The Murderer X (Spanish: El asesino X) is a 1955 Mexican crime thriller film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Carlos López Moctezuma, Manolo Fábregas and Prudencia Grifell.[1] [2] It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Javier Torres Torija. Stylistically a film noir, it is set in the United States with a plot revolving around amnesia.[3]
| The Murderer X | |
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| Directed by | Juan Bustillo Oro |
| Written by | Alfredo del Diestro (play) Juan Bustillo Oro Antonio Helú |
| Produced by | Adolfo Grovas Jesús Grovas |
| Starring | Carlos López Moctezuma Manolo Fábregas Prudencia Grifell |
| Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
| Music by | Raúl Lavista |
Production company | Tele Talia Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Cast
edit- Carlos López Moctezuma as Alcalde Harrison García
- Manolo Fábregas as Carlos Encinas
- Prudencia Grifell as Señora Encinas
- Maricruz Olivier as María Encinas
- Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Juez
- Miguel Manzano as Fiscal
- Rafael Banquells as Sargento Ralph Curtis
- Lupe Inclán as Chona
- Antonio Raxel as Teniente Roland
- Fernando Mendoza as Doctor
- Arturo Soto Rangel as Padre Juan
- José Muñoz as Inspector González
- Salvador Lozano as Amigo de Robert Francis
- Chel López as Detective
- Rafael Estrada as Elevadorista
- Jorge Arriaga as Jack Richards
- Humberto Rodríguez as Empleado corte
References
editBibliography
edit- Brill, Olaf (ed.) Expressionism in the Cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2016.
- Reyes, Alvaro A. Fernández . Crimen y suspenso en el cine mexicano 1946-1955. El Colegio de Michoacán, 2007.
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