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Better to drown in the ocean than in the sewer.

Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family
Abraham, a Puerto Rican single parent with two boys, is becoming very worried about them living in their rundown neighborhood when one day he notices that escaping Cubans are lionized and given exceptional benefits. He schemes to have his sons washed ashore as Cuban immigrants to be adopted by rich Anglos.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1969-05-27
Run time: 113 minute / 1:53
Budget: $2,000,000
Director: Arthur Hiller
Production Companies : Herbert B. Leonard Productions, United Artists
Production Country: United States of America

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Alan Arkin
as Abraham
Rita Moreno
as Lupe
Reuben Figueroa
as Luis
Miguel Alejandro
as Junior
Arny Freeman
as Diaz
Joan Tompkins
as Miss Musto
Anthony Holland
as Pickett
Louis Zorich
as Penebaz
Antonia Rey
as Mrs. Cruz
Victor Junquera
as Man from Novitas
Arnold Soboloff
as Dr. Perl
Arnold Soboloff
as Dr. Perle
Barbara Dana
as Receptionist
Judith Lowry
as Elderly Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Directing
Arthur Hiller Director

Sound
Dominic Frontiere Original Music Composer

Production
Herbert B. Leonard Producer

Camera
Andrew Laszlo Director of Photography

Writing
Tina Pine Writer
Lester Pine Writer

Costume & Make-Up
Albert Wolsky Costume Design





















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