The Minister's Wife
1981, Spanish. Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- Eloy de la IglesiaDirector
- Amparo MuñozTeresa
- Simón AndreuMinistro Fernández Herrador
- María MartínMarquesa de Montenegro
- Irina KuberskayaMarta
- Julieta SerranoAngelina
- Manuel TorresRafael
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Inspector Romero
- José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'Chema
- Enrique San FranciscoTerrorista
- Pastor SerradorPadre
- José Manuel CervinoLara
- Ángel GarcíaCast
Details
- Released
- 27 August 1981
- Original title
- La mujer del ministro
- Country
- Mexico, Spain
- Written by
- Ángel Sastre, Raúl Alcántara, Eloy de la Iglesia
- Box office
- $477K
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Who directed The Minister's Wife?
The Minister's Wife (1981) was directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and stars Amparo Muñoz, Simón Andreu, María Martín.