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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz(1955)

Ensayo de un crimen

7.3(175)1h 29m1955-05-19

ComedyDramaCrime

Overview

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

Director:: Luis Buñuel
Writers:: Luis Buñuel, Rodolfo Usigli, Eduardo Ugarte
Producers:: Alfonso Patiño Gómez
Cinematographer:: Agustín Jiménez
Composer:: Jorge Pérez
Production:: Alianza Cinematográfica Española
Status:: Released

Cast

Ernesto Alonso

Ernesto Alonso

Archibaldo de la Cruz

Miroslava

Miroslava

Lavinia

Rita Macedo

Rita Macedo

Patricia Terrazas

Andrea Palma

Andrea Palma

Mrs. Cervantes

Rodolfo Landa

Rodolfo Landa

Alejandro Rivas

Ariadna Welter

Ariadna Welter

Carlota Cervantes

José María Linares Rivas

José María Linares Rivas

Willy Corduran

Leonor Llausás

Leonor Llausás

The Governess

Eva Calvo

Eva Calvo

Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother

Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'

Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'

Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father

Carlos Riquelme

Carlos Riquelme

The Commissioner

Carlos Martínez Baena

Carlos Martínez Baena

Priest