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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz poster

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz(1955)

May 19, 19551h 29m

Comedy Drama Crime

73%User score 73 percent

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181 votes

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, Eduardo Ugarte

Top Billed Cast

Ernesto Alonso
Archibaldo de la Cruz
Miroslava
Lavinia
Rita Macedo
Patricia Terrazas
Andrea Palma
Mrs. Cervantes

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Rodolfo Landa

Alejandro Rivas

Ariadna Welter

Carlota Cervantes

José María Linares Rivas

Willy Corduran

Leonor Llausás

The Governess

Carlos Riquelme

The Commissioner

Carlos Martínez Baena

Priest

Manuel Dondé

Colonel at wedding

Armando Acosta

Man at Gordo's (uncredited)

Eduardo Alcaraz

Gordo Azuara (uncredited)

Janet Alcoriza

American tourist (uncredited)

Antonio Bravo

Antiques dealer (uncredited)

Lupe Carriles

Maid at Carlota's home (uncredited)

Jorge Casanova

Draftsman (uncredited)

Enrique García Álvarez

Chucho (uncredited)

Roberto Meyer

Doctor (uncredited)

Eva Calvo

Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: Ensayo de un crimen
Original language: Spanish
Production: Alianza Cinematográfica Española

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