Plot Summary
In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.
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Full Cast & Characters
Imanol Arias
Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'
Victoria Abril
Chelo
Antonio Valero
Raimundo Medrano
Carlos Tristancho
Juan José Agudo
Diana Peñalver
Esperanza
Margarita Calahorra
La Madre de Chelo
Manuel de Blas
Policía
Luis Marín
Policía
Alicia Agut
Señora 1
José Luis Alexandre
Policía
Mari Carmen Alvarado
Señora 2
Román Ariznavarreta
Guardia Civil en foto
Director & Crew
Vicente Aranda
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 5.8/10 based on 41 votes.
Who directed Lute: Forge On or Die?
Lute: Forge On or Die was directed by Vicente Aranda and released in 1987.
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Lute: Forge On or Die has a runtime of 2 hours and 3 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1987-09-19
- Status
- Released