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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-05-19
73%
162 Votes
Time: 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...
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies:
Alianza Cinematográfica Española
Movie: The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ernesto Alonso
Archibaldo de la Cruz
Miroslava
Lavinia
Rita Macedo
Patricia Terrazas
Andrea Palma
Mrs. Cervantes
Rodolfo Landa
Alejandro Rivas
Ariadna Welter
Carlota Cervantes
José María Linares Rivas
Willy Corduran
Leonor Llausás
The Governess
Eva Calvo
Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother
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