Comedy · Mexico · 1949 · 1h 32m

The Great Madcap

El gran calavera

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Director
Luis Buñuel
Cast
Fernando Soler as Ramiro de la Mata Rosario Granados as Virginia de la Mata Andrés Soler as Ladislao de la Mata Rubén Rojo as Pablo Gustavo Rojo as Eduardo de la Mata Maruja Grifell as Milagros
Crew
Ezequiel Carrasco — Director of Photography Carlos Savage — Editor Manuel Esperón — Original Music Composer Luis Alcoriza — Screenplay Janet Alcoriza — Screenplay Adolfo Torrado — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
miserysuicide attemptpovertyadvertisingwedding ceremonyalcoholicbankruptcyknocked outsuicide notemake believeriches to ragsrunaway bride
Key Collaborators
Luis Buñuel Director Ezequiel Carrasco Director of Photography Carlos Savage Editor Manuel Esperón Original Music Composer Luis Alcoriza Screenplay Janet Alcoriza Screenplay Adolfo Torrado Writer Óscar Dancigers Producer Fernando Soler Producer Luis Moya Production Design
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