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The Girl of Your Dreams

The Girl of Your Dreams

A romantic comedy about war, filmmaking and impossible love.

Part of The Girl of Your Dreams Collection

1998•2h 1m•6.5/10
ComedyDramaWar

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6.5/10(112)

A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to make a film in co-production. Soon some problems start to arise...

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Production

Cartel, Fernando Trueba PC, Lolafilms

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Macarena Granada

Antonio Resines

Antonio Resines

Blas Fontiveros

Jorge Sanz

Jorge Sanz

Julián Torralba

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa Rosales

Santiago Segura

Santiago Segura

Castillo

Loles León

Loles León

Trini Morenos

Jesús Bonilla

Jesús Bonilla

Marco Bonilla

Neus Asensi

Neus Asensi

Lucía Gandía

Miroslav Táborský

Miroslav Táborský

Václav Passer

Johannes Silberschneider

Johannes Silberschneider

Joseph Goebbels

Karel Dobrý

Karel Dobrý

Leo

Götz Otto

Götz Otto

Heinrich von Wermelskirch

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Magda Goebbels

María Barranco

María Barranco

Embajadora

Juan Luis Galiardo

Juan Luis Galiardo

Embajador

Heinz Rilling

Hippel

Jan Přeučil

Jan Přeučil

Maisch

Bořivoj Navrátil

Bořivoj Navrátil

Henkel

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