The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

89 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Jan. 1, 1955

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

89 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Jan. 1, 1955

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Alianza Cinematográfica Española
Original title Ensayo de un crimen
Directors Luis Abadié, Pedro López, Luis Buñuel
Writers Rodolfo Usigli, Eduardo Ugarte, Luis Buñuel

Cast

Ernesto Alonso

as Archibaldo de la Cruz

Miroslava

as Lavinia

Rita Macedo

as Patricia Terrazas

Andrea Palma

as Mrs. Cervantes

Rodolfo Landa

as Alejandro Rivas

Ariadna Welter

as Carlota Cervantes

José María Linares Rivas

as Willy Corduran

Leonor Llausás

as The Governess

Eva Calvo

as Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother

Enrique Díaz 'Indiano'

as Señor de la Cruz, Archibaldo's father

Carlos Riquelme

as The Commissioner

Manuel Dondé

as Colonel at wedding

Armando Velasco

as Judge

Armando Acosta

as Man at Gordo's (uncredited)

Eduardo Alcaraz

as Gordo Azuara (uncredited)

Janet Alcoriza

as American tourist (uncredited)

Rafael Banquells hijo

as Archibaldo as a boy (uncredited)

Antonio Bravo

as Antiques dealer (uncredited)

Emilio Brillas

as Mannequin maker (uncredited)

Lupe Carriles

as Maid at Carlota's home (uncredited)

Jorge Casanova

as Draftsman (uncredited)

Jorge Chesterking

as Tourist from Oklahoma (uncredited)

Ángel Di Stefani

as Police agent (uncredited)

Enedina Díaz de León

as Maid (uncredited)

Enrique García Álvarez

as Chucho (uncredited)

Jesús Gómez

as López - policeman (uncredited)

Leonor Gómez

as Waitress (uncredited)

Elodia Hernández

as Dress shop owner (uncredited)

Francisco Ledesma

as Antique shop asst. (uncredited)

Salvador Lozano

as Gambler (uncredited)

Ángel Merino

as Handwriting expert (uncredited)

Roberto Meyer

as Doctor (uncredited)

José Peña

as Esteban (uncredited)

Ignacio Peón

as Wedding guest (uncredited)