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Death of a Cyclist

Original title: Muerte de un ciclista
  • 1955
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
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7.7/10
4.2K
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Death of a Cyclist (1955)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.

  • Director
    • Juan Antonio Bardem
  • Writers
    • Juan Antonio Bardem
    • Luis Fernando de Igoa
  • Stars
    • Lucia Bosè
    • Alberto Closas
    • Bruna Corrà
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Juan Antonio Bardem
    • Writers
      • Juan Antonio Bardem
      • Luis Fernando de Igoa
    • Stars
      • Lucia Bosè
      • Alberto Closas
      • Bruna Corrà
    • 28User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Lucia Bosè and Alberto Closas in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè and Alberto Closas in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè and Alberto Closas in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè and Alberto Closas in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè and Alberto Closas in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè and Alberto Closas in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè and Alberto Closas in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè and Alberto Closas in Death of a Cyclist (1955)
    Lucia Bosè in Death of a Cyclist (1955)

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    Lucia Bosè
    Lucia Bosè
    • María José de Castro
    • (as Lucia Bose)
    Alberto Closas
    Alberto Closas
    • Juan Fernández Soler
    Bruna Corrà
    • Matilde Luque Carvajal
    • (as Bruna Corra)
    Carlos Casaravilla
    Carlos Casaravilla
    • Rafael Sandoval
    Otello Toso
    • Miguel Castro
    Alicia Romay
    Alicia Romay
    • Carmina
    Julia Delgado Caro
    Julia Delgado Caro
    • Doña Maria
    Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
    Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
    • Vecina del ciclista
    Mercedes Albert
    • Cristina
    José Sepúlveda
    José Sepúlveda
    • Comisario
    • (as Jose Sepulveda)
    José Prada
    José Prada
    • Decano
    • (as Jose Prada)
    Fernando Sancho
    Fernando Sancho
    • Guardia de tráfico
    Manuel Alexandre
    Manuel Alexandre
    • Otro ciclista
    Jacinto San Emeterio
    Jacinto San Emeterio
    • Joaquín
    Manuel Arbó
    Manuel Arbó
    • Padre Iturrioz
    • (as Manuel Arbo)
    Emilio Alonso
    • Jorge
    Margarita Espinosa
    • Encarna
    Rufino Inglés
    Rufino Inglés
    • Nico
    • (as Rufino Ingles)
    • Director
      • Juan Antonio Bardem
    • Writers
      • Juan Antonio Bardem
      • Luis Fernando de Igoa
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The car Maria and Juan are in when they hit the cyclist is a 1952 Fiat 1400.
    • Goofs
      A cameraman's hand is visible in the back seat when Maria Jose is alone in the car towards the end.
    • Quotes

      Miguel Castro: The other day, someone told me a very interesting story. The story of a happy marriage that went downhill.

      María José de Castro: Why?

      Miguel Castro: The woman tricked the man.

      María José de Castro: Oh really? How original.

      Miguel Castro: Let me finish. The woman tricked the man. They were both good people, especially the woman. And he had a lot of money.

      María José de Castro: So what did the husband do, kill his wife?

      Miguel Castro: No, even better. He left her. Without a penny, suddenly she lost her entire life. Even everyday life, lost. And nobody wanted to give her a hand. Do you like it?

      María José de Castro: The story? It's not too bad. Who told it to you?

      Miguel Castro: Rafa.

    • Connections
      Featured in Cuando Franco murió, yo tenía 30 años (2005)

    User reviews28

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    8/10
    Two persons handling their common guilt quite differently
    Juan Antonio Bardem was a pioneer in the not too thriving film industry in Franco's Spain and "Death of a cyclist" is his most well known picture. Today Spanish directors as Pedro Almodovar and Alejandro Amenabar are known worldwide, as is the nephew of Juan Antonio, the famous actor Javier Bardem.

    The context of the film is an accident in which a car collides with a bycicle. Inside the car there are a man and a woman having an extramarital relationship. To keep their relationship secret, they don't call for help and the cyclist dies. A little while later someone tries to blackmail them, because "he knows something".

    From that moment on the film takes on a guilt and penitence character. The central theme of the film is that the penitence that the man experiences is totally different from the penitence of the woman.

    The man feels the guilt inside. The question if the widow of the death cyclist is left behind well cared for torments him and he tries to gather information about this question.

    For the woman her quilt is more of an external nature. She sees her guilt as a threat to her luxury life. A life in which her older husband brings in money and her younger lover brings in pleasure. As long as the knowledge of the accident is limited to herself the threat shall not materialize. She goes at great length to find out what the blackmailer exactly knows. Knows he only about her extramarital relationship or also about the traffic accident?

    In the opening scene we see the two lovers together. In the rest of the film we see them mostly apart. Through smart editing the director stresses the different ways the two main characters are handling their common guilt.
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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1955 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Age of Infidelity
    • Filming locations
      • Estudios Chamartín, Madrid, Spain(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Guión Producciones Cinematográficas
      • Suevia Films - Cesáreo González
      • Trionfalcine
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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