Neither Blood Nor Sand

1941 1h 44m ES

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 31

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to give a bullfight show in a village, but Cantinflas arrives first as a stowaway in a train, and he'll be mistake by the real bullfighter. Cantinflas will give us a demonstration of courage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Susana Guízar
Anita
Elvia Salcedo
Lupita
Pedro Armendáriz
Frank
Alfredo del Diestro
Don Ramón
Fernando Soto
Charifas
Miguel Inclán
Jefe de Policía
Paz Villegas
Doña Remedios

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alejandro Galindo
Writers: Jaime Salvador
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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85 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 Alejandro Galindo, 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 Elías Breeskin. 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 Charles L. Kimball 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 Susana Guízar and Elvia Salcedo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0033948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alejandro Galindo directs. Gabriel Figueroa behind the camera. Elías Breeskin scores. Charles L. Kimball cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Alejandro Galindo, shot by Gabriel Figueroa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Elías Breeskin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Charles L. Kimball shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cantinflas and Susana Guízar and Elvia Salcedo carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0033948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.