Murder in the Central Committee is a 1982

1982 in film

-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...

 Spanish Film directed by Vicente Aranda

Vicente Aranda

Vicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...

. It stars Patxi Andión

Patxi Andión

Patxi Andión is a Spaniard best known as a singer-songwriter and musician, although he has a substantial body of acting work.-Films:...

 and Victoria Abril

Victoria Abril

Victoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....

. The film was based on a novel by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. It is a thriller with ironic political overtones.

Plot

When the lights go off at a meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, no one suspects anything more than the usual power outage -- until the Secretary General, Santiago Carrillo, ends up murdered in that short span of time. The party calls in a private investigator, and the government asks a rabid anti-communist to find out who committed this crime. From that point onward, the KGB and the CIA are somehow involved, and the climate degenerates into one of torture and sex. As the private investigator bumbles his way from one predicament to the other, the solution to the crime seems in no danger of immediate discovery.

Cast

• Patxi Andión
  Patxi Andión
  Patxi Andión is a Spaniard best known as a singer-songwriter and musician, although he has a substantial body of acting work.-Films:...
  
   ... Pepe Carvalho
• Victoria Abril
  Victoria Abril
  Victoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....
  
  ... Carmela
• Conrado San Martín ... Santos
• Jose Vivo ...Fonseca
• Jose Carlos Plaza... Perez Montesa
• Jose Cerro ... Esparza Julve