Il fiume e la morte (1954)
Un film minore di Buñuel girato in Messico (a tempo di record: solo due settimane di riprese) negli anni Cinquanta. È la storia di un giovane medico costretto a tornare al suo paese natio per vendicare la morte del padre. Il genitore è stato ucciso da una famiglia rivale e la madre reclama la vendetta. Ma il medico non accetta questa assurda logica della violenza. Finirà per fare pace con il clan avversario.
Direttore: 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 «Atabar» 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) |
| Writing | Luis Buñuel | Writer |
| Writing | Luis Alcoriza | Writer |
| Directing | Luis Buñuel | Director |
| Art | José G. Jara | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Javier Carreño | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Armando Orive Alba | Producer |
| Art | Gunther Gerszo | Production Design |
| Camera | Raúl Martínez Solares | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Teódulo Bustos | Sound Effects |
| Sound | José de Pérez | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Jorge Bustos | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarita Ortega | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Rafael Ruiz Esparza | Sound |
| Sound | Raúl Lavista | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ignacio Villareal | Assistant Director |
| Production | José Alcalde | Production Manager |