---
title: 'Torrente, the dumb arm of the law (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Santiago Segura'
released: '1998-03-13'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/torrente-the-dumb-arm-of-the-law-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120868/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Torrente, the dumb arm of the law (1998)

1998 · 97 min · Comedy, Action, Crime, Thriller · Spain

Original title: Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley

## Synopsis

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy film written and directed by Santiago Segura, who stars as José Luis Torrente, a racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, and fascist former police agent. Characterized by its deliberately cartoonish humor, it proved to be a massive box office hit, and Torrente became part of Spanish contemporary popular culture.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Santiago Segura](https://cinepixo.com/people/santiago-segura)
- **Screenplay:** [Santiago Segura](https://cinepixo.com/people/santiago-segura)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roque Baños](https://cinepixo.com/people/roque-banos)
- **Producer:** [Andrés Vicente Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-vicente-gomez)

## Cast

- [Carlos Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-lucas)
- [Manuel Manquiña](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-manquina)
- [Darío Paso](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-paso)
- [Fernando Trueba](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-trueba)
- [Manuel Tallafé](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-tallafe)
- [Jorge Sanz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-sanz)
- [Nuria de la Fuente](https://cinepixo.com/people/nuria-de-la-fuente)
- [Sixto Cid](https://cinepixo.com/people/sixto-cid)
- [Luis Cuenca García](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-cuenca-garcia)
- [Andreu Buenafuente](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreu-buenafuente)
- [Gabino Diego](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabino-diego)
- [Javier Bardem](https://cinepixo.com/people/javier-bardem)
- [Jimmy Barnatán](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-barnatan)
- [Javier Cámara](https://cinepixo.com/people/javier-camara)
- [Tony Leblanc](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-leblanc)

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Official site: http://www.torrentelamaquina.es/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/torrente-the-dumb-arm-of-the-law-1998
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