The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)

Ensayo de un crimen

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...

Date of release
1955-05-19
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (186)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Crime
Director
Luis Buñuel

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Mexico

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz is a 1955 Mexican crime comedy film directed and co-written by Luis Buñuel and starring Miroslava, Ernesto Alonso, Rita Macedo, Ariadna Welter, Andrea Palma and Leonor Llausás. This film features the film debut of the actress Ariadna Welter and also the last appearance of Miroslava, in her film role, two months after her death in the same year. It is based on a 1944 novel by Rodolfo Usigli.

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