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One Day with the Devil

1945 · 100 min

A loose, chatty comic ramble through temptation and mischief, carried by rapid-fire wordplay and a gentle moral tug.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it an evil being.
How it feels
Absurd, whimsical, light and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Morality, faith, identity, class
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Cantinflas Collection

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Written by
Jaime Salvador
Starring
Cantinflas, Andrés Soler, Miguel Arenas, Susana Cora, Hernán Vera, Rafael Icardo, Óscar Pulido, Manuel Dondé
Music
Rosalío Ramírez
Cinematography
Gabriel Figueroa
Runtime
100 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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