Death of a Bureaucrat
1966, Spanish. Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.
It is easier to kill a bureaucrat than to kill bureaucracy.
A model Cuban revolutionary tragically dies at work and, as a badge of honor, is buried with his labor card in his suit pocket. When his widow attempts to apply for his pension, the pension office demands the original labor card. Desperate, his nephew embarks on an increasingly chaotic and surreal quest through the Cuban bureaucratic system to secure permission to exhume the body, only to be met with endless forms, contradictory regulations, and apathetic officials.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 24 July 1966
- Original title
- La muerte de un burócrata
- Country
- Cuba
- Written by
- Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Alfredo L. Del Cueto, Ramón F. Suárez
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Is Death of a Bureaucrat worth watching?
Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.4/10 from 52 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is Death of a Bureaucrat?
Death of a Bureaucrat runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
Does Death of a Bureaucrat have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is Death of a Bureaucrat on?
Death of a Bureaucrat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 July 1966. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Death of a Bureaucrat?
Death of a Bureaucrat (1966) was directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and stars Salvador Wood, Silvia Planas, Manuel Estanillo.