You’re Missing the Point

1940 1h 52m ES

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 108

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Joaquín Pardavé
Cayetano Lastre
Sara García
Clotilde Regalado
Sofía Álvarez
Dolores del Paso de Lastre
Dolores Camarillo
Paz 'Pacita'
Manuel Noriega
Juez
Antonio R. Frausto
Defensor
Agustín Isunza
Fiscal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Juan Bustillo Oro
Writers: Juan Bustillo Oro, Humberto Gómez Landero
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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86 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 Juan Bustillo Oro, shot by Jack Draper. 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 Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cantinflas and Joaquín Pardavé and Sara García carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Juan Bustillo Oro directs. Jack Draper behind the camera. Raúl Lavista scores. Juan Bustillo Oro cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

186 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 Juan Bustillo Oro, shot by Jack Draper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Juan Bustillo Oro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cantinflas and Joaquín Pardavé and Sara García carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0032186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "judge", "brother-in-law", "chicken".