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'The River and Death' (Spanish: 'El ro y la muerte') is a 1954 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza and directed by Luis Buuel.Goble p.8

Cast



* Columba Domnguez Mercedes

* Miguel Torruco Felipe Anguiano

* Joaqun Cordero Gerardo Anguiano

* Jaime Fernndez Romulo Menchaca

* Vctor Alcocer Polo Menchaca

* Silvia Derbez Elsa

* Jos Elas Moreno Don Nemesio

* Carlos Martnez Baena Don Julian

* Alfredo Varela Chinelas (as Alfredo Varela Jr.)

* Miguel Manzano don Anselmo

Background



The film adaptation of a novel about a blood revenge that has lasted for several generations is so country-specific that the audience at the Venice Film Festival thought it was a comedy. Buuel takes great pains in his autobiography to show that the despicable events portrayed in the film were even surpassed by reality.

References



Bibliography



* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.


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