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Released
1997 · FILM

Live Flesh

A newly freed inmate sets out to win back his former lover Elena, only to find her married to the police officer who sentenced him, forcing him to choose between love and a dangerous quest for revenge.

“Life, love, desire... and everything in between.”

Directed by
Pedro Almodovar
Written by
Pedro Almodovar, Ruth Rendell
Runtime
103 min
Language
ES
Drama
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, he is instead sentenced to six years in prison, a consequence of his actions. During his incarceration, he focuses on developing his mind, body, and a growing desire for revenge against the man responsible for his imprisonment. Upon his release, Victor remains deeply in love with Elena and is determined to win her, even if it requires taking revenge. This is because Elena has married David, the police officer who sent him to prison.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jose SalcedoShot by Affonso BeatoScored by Alberto Iglesias

Box Office

1997 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.7× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$4.7M

Budget$1.0M
Worldwide gross$4.7M
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Live Flesh - Mit Haut und Haarde
  • Live Fleshen
  • En chair et en osfr
  • Carne tremulait

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