Lute: Forge On or Die

Lute: Forge On or Die

123 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1987

In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.

Lute: Forge On or Die

123 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1987

Lute: Forge On or Die
In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers TVE, MGC Producciones Cinematográficas y Audiovisuales, Multivideo
Original title El Lute: camina o revienta
Directors Vicente Aranda
Writers Eleuterio Sánchez, Joaquim Jordà, Vicente Aranda

Cast

Imanol Arias

as Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'

Victoria Abril

as Chelo

Antonio Valero

as Raimundo Medrano

Carlos Tristancho

as Juan José Agudo

Diana Peñalver

as Esperanza

Margarita Calahorra

as La Madre de Chelo

Manuel de Blas

as Policía

Luis Marín

as Policía

Alicia Agut

as Señora 1

José Luis Alexandre

as Policía

Mari Carmen Alvarado

as Señora 2

Román Ariznavarreta

as Guardia Civil en foto

Luis Barbero

as Sacerdote

Paco Catalá

as Preso

Antonio Dechent

as Tomás 'El Flaco'

Santi Pons

as Camarero

José Vivó

as Ministro

Manuel Zarzo

as Policía

Agustín Guevara

as Preso

Raúl Fraire

as Guardia Civil en tren

Máximo Astray

as Policía

Jorge Bosso

as Cabo

Charly Bravo

as Guardia Civil a caballo

José Enrique Camacho

as Policía

Anastasio Campoy

as Policía

José Canalejas

as Carcelero

Ignacio Carreño

as Guardia Civil

Saturno Cerra

as Vigilante de la joyería

José Cerro

as El padre de Chelo

Francisco Clement

as Guardia Civil

Vicente del Águila

as Guardia Civil en foto

Amador Dobarganes Ruiz

as Hombre cantando

Jesús Enguita

as Policía municipal

Mabel Escaño

as Camarera

José María Escuer

as Padre de 'El Lute'

Pedro Falla

as Vendedor de combustible

José María Gambín

as Guardia Civil a caballo

Chema Gil

as Policía municipal

Rafael Hernández

as Guardia Civil en tren

María Jesús Hoyos

as Matrona

José María Labernié

as Ayudante del Ministro

José Luis Lemos

as Sepulturero

Mery Leyva

as Posadera

Javier Lozano

as Carcelero

Arturo López

as Director de penal

Carlos Marcet

as Sargento

Fernando Martín

as Preso en tren

Daniel Medrán

as Preso

Enrique Navarro

as Colorao

Isabel del Palacio

as Una gitana

Ricardo Palacios

as Empleador

José Ramón Pardo

as Fotógrafo

Raúl Pazos

as Encargado del entierro

Francisco Piquer

as Militar

Paco Racionero

as Testigo

Ramón Reparaz

as Policía municipal

Antonio Ross

as Barbero

Manuel Salgueró Luque

as Teniente Coronel

Yelena Samarina

as Denunciante

Óscar San Juan

as Conductor de autobús

José Segura

as Amigo de 'El Lute'

Mario Siles

as Sepulturero

Rubén Tobías

as Policía municipal

Manuel Torremocha

as Director de penal

Alfonso Vallejo

as Preso

Rafael Vaquero

as Profesor

José Yepes

as Guardia Civil