The River and Death (1954)
El río y la muerte
91 min
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.
- Release date
- August 22, 1954
- Country of origin
- Mexico
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Trailer
Cast
- Columba Domínguez as Mercedes
- Miguel Torruco as Felipe Anguiano
- Joaquín Cordero as Gerardo Anguiano
- Jaime Fernández as Romulo Menchaca
- Víctor Alcocer as Polo Menchaca
- Silvia Derbez as Elsa
- José Elías Moreno as Don Nemesio
- Carlos Martínez Baena as Padre Julián
- Alfredo Varela as Chinelas
- Miguel Manzano as don Anselmo
- Manuel Dondé as Zósimo Anguiano
- Jorge Arriaga as Filegonio Menchaca
- Roberto Meyer as Doctor
- Chel López as Compadre
- José Muñoz as Don Honorio
- Humberto Almazán as Crescencio Menchaca
- Efraín Arauz as Amigo de Crescencio (uncredited)
- Fernando Yapur as Amigo de Gerardo (uncredited)
- Guillermo Calles as Tomás (uncredited)
- Lupe Carriles as Tía de Mercedes (uncredited)
- Jesús García as Tumbao (uncredited)
- Emilio Garibay as Cuñado de Filegonio (uncredited)
- Amparo Garrido as Novia de Romulo (uncredited)
- Inés Murillo as Pueblerina (uncredited)
- Salvador Godínez as Pueblerino (uncredited)
- Manuel Noriega as Pueblerino (uncredited)
Crew
- Luis Buñuel · Director
- Luis Alcoriza · Writer
- Luis Buñuel · Writer
- Miguel Álvarez Acosta · Writer
- Armando Orive Alba · Producer
- Raúl Lavista · Composer
- Raúl Martínez Solares · Cinematographer
- Jorge Bustos · Editor
- Gunther Gerszo · Production designer