The Hunt
Original title: La caza
1966 · 1 h 31 min
Cast
Alfredo Mayo José Mª Prada Ismael Merlo
Credits
Written by: Angelino Fons 
Carlos Saura
Produced by: 
Elías Querejeta
Plot
Three former Civil War comrades and a young man go rabbit hunting in the Spanish heat. Old resentments rise and the hunt turns on them.
Sinekatalog’s take
Carlos Saura's tense drama sends three ex-Civil War comrades and a young man rabbit hunting in the Spanish heat. Old resentments boil over in a taut, symbolic and bleak film about the legacy of Francoist violence.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (2,738 votes)
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