Movie·1949·1h 32m
The Great Madcap
Directed By
Luis Buñuel
Country
Mexico
Language
Spanish
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The Story
Original title: El gran calavera
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.
Written By
Adolfo Torrado, Luis Alcoriza, Janet Alcoriza
Producer
Óscar Dancigers, Fernando Soler
Cinematography
Ezequiel Carrasco
Music
Manuel Esperón
Editor
Carlos Savage
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
40 votes
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Cast
Fernando Soler
Ramiro de la Mata
Rosario Granados
Virginia de la Mata
Andrés Soler
Ladislao de la Mata
Rubén Rojo
Pablo
Gustavo Rojo
Eduardo de la Mata
Maruja Grifell
Milagros
Francisco Jambrina
Gregorio de la Mata
Luis Alcoriza
Alfredo
Antonio Bravo
Alfonso
Antonio Monsell
Juan, mayordomo
María Luisa Serrano
Mamá de Alfredo
Daniel Arroyo
Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)
Ana María Hernández
Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)
Josefina Burgos
Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)
Ángel Infante
Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)
Carmen Cabrera
Doña Chole, mamá de Pablo (uncredited)
José Chávez
Prisionero (uncredited)
Leonor Gómez
Vecina vecindad (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Luis Buñuel
Director
Óscar Dancigers
Producer
Fernando Soler
Producer
Manuel Esperón
Original Music Composer
Ezequiel Carrasco
Director of Photography
Carlos Savage
Editor
Adolfo Torrado
Writer
Luis Alcoriza
Screenplay
Janet Alcoriza
Screenplay
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