El Cochecito

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El Cochecito ★★★ The Wheelchair 1960

Great Spanish actor Isbert stars as the head of a large family whose closest friends are all joined together in a kind of fraternity defined by the fact that they each use a wheelchair. He feels excluded because he does not have or need one, so he goes to great lengths to gain acceptance in this “brotherhood.” In Spanish with English subtitles. 90m/B VHS . SP Maria Luisa Ponte, Pedro Porcel, Antonio Gavilan, Jose Isbert; D: Marco Ferreri; W: Rafael Azcona, Marco Ferreri; C: Juan Julio Baena; M: Miguel Asins Arbo.

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