The Great Madcap

The Great Madcap
Film poster
SpanishEl Gran Calavera
Directed byLuis Buñuel
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEzequiel Carrasco
Edited byCarlos Savage
Music byManuel Esperón
Distributed byUltramar Films
Release date
  • 25 November 1949 (1949-11-25)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

El Gran Calavera (transl. The Great Madcap) is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel. The plot concerns a family patriarch who fakes losing all his wealth to end his family's self-indulgent ways.

  1. ^ "The Great Madcap". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 19 June 2024.