The River and Death (1954)
A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Top Billed Cast: Jorge Arriaga, Efraín Arauz, Georgina González
Runtime: 91 minutes
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Columba Domínguez
Mercedes
Miguel Torruco
Felipe Anguiano
Joaquín Cordero
Gerardo Anguiano
Jaime Fernández
Romulo Menchaca
Víctor Alcocer
Polo Menchaca
Silvia Derbez
Elsa
José Elías Moreno
Don Nemesio
Carlos Martínez Baena
Padre Julián
Alfredo Varela
Chinelas
Miguel Manzano
Don Anselmo
Manuel Dondé
Zósimo Anguiano
Jorge Arriaga
Filegonio Menchaca
Roberto Meyer
Doctor
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Chel López
Compadre
José Muñoz
Don Honorio
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Humberto Almazán
Crescencio Menchaca
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Efraín Arauz
Amigo de Crescencio (uncredited)
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Fernando Yapur
Amigo de Gerardo (uncredited)
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Guillermo Calles
Tomás (uncredited)
Lupe Carriles
Tía de Mercedes (uncredited)
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Enrique Carrillo
Militar (uncredited)
Aurora Cortés
Comadre (uncredited)
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Jesús García Navarro
Tumbao (uncredited)
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Emilio Garibay
Cuñado de Filegonio (uncredited)
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Amparo Garrido
Novia de Romulo (uncredited)
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Cecilia Leger
Pueblerina (uncredited)
Inés Murillo
Pueblerina (uncredited)
Salvador Godínez
Pueblerino (uncredited)
Manuel Noriega
Pueblerino (uncredited)
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Antonio «Pícoro» Padilla
Pueblerino (uncredited)
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Ignacio Peón
Pueblerino (uncredited)
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Polo Ramos
Pueblerino (uncredited)
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Georgina González
Enfermera (uncredited)
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Leonor Gómez
Sirvienta (uncredited)
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Enedina Díaz de León
Doña Eulalia (uncredited)
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Ana María Hernández
Doña Joaquinita (uncredited)
