Fly Away, Young Man!

1947 1h 53m ES

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 127

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cantinflas is a private in the military, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rules. He only wants to think about his girlfriend, the maid in an opulent hacienda. The owner of the hacienda has an ugly and shy daughter, who is in love with Cantinflas. The problems arrive when the family arranges a wedding between the ugly girl and Cantinflas, who in order to avoid the commitment gets himself arrested. During his punishment, Cantinflas learns to fly with a silly and poorly trained flight instructor.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Ángel Garasa
Repelas
Daniel Herrera
Sargento
Andrés Soler
Don Lupe Chávez
Miroslava
María
Carolina Barret
Margarita
Julio Villarreal
Coronel
Maruja Grifell
Doña Encarna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel M. Delgado
Writers: Paul Colline, Miguel M. Delgado
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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79 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 Jack Draper. 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 Gonzalo Curiel. 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 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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ERA

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Cantinflas and Ángel Garasa and Daniel Herrera carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161215 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Miguel M. Delgado directs. Jack Draper behind the camera. Gonzalo Curiel scores. Jorge Busto cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

179 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 Jack Draper. 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 Ángel Garasa and Daniel Herrera carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0161215 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.