The Heifer

The Heifer (1985) is a comedy, war film directed by Luis García Berlanga rated 6.7/10.

During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.

Cast

Alfredo Landa

Brigada Castro

Guillermo Montesinos

Mariano

Santiago Ramos

Limeño

Juanjo Puigcorbé

Alférez

José Sacristán

Teniente Broseta

Carles Velat

Cura

Eduardo Calvo

Coronel Republicano

Violeta Cela

Guadalupe

Agustín González

Comandante Nacional

María Luisa Ponte

Juana

Amelia de la Torre

Adela

Carlos Tristancho

Cartujano