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Si muero antes de despertar

  • 19521952
  • 1h 13m
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7.3/10
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Si muero antes de despertar (1952)
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The plot centers on Lucio Santana, a lovable prankster and class clown whose dad happens to be a detective working on the serial killings of local children. When Lucho makes friends with a g... Read allThe plot centers on Lucio Santana, a lovable prankster and class clown whose dad happens to be a detective working on the serial killings of local children. When Lucho makes friends with a girl in his class, she divulges to him that a man who lives in the woods near the park has ... Read allThe plot centers on Lucio Santana, a lovable prankster and class clown whose dad happens to be a detective working on the serial killings of local children. When Lucho makes friends with a girl in his class, she divulges to him that a man who lives in the woods near the park has been giving her free lollipops, and plans to take her to his candy house. But she makes Lu... Read all
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  • Director
    • Carlos Hugo Christensen
  • Writers
    • Alejandro Casona(adaptation)
    • Cornell Woolrich
  • Stars
    • Néstor Zavarce
    • Blanca del Prado
    • Floren Delbene
  • Director
    • Carlos Hugo Christensen
  • Writers
    • Alejandro Casona(adaptation)
    • Cornell Woolrich
  • Stars
    • Néstor Zavarce
    • Blanca del Prado
    • Floren Delbene
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    • 4Critic reviews
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    Néstor Zavarce
    • Lucio Santana
    Blanca del Prado
    • Madre de Lucio
    Floren Delbene
    Floren Delbene
    • Inspector Santana
    Homero Cárpena
    Homero Cárpena
    • Corruptor
    Enrique de Pedro
    • Director
    Virginia Romay
    Virginia Romay
    • Maestra 1
    Marisa Núñez
    • Maestra 2
    Maria A. Troncoso
    • Julia Losada
    Marta Quintela
    • Alicia Miranda
    • Director
      • Carlos Hugo Christensen
    • Writers
      • Alejandro Casona(adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Cornell Woolrich
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      Followed by No abras nunca esa puerta (1952)

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    10/10
    one of the better Cornell Woolrich adaptations
    This film has a great reputation in Argentina as one of the better from its director, Carlos Hugo Christensen. As an adaptation of the nice Cornell Woolrich short Story, "If I Should Die Before I Wake", it has all the elements generally found in the works of this author: suspense, interesting characters, atmosphere. It is - in this reviewer's opinion - the Argentinian counterpart of the best American adaptations of Woolrich: Hitchcock's Rear Window, Ted Tetzlaff's The Window, Robert Siodmak's Phantom Lady. Curiously, due to a letter published many years ago in a monster-magazine, this movie is sometimes listed in reference books as "El vampiro acecha / The Lurking Vampire" (perhaps its Mexican title ?) and generally with a wrong cast (Abel Salazar and German Robles). Neither Robles nor Salazar are in this film, but ALL you can like in Woolrich's novel and short stories ARE in it. The same year, Christensen made another Woolrich adaptation, "No abras nunca esa puerta", also a superior movie with two parts. The adapted stories were "Somebody on the Phone" and "Hummingbird Comes Home". Other Woolrich stories were adapted in Argentina, Mexico, and of course in France where ALL the books of this author are regularly reprinted.
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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1952 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • Argentina
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • If I Should Die Before I Wake
    • Filming locations
      • Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
    • Production company
      • Estudios San Miguel
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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