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The delirious journey of a mental disordered man, who is obsessed in making the perfect crime.The delirious journey of a mental disordered man, who is obsessed in making the perfect crime.The delirious journey of a mental disordered man, who is obsessed in making the perfect crime.
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- 1 win & 8 nominations
Ariadne Welter
- Carlota Cervantes
- (as Ariadna Welter)
José María Linares-Rivas
- Willy Corduran
- (as J.M. Linares Rivas)
Enrique Díaz Indiano
- Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father
- (as Enrique Indiano)
Carlos Martínez Baena
- Priest
- (as Carlos M. Baena)
Armando Acosta
- Man at Gordo's
- (uncredited)
Eduardo Alcaraz
- Gordo Azuara
- (uncredited)
Janet Alcoriza
- American tourist
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe movie was shot in the middle of a big economic crisis for the Mexican cinema. Production was about to be shut down a few times and the famous scene with the mannequin being cremated was filmed only once because they couldn't afford another mannequin.
- GoofsWhen the nun falls down the empty elevator shaft; she screams loudly. However, the sound of the scream is obviously that of a man. In fact, it sounds like a Wilhelm Scream.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Miroslava (1993)
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Psychological Dark Comedy Another Great Film of Buñuel
In the 50's, in Mexico, Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ernesto Alonso) comes to a judge to confess crimes of his own. He tells his life since he was a spoiled boy, in the days of the Mexican revolution, when he won a music box from his mother and developed a bizarre desire of killing women, becoming a serial killer. In the end, this movie is a psychological dark comedy of the Mexican phase of Buñuel. I have just had the chance to see this film on DVD, recently released by the best Brazilian distributor (Versátil), and I found it another excellent work of Buñuel, one of my favorite directors ever. The story is very ironic and unpredictable, and I totally disagree with the User Comments `Minor Buñuel' indicated for this film. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): `Ensaio de um Crime' (`Rehearsal for a Crime')
Title (Brazil): `Ensaio de um Crime' (`Rehearsal for a Crime')
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- claudio_carvalho
- Aug 22, 2004
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- Kriminalni zivot Arcibalda Kruza
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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What is the Brazilian Portuguese language plot outline for The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)?
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