"A romantic comedy about war, filmmaking and impossible love."

1998

2h 1m

6.5(115 votes)

Comedy

Drama

War

Overview

During the Spanish Civil War, a troupe of Spanish filmmakers is invited to shoot a film at UFA studios in Nazi Germany.

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Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Penélope Cruz

Macarena Granada

Acting

Antonio Resines

Blas Fontiveros

Acting

Jorge Sanz

Julián Torralba

Acting

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa Rosales

Acting

Santiago Segura

Castillo

Acting

Loles León

Trini Morenos

Acting

Jesús Bonilla

Marco Bonilla

Acting

Neus Asensi

Lucía Gandía

Acting

Miroslav Táborský

Václav Passer

Acting

Johannes Silberschneider

Joseph Goebbels

Acting

Karel Dobrý

Leo

Acting

Götz Otto

Heinrich von Wermelskirch

Acting

Hanna Schygulla

Magda Goebbels

Acting

María Barranco

Embajadora

Acting

Juan Luis Galiardo

Embajador

Acting

Heinz Rilling

Hippel

No Image

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Jan Přeučil

Maisch

Acting

Bořivoj Navrátil

Henkel

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