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Two newlyweds, one bed, zero trust — and they're both plotting murder. Who offs who first?
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IMDb
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Black Story (1971)

domestic warfaremacabre farceseventies Euro-camp

Overview

ComedyCrime

Peter is a widower who writes crime novels, signing as Peter P. Peter, and is about to marry Beatriz (Analia Gade), a widow who proves to be a ruthless woman who makes his life miserable. As an expert in inventing crimes committed by his characters, he imagines a plan to get rid of his new wife. The trouble is that she also plans to kill him.

Flag of ESESSpanish
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Standout Aspects

Acting

López Vázquez's sweaty desperation vs. Gadé's glacial menace

Production

Cheapo giallo-adjacent sets that amplify the absurdity

Writing

Meta crime-writer premise eating its own tail

Best for:Streaming: Late-night discovery for Spanish cinema completists·Friends: Irony-forward watch party with divorce jokes·Background: Seventies aesthetic while plotting your own schemes
Heads up:Disturbing: Casual seventies misogyny played for uncomfortable laughs
Pedro Lazaga Sabater

Director

Pedro Lazaga Sabater

ReleasedOct 18, 1971
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Mundial Film

Top Cast

Analía Gadé

Analía Gadé

Beatriz / Dorotea

José Luis López Vázquez

José Luis López Vázquez

Pedro Ortuza / Peter P. Peter

Mari Carmen Prendes

Mari Carmen Prendes

Tia Agata

Rafael Alonso

Rafael Alonso

Jorge

Licia Calderón

Licia Calderón

Asunción

Manuel de Blas

Manuel de Blas

Jerónimo

Josele Román

Josele Román

Rosita (as Maria José Román)

Manuel Summers

Manuel Summers

Pepe

Paca Gabaldón

Paca Gabaldón

Carlota (as Mary Francis)

María Elena Arpón

María Elena Arpón

Novia de Pepe

Goyo Lebrero

Goyo Lebrero

Paralítico

Erasmo Pascual

Erasmo Pascual

Lola Lemos

Lola Lemos

Enfermera

Rosa Fontana

Rosa Fontana

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Cultural

Part of Spain's early seventies 'comedia sexy española' boom, smuggling dark premises under Franco-era censorship.

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Black Story (La historia negra de Peter P. Peter)

Black Story (La historia negra de Peter P. Peter)

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