The Bricklayers

The Bricklayers

122 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 23, 1976

When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

The Bricklayers

122 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 23, 1976

The Bricklayers
When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Cinematográfica Marco Polo S.A.
Original title Los albañiles
Directors Mario Llorca, Jorge Fons
Writers Luis Carrión, Jorge Fons, Vicente Leñero

Cast

Ignacio López Tarso

as Don Jesus

Adalberto Martínez

as Patotas

Jaime Fernández

as Perez Gomez

José Alonso

as Federico

Salvador Sánchez

as Chapo Álvarez

Katy Jurado

as Josefina

José Carlos Ruiz

as Jacinto Martínez

David Silva

as Ing. Zamora

Eduardo Cassab

as Munguia

Salvador Garcini

as Sergio García

Gerardo Zepeda

as Marcial

Ramón Menéndez

as Dávila, policía

Guillermo Gil

as Valverde, policía

Leonor Llausás

as Madre de Isidro

César Bono

as Suárez, policía

Manuel Garay

as Sacerdote

Baltazar Oviedo

as Baltazar

Agustín Fernández

as Choforo

Regino Herrera

as Darío

José Luis Avendaño

as Policía

Bernabé Palma

as Cojo

Arsenio Campos

as Amigo de Federico (uncredited)

Pedro Damián

as Amigo de Federico (uncredited)

Luis Torner

as Amigo de Federico (uncredited)

Graciela Lara

as Lencha, amiga de Chapo (uncredited)

Yolanda Rigel

as Secretaria (uncredited)