El Supersabio

1948 1h 43m ES

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 40

ComedyMysteryScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Cantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos Martinez Baena). But Cantinflas has the soul of a poet rather than a serious researcher, and he wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our friend is the only person who knows the composition

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Perla Aguiar
Marisa Miranda
Carlos Martínez Baena
Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo
Alejandro Cobo
Octavio
Aurora Walker
Angélica Montes
Alfredo Varela
Pepe Montes
José Pidal
Doctor Inocencio Violante
Eduardo Casado
Presidente de directorio petroleo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel M. Delgado
Writers: Alex Joffé, Jaime Salvador, Jean Bernard-Luc
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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78 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, shot by Raúl Martínez Solares. 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 Gonzalo Curiel. 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 Perla Aguiar and Carlos Martínez Baena carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Miguel M. Delgado directs. Raúl Martínez Solares behind the camera. Gonzalo Curiel scores. Jorge Busto cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

178 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 Raúl Martínez Solares. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gonzalo Curiel. 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 Perla Aguiar and Carlos Martínez Baena carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0161996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.