7 / 10
Comedy

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#3Songs for After a War

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
DocumentaryHistoryMusic

A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.

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#4Facultad de Letras

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Juan Manuel

7.0 / 10
Comedy

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#5Asylum

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.6 / 10
Comedy

Carlos goes to visit his girlfriend Juana at the asylum where she works. Once there, the director introduces him to his niece, who is obsessed with playing the harp, and to a nurse who repeats word for word what Carlos says.

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#6El Quijote desde la platea

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m as Self - Writer (archive footage)

4.5 / 10
DocumentaryTV Movie

How Don Quixote de la Mancha, the immortal character created by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605, has been depicted in cinema, television, cartoons, theater, opera, ballet and other artistic disciplines. An adventure that began more than four hundred years ago in the pages of a book and is far from coming to an end.

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#7Condom

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

4.3 / 10
DramaDocumentary

About the history of the contraceptive tool and reminds us of the importance of using a condom in combating sexually transmitted diseases.

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