
The Most Beautiful Night
1984-09-24 · 90 min · ★ 4.3
Federico, an executive of national television, begins to suspect that his wife Elena, an actress who retired prematurely after marriage, is cheating him with another man. The symptoms are that Elena sighs, looks far into heaven and is aware of the exact time a comet passes. In other words, she expects her most beautiful night.
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- Directors
- Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
- Production companies
- Luis Megino, TVE
- Countries
- Spain
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 648,279
Top Cast
José SacristánFederico Castejón
Victoria AbrilElena
Bibiana FernándezBibí
Óscar LadoireÓscar
Fernando Fernán GómezLuis
Pep MunnéHimself
Juanjo PuigcorbéHimself
Antonio Chamorro
Eduardo MacGregor
Josep Maria Pou
Juan Echanove
León Klimovsky
Maite Blasco
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