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Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Luis BuñuelDirector
- Luis BuñuelWriter
- Paul MisrakiOriginal Music Composer
- Luis AlcorizaWriter
- Louis SapinWriter
- Charles DoratWriter
Cast
- María FélixInés Rojas
- Gérard PhilipeRamón Vázquez
- Jean ServaisAlejandro Gual
- Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.le Gouverneur Mariano Vargas
- Raúl DantésLieutenant García
- Domingo SolerProfesseur Juan Cárdenas
- Víctor JuncoIndarte
- Roberto CañedoLe colonel Olivares
- Andrés SolerLe président Carlos Barreiro
- Luis Aceves CastañedaLópez - le secrétaire de Gual
- Armando AcostaManuel
- Edmundo BarberoCast
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Themes
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