Ensayo de un crimen (1955) movie poster

Ensayo de un crimen (1955)

89 minComedyDramaCrime

TMDb7.3/10177 votes

Translated title: The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

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...

Country: Mexico

Director: Luis Buñuel

Cast

Ernesto Alonso as Archibaldo de la Cruz

Ernesto Alonso

Archibaldo de la Cruz

Miroslava as Lavinia

Miroslava

Lavinia

Rita Macedo as Patricia Terrazas

Rita Macedo

Patricia Terrazas

Andrea Palma as Mrs. Cervantes

Andrea Palma

Mrs. Cervantes

Rodolfo Landa as Alejandro Rivas

Rodolfo Landa

Alejandro Rivas

Ariadna Welter as Carlota Cervantes

Ariadna Welter

Carlota Cervantes

José María Linares Rivas as Willy Corduran

José María Linares Rivas

Willy Corduran

Leonor Llausás as The Governess

Leonor Llausás

The Governess

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Eva Calvo

Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother

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Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'

Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father

Carlos Riquelme as The Commissioner

Carlos Riquelme

The Commissioner

Carlos Martínez Baena as Priest

Carlos Martínez Baena

Priest

Manuel Dondé as Colonel at wedding

Manuel Dondé

Colonel at wedding

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Armando Velasco

Judge

Keywords

Style:dark comedysurrealismnonlinear timelinepsychological

Plot:mannequinweddingcar accidentolder man younger woman relationshipsuicide notereality vs fantasymusic boxdress shopamerican tourist

Place:mexico

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