Is The Executioner scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Executioner violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Executioner easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Executioner sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Executioner end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Executioner

Name: The Executioner
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángel Álvarez

An original and brilliant movie

Directed by Luis García Berlanga

Produced by Interlagar Films, Naga Films

196391 min7.6 / 10

A darkly comic Spanish drama that mines absurdist humor from the collision between an undertaker's mundane life and the grim legacy of capital punishment he's forced to inherit through marriage.

An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.

Clusters

Artists Fooling Themselves Quirky Concept Romance Death Penalty Films Serial Killers And Assassins Weddings and Marriage

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Dying And Death Death Penalty Spain Mallorca Island, Spain Retirement Hangman Executioner Undertaker Wedding Death Grave Digger

Questions people ask

Is The Executioner scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Executioner violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Executioner easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is The Executioner sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Executioner end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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