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1939 0h 12m ES

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cantinflas will face a thief who enters his house while he sleeps.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Chelo Gómez

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fernando A. Rivero
Writers: Estanislao Schillinsky
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fernando A. Rivero, shot by Jack Draper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Cantinflas and Chelo Gómez carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fernando A. Rivero directs. Jack Draper behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Fernando A. Rivero, shot by Jack Draper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Cantinflas and Chelo Gómez carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0161975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.