Das verbrecherische Leben des Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
Der gutbürgerliche Archibaldo wird von einem Kindheitstraum verfolgt, in dem eine Spieldose magische Kraft über Leben und Tod besaß. Der spätere Umgang mit dem zufällig wiederentdeckten Spielzeug verursacht lustvolle Versuche mit dessen angeblicher Kraft, die sich ohne direktes Zutun Archibaldos am Tod von vier Frauen erweist. Von der Spieldose befreit wird er erst durch seine Heirat, die ihn auch seinen psychopathischen Neigungen entkommen läßt.
Der Regisseur: Luis Buñuel
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Ernesto Alonso as Archibaldo de la Cruz |
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Miroslava as Lavinia |
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Rita Macedo as Patricia Terrazas |
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Andrea Palma as Mrs. Cervantes |
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Rodolfo Landa as Alejandro Rivas |
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Ariadna Welter as Carlota Cervantes |
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José María Linares Rivas as Willy Corduran |
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Leonor Llausás as The Governess |
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Eva Calvo as Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother |
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Enrique Díaz 'Indiano' as Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father |
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Carlos Riquelme as The Commissioner |
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Carlos Martínez Baena as Priest |
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Manuel Dondé as Colonel at wedding |
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Armando Velasco as Judge |
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Armando Acosta as Man at Gordo's (uncredited) |
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Eduardo Alcaraz as Gordo Azuara (uncredited) |
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Janet Alcoriza as American tourist (uncredited) |
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Rafael Banquells hijo as Archibaldo as a boy (uncredited) |
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Antonio Bravo as Antiques dealer (uncredited) |
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Emilio Brillas as Mannequin maker (uncredited) |
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Lupe Carriles as Maid at Carlota's home (uncredited) |
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Jorge Casanova as Draftsman (uncredited) |
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Jorge Chesterking as Tourist from Oklahoma (uncredited) |
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Ángel Di Stefani as Police agent (uncredited) |
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Enedina Díaz de León as Maid (uncredited) |
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Enrique García Álvarez as Chucho (uncredited) |
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Jesús Gómez as López - policeman (uncredited) |
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Leonor Gómez as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Elodia Hernández as Dress shop owner (uncredited) |
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Francisco Ledesma as Antique shop asst. (uncredited) |
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Salvador Lozano as Gambler (uncredited) |
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Ángel Merino as Handwriting expert (uncredited) |
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Roberto Meyer as Doctor (uncredited) |
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José Peña as Esteban (uncredited) |
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Ignacio Peón as Wedding guest (uncredited) |
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Chabela Durán as |
| Writing | Luis Buñuel | Writer |
| Writing | Eduardo Ugarte | Writer |
| Writing | Rodolfo Usigli | Novel |
| Directing | Luis Buñuel | Director |
| Directing | Luis Abadié | Assistant Director |
| Production | Alfonso Patiño Gómez | Producer |
| Camera | Agustín Jiménez | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jorge Bustos | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | María de Jesús Lepe | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Rodolfo Benítez | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ernesto Caballero | Sound |
| Sound | Gonzalo Gavira | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Pedro López | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Sergio Véjar | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jorge Pérez | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Mateos | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Manuel Ladrón de Guevara | Set Decoration |
| Production | Manuel de Anda | Casting |
| Sound | Teódulo Bustos | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Enrique Rodríguez | Music |
| Art | Jesús Bracho | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Gabriel Castro | Lighting Technician |