La escopeta nacional (in English, The National Shotgun) is a 1978 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga.

The first installment in a critically and commercially successful trilogy, the picture is an indictment of the legacy of Francisco Franco and the business classes upon whom he depended for support.

[1] A Catalan manufacturer of electronic intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his lover, to attend a hunt that he himself has organized.

At the Marquis of Leguineche's estate he meets various characters and experiences a multitude of situations as absurd as they are crazy.

It is in the municipality of Aldea del Fresno (in the southwest of the Community of Madrid), 53 km from the capital.