The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
Plot.
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..
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Cast & Crew.
Ernesto Alonso
Archibaldo de la Cruz
Miroslava
Lavinia
Rita Macedo
Patricia Terrazas
Andrea Palma
Mrs. Cervantes
Rodolfo Landa
Alejandro Rivas
Ariadna Welter
Carlota Cervantes
José María Linares Rivas
Willy Corduran
Leonor Llausás
The Governess
Eva Calvo
Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother
Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'
Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father
Carlos Riquelme
The Commissioner
Carlos Martínez Baena
Priest
Manuel Dondé
Colonel at wedding
Armando Velasco
Judge
Armando Acosta
Man at Gordo's (uncredited)
Eduardo Alcaraz
Gordo Azuara (uncredited)
Janet Alcoriza
American tourist (uncredited)
Rafael Banquells hijo
Archibaldo as a boy (uncredited)
Antonio Bravo
Antiques dealer (uncredited)
Emilio Brillas
Mannequin maker (uncredited)
Lupe Carriles
Maid at Carlota's home (uncredited)
Jorge Casanova
Draftsman (uncredited)
Jorge Chesterking
Tourist from Oklahoma (uncredited)
Ángel Di Stefani
Police agent (uncredited)
Enedina Díaz de León
Maid (uncredited)
Enrique García Álvarez
Chucho (uncredited)
Jesús Gómez
López - policeman (uncredited)
Leonor Gómez
Waitress (uncredited)
Elodia Hernández
Dress shop owner (uncredited)
Francisco Ledesma
Antique shop asst. (uncredited)
Salvador Lozano
Gambler (uncredited)
Ángel Merino
Handwriting expert (uncredited)
Roberto Meyer
Doctor (uncredited)
José Peña
Esteban (uncredited)
Ignacio Peón
Wedding guest (uncredited)
Luis Buñuel
Director / Writer
Eduardo Ugarte
Writer
Rodolfo Usigli
Novel
Luis Abadié
Assistant Director
Alfonso Patiño Gómez
Producer
Jorge Pérez
Original Music Composer
Agustín Jiménez
Director of Photography
Jorge Busto
Editor
Manuel de Anda
Casting
Jesús Bracho
Art Direction
Manuel Ladrón de Guevara
Set Decoration
María de Jesús Lepe
Hairstylist
Sara Mateos
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 19, 1955
Original NameEnsayo de un crimen
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Filming LocationsMexico
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
surrealism
dark comedy
wedding
car accident
older man younger woman relationship
nonlinear timeline
suicide note
dress shop
american tourist
Wiki.
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Spanish: Ensayo de un crimen; literally: Rehearsal for a Crime) is a 1955 Mexican crime comedy film directed and co-written by Spanish-born filmmaker Luis Buñuel. It tells the story of a would-be serial killer whose female victims keep dying before he has the chance to murder them.
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