The Great Madcap (1949)
1h 32m
Running Time
November 25, 1949Release Date
The Great Madcap (1949)
1h 32m
Running Time
November 25, 1949Release Date
Plot.
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.
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Cast & Crew.
Fernando Soler
Ramiro de la Mata / Producer
Rosario Granados
Virginia de la Mata
Andrés Soler
Ladislao de la Mata
Rubén Rojo
Pablo
Gustavo Rojo
Eduardo de la Mata
Maruja Grifell
Milagros
Francisco Jambrina
Gregorio de la Mata
Luis Alcoriza
Alfredo / Screenplay
Antonio Bravo
Alfonso
Antonio Monsell
Juan, mayordomo
María Luisa Serrano
Mamá de Alfredo
Daniel Arroyo
Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)
Ana María Hernández
Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)
Josefina Burgos
Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)
Ángel Infante
Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)
Carmen Cabrera
Doña Chole, mamá de Pablo (uncredited)
José Chávez
Prisionero (uncredited)
Leonor Gómez
Vecina vecindad (uncredited)
Pepe Martínez
(uncredited)
Juan Pulido
(uncredited)
Nicolás Rodríguez
Don Carmelito (uncredited)
Luis Moya Sarmiento
ProductionDesigner
Luis Buñuel
Director
Óscar Dancigers
Producer
Manuel Esperón
Original Music Composer
Ezequiel Carrasco
Director of Photography
Carlos Savage
Editor
Luis Moya
Production Design
Dario Cabañas
Set Decoration
Ana Guerrero
Makeup Artist
Juana Lepe
Hairstylist
Federico Amérigo
Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 25, 1949
Original NameEl gran calavera
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
misery
poverty
advertising
wedding ceremony
alcoholic
bankruptcy
knocked out
suicide note
make believe
riches to rags
runaway bride
suicide attempt
Wiki.
El Gran Calavera (transl. The Great Madcap) is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel. The plot concerns a family patriarch who fakes losing all his wealth to end his family's self-indulgent ways.
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