---
title: 'Viva la Muerte (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fernando Arrabal'
released: '1971-05-16'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Tunisia'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/viva-la-muerte-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066530/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Viva la Muerte (1971)

1971 · 90 min · Drama · Tunisia, France

Original title: Viva la muerte

## Synopsis

Viva la Muerte is a 1971 internationally produced drama film shot in Algeria, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Philippines, Morocco and Tunisia and directed by Fernando Arrabal. The film was released on 12 May 1971 and Arrabal drew on his own childhood for inspiration for the movie. Viva la Muerte takes place at the end of the Spanish Civil War, telling the story of Fando, a young boy whose father was turned in to authorities as a suspected communist by his Falange-sympathizing mother. It has gained cult popularity as a midnight movie. The opening credits sequence features drawings by artist, actor and novelist Roland Topor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fernando Arrabal](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-arrabal)
- **Screenplay:** [Fernando Arrabal](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-arrabal)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean-Yves Bosseur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-yves-bosseur)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean-Marc Ripert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marc-ripert)

## Cast

- [Núria Espert](https://cinepixo.com/people/nuria-espert)
- [Anouk Ferjac](https://cinepixo.com/people/anouk-ferjac)
- [Fernando Arrabal](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-arrabal)

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