Documentary · Mexico · 1977 · 1h 50m

Lecumberri, the Dark Palace

Lecumberri: El palacio negro

Director

Cast

Emilio Ebergenyi as Self - Narrator Tomás Pérez Turrent as Self - Narrator Alberto Ulloa as Self

Crew

Tomomi Kamata — Director of Photography Miguel Necoechea — Editor José Emilio Pacheco — Writer Miguel Necoechea — Writer Tomás Pérez Turrent — Writer Arturo Ripstein — Writer

Synopsis

The Lecumberri Penitentiary was one of the most notorious prisons in 20th-century Mexico, known for the notorious inmates who were held there and the appalling living conditions inside. This documentary records daily life in the prison shortly before its closure.

Key Collaborators

Arturo Ripstein Director Tomomi Kamata Director of Photography Miguel Necoechea Editor José Emilio Pacheco Writer Miguel Necoechea Writer Tomás Pérez Turrent Writer Arturo Ripstein Writer Margarita Suzan Writer Hernán Littin Producer

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