Comedy · Spain · 1965 · 1h 52m

Black Humor

La muerte viaja demasiado

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Director
Claude Autant-LaraGiancarlo ZagniJosé María Forqué
Cast
Pierre Brasseur as Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole' Jean Richard as Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole' Sylvie as La mère Belhomme - segment 1 'La Bestiole" (as Louise Sylvie) Alida Valli as The Widow - segment 3 'La cornacchia' Pauline Carton as La Rapet - segment 1 'La Bestiole' Paulette Dubost as segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Crew
Gilbert Chain — Director of Photography Mario Fioretti — Director of Photography Juan Mariné — Director of Photography Madeleine Gug — Editor Luciano Cavalieri — Editor Petra de Nieva — Editor
Synopsis

A unique black comedy consisting of three episodes on the same theme: death. In a circus, trapeze artist Wilma is going to get rid of a rival during a "magic act" performed by an amateur. A strange widow comes to inquire about the services of a new marriage agency. A peasant woman tormented by a bug in her ear barges into a healer's house.

Mood & Themes
dark comedy
Key Collaborators
Claude Autant-Lara Director Giancarlo Zagni Director José María Forqué Director Gilbert Chain Director of Photography Mario Fioretti Director of Photography Juan Mariné Director of Photography Madeleine Gug Editor Luciano Cavalieri Editor Petra de Nieva Editor René Cloërec Original Music Composer Coriolano Gori Original Music Composer Adolfo Waitzman Original Music Composer
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