How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to watch by an undemanding audience or even how mutilates them to adapt the original formats and runtimes to the restrictive frame of the television screen and the abusive requirements of advertising. (Followed by “Filmmakers in Action.”)
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Marta BelmonteMarta | Marta |
| JJesús Ángel DomínguezJester | Jester |
| VVíctor JerezKnight | Knight |
 Tunet VilaMonk | Monk |
 Daniel MedránNavarrete | Navarrete |
| AAntonio RegueiroPhilip II of Spain | Philip II of Spain |
| RRamón PlanasPriest | Priest |
| TTomàs MallolProfessor | Professor |
| SSantiago LapeiraProjectionist | Projectionist |
 Mark SchardanReceptionist | Receptionist |
| JJaume ArtigasTechnician #1 | Technician #1 |
| JJoan VallTechnician #2 | Technician #2 |
| EEnric SuñolUsher | Usher |
 Adoor GopalakrishnanSelf | Self |
 Arthur PennSelf | Self |
 Elliot SilversteinSelf | Self |
 Giuliano MontaldoSelf | Self |
 Henning CarlsenSelf | Self |
 Jack CardiffSelf | Self |
 José María NunesSelf | Self |
 Liv UllmannSelf | Self |
 Luis García BerlangaSelf | Self |
 Manuel De SicaSelf | Self |
 Marco BellocchioSelf | Self |
 Maurizio NichettiSelf | Self |
 Miloš FormanSelf | Self |
 Richard FleischerSelf | Self |
 Robert Ellis MillerSelf | Self |
 Stanley DonenSelf | Self |
 Sydney PollackSelf | Self |