The Wheelchair

The Wheelchair (1960)

03/11/1960
Comedy
1h 26m

Overview

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…

  • Marco FerreriDirector, Screenplay
  • Rafael AzconaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    El cochecito

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Spanish

Keywords

  • 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

Top Billed 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

Antonio Gavilán

Don Hilario

José 'Lepe' Álvarez

(uncredited)

Chus Lampreave

Chus Lampreave

Yolanda Proharán

Ángel Álvarez

Ángel Álvarez

Álvarez

Carmen Santonja

Julita

Antonio Riquelme

Antonio Riquelme

Doctor Don Julio

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