Gran Hotel

1944 1h 46m ES

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 34

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Jacqueline Dalya
Mrs. White
Luis G. Barreiro
Sr. Garnier
Fernando Soto
Compadre
Vicente Padula
Conde Zapattini
Conchita Gentil Arcos
Doña Estefania
Rafael Icardo
Señor Polilla
Luz María Núñez
Eloisa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel M. Delgado
Writers: Miguel M. Delgado, Jaime Salvador
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, shot by Alex Phillips. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Manuel Esperón. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jorge Busto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Cantinflas and Jacqueline Dalya and Luis G. Barreiro carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036877 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Miguel M. Delgado directs. Alex Phillips behind the camera. Manuel Esperón scores. Jorge Busto cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, shot by Alex Phillips. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Manuel Esperón. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jorge Busto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cantinflas and Jacqueline Dalya and Luis G. Barreiro carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0036877 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "hotel", "amnesia", "investigation", "mistaken identity".