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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release1955

Runtime1h 29m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Alianza Cinematográfica Española

Movie

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

1955

1h 29m

7.3

Comedy

Drama

Crime

Synopsis

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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