The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)

  • NR
  • 05/19/1955 (MX)
  • Comedy, Drama, Crime
  • 1h 29m

Overview

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

Luis Buñuel

Director, Writer

Rodolfo Usigli

Novel

Eduardo Ugarte

Writer

Cast

Ernesto Alonso's headshot

Ernesto Alonso

Archibaldo de la Cruz
Miroslava's headshot

Miroslava

Lavinia
Rita Macedo's headshot

Rita Macedo

Patricia Terrazas
Andrea Palma's headshot

Andrea Palma

Mrs. Cervantes
Rodolfo Landa's headshot

Rodolfo Landa

Alejandro Rivas
Ariadna Welter's headshot

Ariadna Welter

Carlota Cervantes
José María Linares Rivas's headshot

José María Linares Rivas

Willy Corduran
Leonor Llausás's headshot

Leonor Llausás

The Governess

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