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In the Driver's Seat (1972)

In the Driver's Seat poster
Original title
La sartén por el mango
Directed by
Manuel Antín
Genre
drama
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man ends up in a series of odd situations after taking control. The film follows his interactions with a group of characters, all based on a stage play.

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What happens

La sartén por el mango es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Manuel Antin sobre su propio guion escrito según la obra teatral de Javier Portales que se estrenó el 5 de octubre de 1972 y que tuvo como protagonistas a Claudio García Satur, Víctor Laplace, Alberto Argibay, Enrique Liporace, Ana María Picchio, Dorys del Valle, Betiana Blum y Elizabeth Makar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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