Movie·1975·1h 32m
The Birthday of the Dog
Country
Mexico
Language
Spanish
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The Story
Original title: El cumpleaños del perro
Two men who kill their wives so they can be together. A tailor goes from having his dog as his best friend to a young man, in a friendship that becomes so very close that the younger man murders his wife. He is helped by the other man. The husband wants to help him, but his wife wants to turn him in to the police. So he also kills his wife.
Cinematography
Alex Phillips
Music
Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras
Editor
Rafael Ceballos
Themes
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Jorge Maldonado
Diana Bracho
Silvia Ballesteros
Lina Montes
Gloria Maldonado
Héctor Bonilla
Gustavo Ballesteros
Marcelo Villamil
Lic. De La Rosa
María Guadalupe Delgado
Doña Amparo
Delia Casanova
Secretaria
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Jr.
Toño
Fernando Pinkus
Roque
Evangelina Martínez
Pasajera en camión
Regino Herrera
Empleado de Jorge
// crew
Crew
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Director, Writer
Alex Phillips
Director of Photography
Rafael Ceballos
Editor
Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras
Original Music Composer
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