Festival de Cantinflas

1939 1h 3m ES

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 6

Comedy

Synopsis

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Collection of the most famous short films starring Cantinflas, where the great comedian plays a taxi driver who makes his passengers work without taking them to their destination, and even tries his luck in a boxing ring

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Chelo Gómez
Estanislao Schillinsky
Wilfrido Moreno

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carlos Toussaint
Languages: Spanish

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

CAST

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Cantinflas and Chelo Gómez and Estanislao Schillinsky carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Carlos Toussaint directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Cantinflas and Chelo Gómez and Estanislao Schillinsky carry the top of the cast.
5Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.