Cast
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Elvira Quintillá
Plot
A comedy about a couple and a contest, co-directed with Bardem.
Sinekatalog’s take
Luis García Berlanga and Juan Antonio Bardem's comedy follows a poor couple who win a contest and spend a day as prize-winning celebrities. Fernando Fernán Gómez is funny in a light, social and satirical debut.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (511 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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