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The Wheelchair

1960·Comedy·1h 26m
7.1
★
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…
Directed by Marco Ferreri
madrid, spain
obsession
bodily disabled person
wheelchair
dark comedy
franco regime (francoism)
old man
motorcycle gang
tantrum
disabled
disability
scooter
elderly
fake illness
physical disability
fitting in
old gang
elder care
murder of family
father son conflict
anti-fascism
medical supplies
extreme measures
loss of legs
elder abuse
disabled person
motorbike
motorised youth
family elder
death by poisoning
elderly father
fear of missing out
IMDB
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Cast

José Isbert
José Isbert
Don Anselmo
Pedro Porcel
Pedro Porcel
Carlos
José Luis López Vázquez
José Luis López Vázquez
Alvarito
María Luisa Ponte
María Luisa Ponte
Matilde
Chus Lampreave
Chus Lampreave
Yolanda Proharán
Ángel Álvarez
Ángel Álvarez
Álvarez
Antonio Riquelme
Antonio Riquelme
Doctor Don Julio
María Isbert
María Isbert
Antonio Jiménez Escribano
Antonio Jiménez Escribano

Crew

Marco Ferreri
Marco Ferreri
Director
Marco Ferreri
Marco Ferreri
Screenplay
Rafael Azcona
Rafael Azcona
Screenplay
Pedro del Rey
Pedro del Rey
Editor
Juan Julio Baena
Juan Julio Baena
Director of Photography
Pere Portabella
Pere Portabella
Producer
Rafael Azcona
Rafael Azcona
Novel
Enrique Alarcón
Enrique Alarcón
Set Decoration

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8.0★ · 10/14/25
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