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 |
| Art | Luis Moya | Production Design |
| Art | Dario Cabañas | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Rafael Ruiz Esparza | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Óscar Dancigers | Producer |
| Sound | Manuel Esperón | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Juana Lepe | Hairstylist |
| Production | Federico Amérigo | Production Manager |
| Editing | Alberto Valenzuela | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | William W. Claridge | Other |
| Camera | Ezequiel Carrasco | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Moises M. Delgado | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Carlos Savage | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Guerrero | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Antonio de Salazar | Administration |
| Sound | Jesús González Gancy | Sound Director |
| Camera | Manuel Santaella | Camera Operator |
| Production | Alberto A. Ferrer | Production Manager |
| Production | Fernando Soler | Producer |
| Writing | Adolfo Torrado | Writer |
| Writing | Luis Alcoriza | Screenplay |
| Writing | Janet Alcoriza | Screenplay |