Streetcar for Sale (Se vende un tranvía) 65 years old

This excellent short film written by the magnificent filmmaker duo of Luis García Berlanga and screenwriter Rafael Azcona was to be part of a series entitled Los Pícaros (The Rogues) which was never continued. These two artists were responsible for such masterpieces of Spanish cinema as Plácido and El verdugo (The Executioner). Here, Berlanga and Azcona collaborated for the first time, setting the stage for the post-war "Berlanguiana" vision that would develop. José Luis López Vázquez plays Julián, a seedy swindler, who with his cronies tries to sell a streetcar to a rich but naive farmer, a newcomer to the city. High jinx ensue. With this film begins the great stage of Berlanga's filmmaking in which he mixes a little social criticism and notes of anti-clericalism with a great deal of farce.

Credits

Luis García Berlanga as

Chus Lampreave as

María Luisa Ponte as

José Luis López Vázquez as

Goyo Lebrero as

José María Tasso as

Streetcar for Sale Cast

Name	Character
Luis García Berlanga He was 38, 89 years old when he died
Chus Lampreave She was 28, 85 years old when she died
María Luisa Ponte She was 41, 77 years old when she died
José Luis López Vázquez He was 37, 87 years old when he died
Goyo Lebrero He was 42, 62 years old when he died
José María Tasso He was 25, 69 years old when he died

Streetcar for Sale Crew

Name	Department
Juan Estelrich as Director.	Directing

Streetcar for Sale (65 years)

Release day: Sunday, October 11, 1959
Runtime: 29 minutes