The Great Madcap (1949)
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.
Director:
Luis Buñuel
Writers:
Luis Alcoriza, Janet Alcoriza.
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Fernando Soler as Ramiro de la Mata |
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Rosario Granados as Virginia de la Mata |
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Andrés Soler as Ladislao de la Mata |
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Rubén Rojo as Pablo |
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Gustavo Rojo as Eduardo de la Mata |
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Maruja Grifell as Milagros |
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Francisco Jambrina as Gregorio de la Mata |
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Luis Alcoriza as Alfredo |
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Antonio Bravo as Alfonso |
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Antonio Monsell as Juan, mayordomo |
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María Luisa Serrano as Mamá de Alfredo |
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Daniel Arroyo as Invitado a fiesta (uncredited) |
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Ana María Hernández as Invitada a fiesta (uncredited) |
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Josefina Burgos as Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited) |
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Ángel Infante as Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited) |
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Carmen Cabrera as Doña Chole, mamá de Pablo (uncredited) |
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José Chávez as Prisionero (uncredited) |
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Leonor Gómez as Vecina vecindad (uncredited) |
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Pepe Martínez as (uncredited) |
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Juan Pulido as (uncredited) |
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Nicolás Rodríguez as Don Carmelito (uncredited) |
| Directing | Luis Buñuel | Director |
| Camera | Ezequiel Carrasco | Director of Photography |
| Art | Luis Moya | Production Design |
| Sound | Manuel Esperón | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Guerrero | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Óscar Dancigers | Producer |
| Production | Fernando Soler | Producer |
| Editing | Carlos Savage | Editor |
| Art | Dario Cabañas | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Juana Lepe | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Jesús González Gancy | Sound Director |
| Directing | Moises M. Delgado | Assistant Director |
| Production | Antonio de Salazar | Administration |
| Camera | Manuel Santaella | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Rafael Ruiz Esparza | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Alberto A. Ferrer | Production Manager |
| Production | Federico Amérigo | Production Manager |
| Editing | Alberto Valenzuela | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | William W. Claridge | Other |
| Writing | Luis Alcoriza | Screenplay |
| Writing | Adolfo Torrado | Writer |
| Writing | Janet Alcoriza | Screenplay |