Lecumberri, the Dark Palace (1977)
The Lecumberri Penitentiary was one of the most notorious prisons in 20th-century Mexico, known for the notorious inmates who were held there and the appalling living conditions inside. This documentary records daily life in the prison shortly before its closure.
Director: Arturo Ripstein
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Emilio Ebergenyi as Self - Narrator |
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Tomás Pérez Turrent as Self - Narrator |
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Alberto Ulloa as Self |
| Writing | José Emilio Pacheco | Writer |
| Directing | Arturo Ripstein | Director |
| Writing | Miguel Necoechea | Writer |
| Writing | Tomás Pérez Turrent | Writer |
| Writing | Arturo Ripstein | Writer |
| Writing | Margarita Suzan | Writer |
| Production | Hernán Littin | Producer |
| Camera | Tomomi Kamata | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Miguel Necoechea | Editor |
| Sound | Jesús González Gancy | Sound |
| Sound | Javier Mateos | Sound |
| Editing | Carlos Puente | Assistant Editor |