The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
165 reviews
Comedy/Drama
1h 29m
1955
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 -...
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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...
- DirectorLuis Buñuel
- Release19 May 1955
- Genre
- Duration1h 29m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate165 reviews
- Productions
Alianza Cinematográfica Española
Cast

Ernesto Alonso
Archibaldo de la Cruz

Miroslava
Lavinia

Rita Macedo
Patricia Terrazas

Andrea Palma
Mrs. Cervantes

Rodolfo Landa
Alejandro Rivas

Ariadna Welter
Carlota Cervantes

José María Linares Rivas
Willy Corduran

Leonor Llausás
The Governess

Eva Calvo
Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother

Carlos Riquelme
The Commissioner

Carlos Martínez Baena
Priest

Manuel Dondé
Colonel at wedding

Armando Acosta
Man at Gordo's (uncredited)

Eduardo Alcaraz
Gordo Azuara (uncredited)

Janet Alcoriza
American tourist (uncredited)

Antonio Bravo
Antiques dealer (uncredited)

Lupe Carriles
Maid at Carlota's home (uncredited)

Enrique García Álvarez
Chucho (uncredited)

Roberto Meyer
Doctor (uncredited)
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