Plácido (film)
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| Directed by | Luis García Berlanga |
| Written by | Luis García Berlanga Rafael Azcona José Luis Colina José Luis Font |
| Produced by | Alfredo Matas |
| Starring | Amelia de la Torre Mari Carmen Yepes José María Caffarel Manuel Alexandre Elvira Quintillá José Luis López Vázquez Cassen Amparo Soler Leal Xan Das Bolas Félix Dafauce |
| Cinematography | Francisco Sempere |
| Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
| Music by | Miguel Asins Arbó |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plácido [ˈplaθiðo] is a 1961 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was nominated to the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
In the film, affluent women in a provincial town organize a Christmas campaign of feeding the poor. They are actually both disgusted by the poor, and treating them as their personal possessions. Meanwhile, the impoverished owner of a motorcycle car tries to find enough money to pay for his vehicle.