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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Joaquín Cordero
Jaime Rojas / Orlak
Armando Calvo
Insp. Santos
Rosa de Castilla
Estela
Irma Dorantes
Elvira Davalos
Andrés Soler
Prof. Frankenstein
Pedro de Aguillón
Det. Vidal
David Reynoso
Gaston
Carlos Ancira
Eric
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rafael Baledón
- Writers
- Alfredo Ruanova, Carlos Enrique Taboada
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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The take
Rafael Baledón directs. Fernando Colín behind the camera. José Juan Munguía cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Rafael Baledón, shot by Fernando Colín. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor José Juan Munguía shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Joaquín Cordero and Armando Calvo and Rosa de Castilla carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0054148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Fernando Colín
- Editing
- José Juan Munguía
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Rafael Baledón
Production companies
Who made it
- FI
Filmadora Independiente
Key crew
- ProducerRafael Baledón
- EditorJosé Juan Munguía
- Set DesignerArcadi Artis Gener
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1960-12-31
Also known as
International titles
- The Hell of FrankensteinDE
- El monstruo infernalMX
