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The River and Death (1954)

Original title: El río y la muerte

1954-08-22 · 1h 31m · ES
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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.

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Luis BuñuelDirector, WriterLuis AlcorizaWriter

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Columba DomínguezColumba DomínguezMercedesMiguel TorrucoMiguel TorrucoFelipe AnguianoJoaquín CorderoJoaquín CorderoGerardo AnguianoJaime FernándezJaime FernándezRomulo MenchacaVíctor AlcocerVíctor AlcocerPolo MenchacaSilvia DerbezSilvia DerbezElsaJosé Elías MorenoJosé Elías MorenoDon NemesioCarlos Martínez BaenaCarlos Martínez BaenaPadre JuliánAlfredo VarelaAlfredo VarelaChinelasMiguel ManzanoMiguel ManzanoDon AnselmoManuel DondéManuel DondéZósimo AnguianoJorge ArriagaJorge ArriagaFilegonio Menchaca

Keywords

Based on novel or bookHonorSmall townRevengeDoctorRiverEscapeIslandVillageIgnoranceVendetta

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Honor · Small TownDialogue densityDramaDirector preference141078Actor preference374140 · 356679 · 272952Country preferenceMx

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What is The River and Death about?

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.

How long is The River and Death?

The River and Death has a runtime of 91 minutes.