Moscow Gold (film)

Moscow Gold
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	El oro de Moscú
Directed by	Jesús Bonilla
Screenplay by	Joaquín Andújar Jesús Bonilla
Produced by	Enrique Cerezo
Starring	Jesús Bonilla Santiago Segura Antonio Resines Concha Velasco Alfredo Landa Gabino Diego Neus Asensi María Barranco Alexis Valdés
Cinematography	Javier Salmones
Edited by	Pablo Blanco
Music by	Manuel Villalta
Production companies	Enrique Cerezo PC Arriábala Amiguetes Entertainment
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Films de España
Release date	28 March 2003 (2003-03-28)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Moscow Gold (Spanish: El oro de Moscú) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film directed by Jesús Bonilla (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Bonilla and Santiago Segura.

Plot

Based upon the premise that the so-called Moscow Gold never left Spain, the plot follows the mishaps of a troupe of ragtags and freaks who step in to seize the "hoard".[1]

Cast

• Jesús Bonilla as Pedro "Papeles" Aparicio[2]
• Santiago Segura as Íñigo Fuentes[2]
• Antonio Resines as Jacinto[2]
• Concha Velasco as Pastora Bernal[2]
• Alfredo Landa as Faustino Peláez[2]
• Gabino Diego as Macintosh[3]
• Neus Asensi as Gloria[2]
• María Barranco as Alejandra[2]
• Alexis Valdés as Vladimir[2]
• José Luis López Vázquez as Beltrán[3]
• Chiquito de la Calzada[1]
• Juan Luis Galiardo[1]
• Andrés Pajares[1]
• Jorge Sanz[1]
• El Gran Wyoming[1]
• Carlos Latre[1]
• Florentino Fernández[1]
• Antonio Gamero[1]
• Sancho Gracia[1]
• Arévalo[4]

Production

The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC, Amiguetes Entertainment, and Arriábala production.[3] It boasted a €2.7 million budget.[5]

Release

The film was released theatrically on 28 March 2023.[6] It grossed €1.44 million (298,000 admissions) in its opening weekend.[7] It proved to be one of the largest commercial successes at the Spanish box office of 2003, with over 1.5 million admissions.[1]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film cannot be saved from its "hackneyed script".[3]

Jordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, pointing out that Bonilla "lacks the freshness of Segura, Monzón and Fesser, not to mention the sharpness of Berlanga".[8]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2003

References

1. Galán, Diego (31 May 2006). "'Horas de luz' y 'El oro de Moscú'". El País.
2. "El oro de Moscu". Télérama. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
3. Holland, Jonathan (14 April 2003). "Moscow Gold". Variety.
4. "Muere el humorista Arévalo a los 76 años". 20minutos.es. 4 January 2024.
5. Silió, Elisa (28 March 2003). "Jesús Bonilla reúne un gran reparto de cómicos en su 'ópera prima' como director". El País.
6. Garrido Caballero, Mª Magdalena (2008). "El "Oro de Moscú" en la propaganda franquista y en sus informes diplomáticos" (PDF). Vetas. 10 (29). San Luis Potosí: El Colegio de San Luis.
7. "'El oro de Moscú' atrae a 300.000 espectadores en su primer fin de semana". El Mundo. 1 April 2003.
8. Batlle Caminal, Jordi (29 May 2008). "El oro de Moscú". Fotogramas.