During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
Alfredo Landa
as Brigada Castro
Guillermo Montesinos
as Mariano
Santiago Ramos
as Limeño
Juanjo Puigcorbé
as Alférez
José Sacristán
as Teniente Broseta
Carles Velat
as Cura
Eduardo Calvo
as Coronel Republicano
Violeta Cela
as Guadalupe
Agustín González
as Comandante Nacional
María Luisa Ponte
as Juana
Amelia de la Torre
as Adela
Carlos Tristancho
as Cartujano
