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El Charro del Cristo

1949 · 72 min

A brooding old-fashioned melodrama of honour and exile, unfolding slowly with a mournful, fatalistic air.

Directed by
René Cardona
Starring
Luis Aguilar, Alicia Caro, José María Linares Rivas
Overview
Favored son of a wealthy rural family forced to go into hiding after killing someone in a duel.

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Directed by
René Cardona
Starring
Luis Aguilar, Alicia Caro, José María Linares Rivas
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • family
  • isolation
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
René Cardona
Written by
Ernesto Cortázar, Ramón Pérez Peláez, René Cardona
Starring
Luis Aguilar, Alicia Caro, José María Linares Rivas, Julio Ahuet, Carlos Martínez Baena
Music
Gonzalo Curiel
Cinematography
Ezequiel Carrasco
Runtime
72 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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