| El Lute: camina o revienta | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vicente Aranda |
| Written by | Vicente Aranda Joaquim Jordá |
| Produced by | José Maria Cunillés Isabel Mulá |
| Starring | Imanol Arias Victoria Abril Antonio Valero |
| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | Teresa Font |
| Music by | José Nieto |
| Distributed by | Lola Films |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | 2.586.728,38 € |
El Lute: Run for Your Life (Spanish: El Lute: camina o revienta) is a 1987 Spanish film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, based on the memoirs of Eleuterio Sánchez, "El Lute", a young convicted murderer who became legendary in Spain for his jail escape in the 1960s. It stars Imanol Arias and Victoria Abril. The film was a hit in Spain and made a big star of his leading actor. It was nominated to four Goya Awards (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress).
The film portrays the early criminal years of El Lute, and was adapted from his first volume of memoirs, published in 1977 while he was still in prison. The second film, El Lute II: mañana sere libre, continues his story and was based on his second volume of memoirs, published in 1979. Sánchez was paroled in 1981.