Mr. Photographer

1953 1h 40m ES

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 82

ComedyThriller

Synopsis

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Cantinflas, a traveling photographer, is captured by some gangsters while trying to get some flowers for his girlfriend. The gangsters have confused him with the assistant of Dr. Penongo, a scientist who has discovered the formula of a new atomic bomb. Meanwhile, Penongo has suffered a car accident and has lost his memory ...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Rosita Arenas
Chelito
Ángel Garasa
Raúl Penagos
Rebeca Iturbide
Diana Alvírez
Fernando Wagner
Leader of the villains
Julio Villarreal
Roberto Alvírez
Wolf Ruvinskis
Lepka
José Pidal
Doctor Saldívar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel M. Delgado
Writers: Miguel M. Delgado
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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73 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 Raúl Lavista. 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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6 / 8

CAST

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Cantinflas and Rosita Arenas and Ángel Garasa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Miguel M. Delgado directs. Gabriel Figueroa behind the camera. Raúl Lavista scores. Jorge Busto cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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173 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 Raúl Lavista. 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 Rosita Arenas and Ángel Garasa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0161968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "amnesia", "atomic bomb", "photographer", "gangster".