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At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon (1961)

At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon poster
Original title
A las cinco de la tarde
Directed by
Juan Antonio Bardem, Alfonso Sastre
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Spanish drama follows a man navigating personal and social struggles. The story unfolds over the course of a single afternoon.

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What happens

At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon (Spanish: A las cinco de la tarde, also released as At Five in the Afternoon) is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Rafael Alcántara. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. According to MGM records, the film made a profit of $46,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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