The Heifer

During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.

6.7

122 min

Cast

Alfredo Landa

as Brigada Castro

Guillermo Montesinos

as Mariano

Santiago Ramos

as Limeño

Juanjo Puigcorbé

as Alférez

José Sacristán

as Teniente Broseta

Carles Velat

as Cura

Eduardo Calvo

as Coronel Republicano

Violeta Cela

as Guadalupe

Agustín González

as Comandante Nacional

María Luisa Ponte

as Juana

Amelia de la Torre

as Adela

Carlos Tristancho

as Cartujano

Valeriano Andrés

as Párroco

María Elena Flores

as Vicenta

Antonio Gamero

as Sargento Nacional 1º

Rafael Hernández

as Sargento Nacional 2º

Valentín Paredes

as Soldado Calzoncillos

Fernando Sancho

as Alcalde

Tomás Zori

as Matías

Joan Armengol

as Soldado Nacional 1º

Pedro Beltrán

as Roque

Luis Ciges

as Barbero

Ana Gracia

as Hermana Tonto

Sergio Mendizábal

as Capellán Castrense

Fernando Sala

as Tonto Pueblo

Francisco Valdivia

as Piporra

Adolfo Marsillach

as Marqués

Amparo Soler Leal

as Encarna

Balbino Lacosta

Rubén Tobías

Luis Alegre

as (uncredited)

Miguel Bódalo

as Soldier (uncredited)

Director

Luis García Berlanga