The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

1955 · directed by Luis Buñuel

Rating
81/100
Hit
yes

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...

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955), directed by Luis Buñuel, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Ernesto Alonso
  • Miroslava
  • Rita Macedo
  • Andrea Palma
  • Rodolfo Landa
  • Ariadna Welter
  • José María Linares Rivas
  • Leonor Llausás
  • Eva Calvo
  • Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'

Crew

  • Agustín Jiménez — Director of Photography
  • Jorge Busto — Editor
  • Jorge Pérez — Original Music Composer
  • Eduardo Ugarte — Writer
  • Luis Buñuel — Writer

More from Luis Buñuel

  1. Viridiana (1962) — 95/100 · hit
  2. Él (1953) — 87/100 · hit
  3. Simon of the Desert (1965) — 86/100 · hit
  4. Un Chien Andalou (1929) — 85/100 · short, not counted
  5. The Young and the Damned (1950) — 85/100 · hit
  6. The Exterminating Angel (1962) — 85/100 · hit

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