| Ensayo de un Crimen The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz | |
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| Spanish | Ensayo de un crimen |
| Directed by | Luis Buñuel |
| Screenplay by | Luis Buñuel Eduardo Ugarte |
| Based on | Ensayo de un crimen by Rodolfo Usigli |
| Produced by | Alfonso Patiño Gómez |
| Starring | Miroslava Ernesto Alonso Rita Macedo Ariadna Welter |
| Cinematography | Agustín Jiménez |
| Edited by | Jorge Bustos |
| Music by | Jorge Pérez |
Production company | Alianza Cinematográfica |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Spanish: Ensayo de un crimen; literally: Rehearsal for a Crime[1]) is a 1955 Mexican crime comedy film directed and co-written by Spanish-born filmmaker Luis Buñuel. It tells the story of a would-be serial killer whose female victims keep dying before he has the chance to murder them.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (16 September 1977). "Screen: Bunuel at Peak in 'Archibaldo'". The New York Times.