# The Executioner (1963)

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**Original title**: *El verdugo*
**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Luis García Berlanga
**Written by**: Ennio Flaiano, Rafael Azcona, Luis García Berlanga
**Starring**: Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángel Álvarez, Guido Alberti

> *An original and brilliant movie*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Some men inherit wealth. Some men inherit customers.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, pitch-black

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