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| Directed by | Fernando Arrabal |
| Written by | Fernando Arrabal |
| Produced by | Hassen Daldoul Jean Velter |
| Starring | Mahdi Chaouch Anouk Ferjac Núria Espert |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marc Ripert |
| Edited by | Laurence Leininger |
Production companies | Isabelle Films SATPEC |
| Distributed by | Alliance Releasing Corporation |
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| Countries | France Algeria Morocco Spain Portugal Philippines Brazil Italy |
| Languages | French Italian Spanish Portuguese Arabic Filipino Tagalog Cebuano Berber |
Viva la Muerte (English: Long Live Death) is a 1971 internationally-produced drama film shot in Algeria, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Philippines, Morocco and Tunisia and directed by Fernando Arrabal.[1] The film was released on 12 May 1971 and Arrabal drew on his own childhood for inspiration for the movie.[2] Viva la Muerte takes place at the end of the Spanish Civil War, telling the story of Fando, a young boy whose father was turned in to authorities as a suspected communist by his Falange-sympathizing mother. It has gained cult popularity as a midnight movie. The opening credits sequence features drawings by acclaimed artist, actor and novelist Roland Topor.
- ^ Brown, Edward G (June 1984). "Arrabal's VIVA LA MUERTE! From Novel to Filmscript". Literature Film Quarterly. 12 (2): 136. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Crouse, Richard (2008). Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen. ECW Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1550228403.