
Thanks for the Tip
1997-11-07 · 117 min · ★ 7.1
The story of an odd family in which two uncles, apparently bachelors, play the role of mother and father for their two orphan nephews in the Valencia of the 1960s and 70s.
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- Directors
- Francesc Bellmunt
- Production companies
- Fair Play Produccions S.A.
- Countries
- Spain
- Status
- Released
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Santiago RamosTomàs
Juli MiraRamonet
Saturnino GarcíaCarraca
Naím ThomasPepín adolescent
Jesús BonillaCaporal
Joan CrosasManolo
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