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National Heritage
1981 7.0 (25 votes) 1h 52m
Genres
Comedy
Production Companies
Incine
Jet Films

National Heritage (Patrimonio nacional)

Overview

After the death of General Franco, the Leguineche family leaves their estate of Los Tejadillos, where they have remained for decades in voluntary exile, with the purpose of returning to Madrid to actively participate in the social events of the aristocracy and to get closer to the closest circle of the Spanish monarch. The obsession of the old marquis is centered on getting in touch with the most illustrious surnames, to ascend socially and to resume the pomp and courtly life that his family lost a long time ago. To this end, he decides to move into an old palace he owns, located in the center of the capital, but not before overcoming the difficulties posed by his wife, who deeply hates both her husband and her son. To regain control of the palace, the Marquis of Leguineche tries to handicap his wife, arguing an incurable mental illness, and then undertake a reform of the place in order to adapt it to aristocratic life.

Key Crew

Director: Luis García Berlanga

Writer: Luis García Berlanga, Rafael Azcona

Director of Photography: Carlos Suárez

Top Cast

Agustín González
Agustín González

Padre Calvo

Luis Escobar
Luis Escobar

Marqués de Leguineche

Luis Ciges
Luis Ciges

Segundo

José Luis López Vázquez
José Luis López Vázquez

Luis José

Amparo Soler Leal
Amparo Soler Leal

Chus

Alfredo Mayo
Alfredo Mayo

Nacho

José Lifante
José Lifante

Goyo

Mary Santpere
Mary Santpere

Condesa

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