The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de La Cruz
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Luis Buñuel
Ernesto Alonso
Miroslava Stern
Rita Macedo
Ariadna Welter
Rodolfo Landa
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Dark comedy about a man, haunted by finding the death of his hated governess erotic while still a boy, grows to associate sexual desire with murder. He becomes obsessed with killing women, but oddly he is always thwarted before he can commit the acts.
Director
Luis Buñuel
Cast
Ernesto Alonso
Miroslava Stern
Rita Macedo
Ariadna Welter
Rodolfo Landa
Andres Palma
Eva Calvo
Enrique Diaz Indiano
Carlos Riquelme
Jose Maria Linares Rivas
Leonor Lansas
Carlos Martinez Baena
Roberto Meyer
Rafael Banquels
Miroslava
Crew
Luis Abadie
Rodolfo Benitez
Jesus Bracho
Luis Buñuel
Jorge Bustos
Ernesto Caballero
Armando Espinosa
Roberto Figueroa
Pablo Gomez
Jorge Perez Herrera
Agustín Jiménez
Sara Mateos
Alfonso Patiño Gomez
Enrique Rodríguez
Eduardo Ugarte Pages
Rodolfo Usigli
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1962
Released in United States April 3, 1955
Released in United States December 18, 1990
Shown at Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley, CA December 18, 1990.
Shooting began January 20, 1955.
Released in United States 1962
Released in United States April 3, 1955 (Premiered in Mexico April 3, 1955.)
Released in United States December 18, 1990 (Shown at Pacific Film Archive. Berkeley, CA December 18, 1990.)
