The Minister's Wife

Overview

Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence. The Marchioness of Montenegro is an aging aristocrat, ruined economically, but still with wealthy and influential friends. She helps Rafael finds a new job in Madrid as the gardener in the mansion of Antonio Fernández Herrador, Minister of economy in the new democratic Spanish government.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 27, 1981

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Mexico, Spain

Production

Celtisur,Platimex

Cast

Amparo Muñoz,Simón Andreu,María Martín,Irina Kuberskaya,Julieta Serrano,Manuel Torres,Pedro Armendáriz Jr.,José Luis Fernández 'Pirri',Enrique San Francisco,Pastor Serradorand 12 more

Director

Eloy de la Iglesia

Writer

Eloy de la Iglesia,Ángel Sastre,Raúl Alcántara,Gonzalo Goicoechea

Cinematography

Carlos Suárez

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$477,126

IMDb

tt0082777