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ERA
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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Rapine
"Came before the vultures to strip the dead"
1975 1h 54m ES
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★7.2TMDB · 31
DramaCrimeHorror
Synopsis
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Two humble indigenous woodcutters discover the wreckage of a plane that has crashed at the top of the mountains and decide to steal the belongings of all the occupants killed in the accident.
“Came before the vultures to strip the dead”
Cast
Ignacio López Tarso
Porfirio
Germán Robles
Evodio
Norma Lazareno
Fina
Rosenda Monteros
Rita
Enrique Pontón
Doctor
Manuel Dondé
Don Andres
David Povall
Maestro
Jesús Gómez Checa
Teofilo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Carlos Enrique Taboada
- Writers
- Carlos Enrique Taboada
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada, shot by José Ortiz Ramos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Carlos Savage shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ignacio López Tarso and Germán Robles and Norma Lazareno carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Came before the vultures to strip the dead".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0302961 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Carlos Enrique Taboada directs. José Ortiz Ramos behind the camera. Raúl Lavista scores. Carlos Savage cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 151 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada, shot by José Ortiz Ramos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Carlos Savage shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ignacio López Tarso and Germán Robles and Norma Lazareno carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Came before the vultures to strip the dead".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0302961 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- José Ortiz Ramos
- Original score
- Raúl Lavista
- Editing
- Carlos Savage
- Production design
- Roberto Silva
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- B-15
- IMDB
- Rapine (1975)
Also by
Carlos Enrique Taboada
Production companies
Who made it
- SI
Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)
MX
- CO
Conacine
MX
Key crew
- EditorCarlos Savage
- Production DesignRoberto Silva
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- greed
- betrayal
- neighbor
- airplane crash
- poverty
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1975-05-14B-15
Also known as
International titles
- Jaula de cobardesMX
