Film

The King is the Best Mayor

1974 · Drama

IMDb

5.9

The action occurs in early 12th century Galicia during the reign of Alfonso VII. Sancho de Roelas, a nobleman who has fallen on hard times, announces to his lord Tello de Neira his intention to marry Elvira de Olite, also of impoverished noble lineage. Don Tello offers to be best man at the wedding but on seeing Elvira falls in love with her beauty and kidnaps her. She refuses to have sex with him and Sancho travels to Leon to get Alfonso's help. Alfonso finally comes to Tello's manor-house incognito and – after revealing his identity and finding out that Tello has raped Elvira – forces him to marry Elvira. He then executes Tello, restoring Elvira's honour and endowing her with half Tello's estate.

Analía Gadé

Felicia

Simonetta Stefanelli

Elvira

Ray Lovelock

Sancho (as Raymond Lovelock)

Fernando Sancho

Conde

Andrés Mejuto

El Rey

Pedro Valentín

Pelayo

José Nieto

Nuño

Antonio Casas

Celio

Tomás Blanco

Alcalde

Alejandro de Enciso

Julio (as Alejandro Enciso)

Luis Induni

D. Enrique

Fernando Sánchez Polack

Yuntero (as F. Sánchez Polack)

Rafael Corés

Obispo

• Rafael GilDirector
• José López RubioWriter
• Lope de VegaWriter
• José F. AguayoDirector of Photography
• Giantito BurchiellaroEditor

Release date

April 29, 1974

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Genres

Drama