The Bricklayers (1976)

  • NR
  • 12/23/1976 (MX)
  • Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • 2h 2m

Overview

When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

Jorge Fons

Director, Screenplay

Vicente Leñero

Novel

Luis Carrión

Screenplay

Cast

Ignacio López Tarso's headshot

Ignacio López Tarso

Don Jesus
Adalberto Martínez's headshot

Adalberto Martínez

Patotas
Jaime Fernández's headshot

Jaime Fernández

Perez Gomez
José Alonso's headshot

José Alonso

Federico
Salvador Sánchez's headshot

Salvador Sánchez

Chapo Álvarez
Katy Jurado's headshot

Katy Jurado

Josefina
José Carlos Ruiz's headshot

José Carlos Ruiz

Jacinto Martínez
David Silva's headshot

David Silva

Ing. Zamora

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