The River and Death (1954)
A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.
Director: Luis Buñuel
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Columba Domínguez as Mercedes |
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Miguel Torruco as Felipe Anguiano |
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Joaquín Cordero as Gerardo Anguiano |
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Jaime Fernández as Romulo Menchaca |
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Víctor Alcocer as Polo Menchaca |
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Silvia Derbez as Elsa |
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José Elías Moreno as Don Nemesio |
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Carlos Martínez Baena as Padre Julián |
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Alfredo Varela as Chinelas |
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Miguel Manzano as Don Anselmo |
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Manuel Dondé as Zósimo Anguiano |
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Jorge Arriaga as Filegonio Menchaca |
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Roberto Meyer as Doctor |
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Chel López as Compadre |
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José Muñoz as Don Honorio |
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Humberto Almazán as Crescencio Menchaca |
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Efraín Arauz as Amigo de Crescencio (uncredited) |
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Fernando Yapur as Amigo de Gerardo (uncredited) |
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Guillermo Calles as Tomás (uncredited) |
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Lupe Carriles as Tía de Mercedes (uncredited) |
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Enrique Carrillo as Militar (uncredited) |
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Aurora Cortés as Comadre (uncredited) |
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Jesús García Navarro as Tumbao (uncredited) |
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Emilio Garibay as Cuñado de Filegonio (uncredited) |
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Amparo Garrido as Novia de Romulo (uncredited) |
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Cecilia Leger as Pueblerina (uncredited) |
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Inés Murillo as Pueblerina (uncredited) |
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Salvador Godínez as Pueblerino (uncredited) |
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Manuel Noriega as Pueblerino (uncredited) |
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Antonio «Pícoro» Padilla as Pueblerino (uncredited) |
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Ignacio Peón as Pueblerino (uncredited) |
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Polo Ramos as Pueblerino (uncredited) |
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Georgina González as Enfermera (uncredited) |
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Leonor Gómez as Sirvienta (uncredited) |
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Enedina Díaz de León as Doña Eulalia (uncredited) |
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Ana María Hernández as Doña Joaquinita (uncredited) |
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Diana Ochoa as Doña Lupe (uncredited) |
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Aurora Ruiz as Doña María (uncredited) |
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Francisco Ledesma as Tendero (uncredited) |
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Álvaro Matute as Joaquín (uncredited) |
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Nemorio Mejía as Jugador de billar (uncredited) |
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Alberto Pedret as Primo de Gerardo (uncredited) |
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José Pidal as Médico (uncredited) |
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Salvador Terroba as Hermano de Joaquín (uncredited) |
| Directing | Luis Buñuel | Director |
| Writing | Luis Buñuel | Writer |
| Writing | Luis Alcoriza | Writer |
| Production | Armando Orive Alba | Producer |
| Sound | Raúl Lavista | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Raúl Martínez Solares | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jorge Busto | Editor |
| Art | Gunther Gerszo | Production Design |
| Art | José G. Jara | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarita Ortega | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ignacio Villareal | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Rafael Ruiz Esparza | Sound |
| Sound | Teódulo Bustos | Sound Effects |
| Sound | José de Pérez | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Javier Carreño | Script Supervisor |
| Production | José Alcalde | Production Manager |
