Death of a Cyclist
1955 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 7.1 · 95% critics
After a secretive couple hits a cyclist with their car, they leave the scene rather than risk exposing their affair. What follows is a tense moral crisis as guilt, fear, and social pressure begin to close in on them.
Also known as Age of Infidelity
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Details
- Original title
- Muerte de un ciclista
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-09-07
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (112 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy morally tangled suspense and social pressure, especially if Strangers on a Train or Elevator to the Gallows appeal to you; Not for you if you want a light, fast-moving story.
Pros: tense moral drama; intriguing premise; strong atmosphere | Cons: emotionally chilly; slow-paced at times; grim subject matter
Themes
- adultery
- madrid, spain
- lover
- bicycle
- hit-and-run
- road accident
- university
- extramarital affair
- accident
Cast & crew
Lucia Bosè
as María José de Castro
Alberto Closas
as Juan Fernández Soler
Bruna Corrà
as Matilde Luque Carvajal
Carlos Casaravilla
as Rafael Sandoval
Otello Toso
as Miguel Castro
Alicia Romay
as Carmina
Julia Delgado Caro
as Doña Maria
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
as Cyclist's Neighbor
- MA
Mercedes Albert
as Cristina
José Sepúlveda
as Commissar
Directed by Juan Antonio Bardem