The Wheelchair

Comedy

User Score54 votes

68%6.8/10

Release1960→

Runtime1H 26M

LanguageSpanish

StatusReleased

Synopsis

Don Anselmo, a retired old man, decides to buy a motorized disabled stroller since all his pensioner friends own one. His family strongly refuses him to purchase the vehicle, so don Anselmo decides to take extreme measures to achieve his goal…

Principal Cast8

José Isbert

Don Anselmo

Pedro Porcel

Carlos

José Luis López Vázquez

Alvarito

María Luisa Ponte

Matilde

Antonio Gavilán

Don Hilario

José 'Lepe' Álvarez

(uncredited)

Chus Lampreave

Yolanda Proharán

Ángel Álvarez

Álvarez

Full Cast & Crew (28)

Media1

Backdrops

Director

Marco Ferreri

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Keywords

madrid, spainobsessionbodily disabled personwheelchairdark comedyfranco regime (francoism)old manmotorcycle gangtantrumdisableddisabilityscooterelderlyfake illnessphysical disabilityfitting inold gangelder caremurder of familyfather son conflictanti-fascismmedical suppliesextreme measuresloss of legselder abusedisabled personmotorbikemotorised youthfamily elderdeath by poisoningelderly fatherfear of missing out