Inspector Calzonzin

Inspector Calzonzin (1974)

Calzonzín inspector

A rumor reaches a small town, San Garabato, that a government infiltrator will arrive to check the conditions of the community. Quickly, the municipal president, Don Perpetuo del Rosal, orders the imprisonment of those who might give a bad image. An indigenous man named Calzonzin arrives in town, pursued by two men. He is quickly taken as the infiltrated inspector, and protected by all the local authorities.

Date of release
1974-05-02
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Alfonso Arau

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Calzonzin Inspector is a 1974 Mexican comedy film and live action comic adaptation directed and starred by Alfonso Arau. It was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Background

The film is based on the titular character from the famous Mexican comic book Los Supermachos created and drawn by Mexican cartoonist Rius, who co-wrote the screenplay. "Cazonci" or "Caltzontzin" was the term used in the Purépecha culture, to name their emperors.

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