El profe

1971 1h 57m ES

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 127

ComedyDramaFamily

Synopsis

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Mario Moreno portrays a professor in this movie. A small town in the middle of no where requests the school Mario Moreno is working in for a teacher. He ends up going to give the town a hand. When he arrives he comes to know the corrupt leaders who through out the movie try to make him leave. Although he is being harassed you can see how much he cares for the kids and their circumstances. He deals with problems by using his hilarious comments.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Sócrates García
Marga López
Hortensia
Víctor Alcocer
Don Margarito Vázquez
Raúl Martínez
Pedro González
Eduardo MacGregor
Lucas Campuzano
Luciano Hernández de la Vega
Padre Gonzalo
René Dupeyrón
Martín
Gerardo del Castillo
Don Zenaido

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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 Gabriel Figueroa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Cantinflas and Marga López and Víctor Alcocer carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161931 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Miguel M. Delgado directs. Gabriel Figueroa behind the camera. Sergio Guerrero scores. Gloria Schoemann cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

155 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 Gabriel Figueroa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sergio Guerrero. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Gloria Schoemann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cantinflas and Marga López and Víctor Alcocer carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0161931 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.