One Day with the Devil

1945 1h 40m ES

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 75

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it an evil being.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Juan Pérez
Andrés Soler
El diablo, El polïcia
Miguel Arenas
Susana Cora
Hernán Vera
Néron
Rafael Icardo
Óscar Pulido
Manuel Dondé

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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81 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

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Cantinflas and Andrés Soler and Miguel Arenas carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161535 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Miguel M. Delgado directs. Gabriel Figueroa behind the camera. Rosalío Ramírez scores. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

181 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, shot by Gabriel Figueroa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rosalío Ramírez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Cantinflas and Andrés Soler and Miguel Arenas carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0161535 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.