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Lute: Forge On or Die

Lute: Forge On or Die (1987)

Directed by Vicente Aranda
2h 3minruntime
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Plot

In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.

Full cast

ActorRole
Luis MarínPolicía
Alicia AgutSeñora 1
José Luis AlexandrePolicía
Mari Carmen AlvaradoSeñora 2
Román AriznavarretaGuardia Civil en foto
Luis BarberoSacerdote
Paco CataláPreso
José Manuel CervinoRufino
Antonio DechentTomás 'El Flaco'
Francisco MaestreChato
Santi PonsCamarero
José María SacristánCarcelero
José VivóMinistro
Manuel ZarzoPolicía
Agustín GuevaraPreso
Raúl FraireGuardia Civil en tren
Máximo AstrayPolicía
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Jorge BossoCabo
Charly BravoGuardia Civil a caballo
José Enrique CamachoPolicía
Anastasio CampoyPolicía
José CanalejasCarcelero
Ignacio CarreñoGuardia Civil
Saturno CerraVigilante de la joyería
José CerroEl padre de Chelo
Francisco ClementGuardia Civil
Vicente del ÁguilaGuardia Civil en foto
Amador Dobarganes RuizHombre cantando
Jesús EnguitaPolicía municipal
Mabel EscañoCamarera
José María EscuerPadre de 'El Lute'
Pedro FallaVendedor de combustible
José María GambínGuardia Civil a caballo
José María GarcíaJuez
Chema GilPolicía municipal
Rafael HernándezGuardia Civil en tren
María Jesús HoyosMatrona
José María LaberniéAyudante del Ministro
José Luis LemosSepulturero
Mery LeyvaPosadera
Javier LozanoCarcelero
Arturo LópezDirector de penal
Carlos MarcetSargento
Felipe Martín PuertasPolicía
Fernando MartínPreso en tren
Daniel MedránPreso
Enrique NavarroColorao
Isabel del PalacioUna gitana
Ricardo PalaciosEmpleador
Miguel PalenzuelaPolicía
José Ramón PardoFotógrafo
Raúl PazosEncargado del entierro
Francisco PiquerMilitar
Álvaro Quiroga
Paco RacioneroTestigo
Ramón ReparazPolicía municipal
Antonio RossBarbero
Manuel Salgueró LuqueTeniente Coronel
Yelena SamarinaDenunciante
Óscar San JuanConductor de autobús
José SeguraAmigo de 'El Lute'
Mario SilesSepulturero
Rubén TobíasPolicía municipal
Manuel TorremochaDirector de penal
Alfonso VallejoPreso
Rafael VaqueroProfesor
Francisco Vidal
José YepesGuardia Civil

Genres

Drama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleEl Lute: camina o revienta
Original languageEspañol (ES)
Spoken languagesEspañol
Production countriesSpain
StatusReleased
Production companiesMGC Producciones Cinematográficas y Audiovisuales, Multivideo, TVE
Release date19 settembre 1987
Executive producerIsabel Mulá
ProductionJosé María Cunillés
WriterEleuterio Sánchez, Vicente Aranda, Joaquín Jordá
EditingTeresa Font
CinematographyAlfredo Mayo, José Luis Alcaine
Assistant directorsVicente Aranda
Camera operatorsAlfredo Mayo, José Luis Alcaine
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Additional photographyAlfredo Mayo, José Luis Alcaine
MusicJosé Nieto
SoundJosé Nieto
CollectionEl Lute Collection

Release dates

Theatrical release

Romania / Sep 19, 1987 / 18

Spain / Sep 19, 1987 / 18

Digital

Czechia / Apr 29, 2001 / 18+

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