Movie
A Man of Action
Overview
Loosely inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, explore the figure of the so-called anarchist 'Robin Hood,' who ran a legendary counterfeiting operation in Paris that put him in the crosshairs of America's largest bank, when he managed to obtain a huge amount of money by forging traveler's checks to invest in causes he believed in.
Details
- Release date
- 2022-11-30
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- La Pulga y el Elefante, Ikiru Films, La Terraza Films
- Country
- Spain
- Original language
- ES
Cast
- Juan José Ballesta as Lucio
- Miki Esparbé as Quico
- Luis Callejo as Asturiano
- Liah O'Prey as Anne
- Alexandre Blazy as Inspecteur Costello
- Josean Bengoetxea as Germinal
- Philip Schurer as Director Banque Credite Mondiale
- Daniel Chamorro as Dueño Coche
- Ben Temple as Barrow
- Jacobo Marrero as Lucio jeune
- Fred Tatien as Patrick
- Ana Polvorosa as Satur
Crew
- Javier Ruiz Caldera - Director
- Patxi Amezcua - Writer
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