The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz(Ensayo de un crimen)
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Mexico · 1955
1h 29m
Director Luis Buñuel
Starring Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Andrea Palma
Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
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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...
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