The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
1955 · Movie · 89 min · ★ 7.3 · 86% critics
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...
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Details
- Original title
- Ensayo de un crimen
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-05-19
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (175 votes)
Themes
- mexico
- mannequin
- dark comedy
- surrealism
- wedding
- car accident
- older man younger woman relationship
- nonlinear timeline
- suicide note
- reality vs fantasy
- music box
- dress shop
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Ernesto Alonso
as Archibaldo de la Cruz
Miroslava
as Lavinia
Rita Macedo
as Patricia Terrazas
Andrea Palma
as Mrs. Cervantes
Rodolfo Landa
as Alejandro Rivas
Ariadna Welter
as Carlota Cervantes
José María Linares Rivas
as Willy Corduran
Leonor Llausás
as The Governess
- EC
Eva Calvo
as Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother
- E'
Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'
as Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father
Directed by Luis Buñuel