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The Great Madcap

7.319491h 32mMovieComedy

Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.

DirectorLuis Buñuel
WritersLuis Alcoriza·Adolfo Torrado
ProducersÓscar Dancigers·Fernando Soler

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Cast · Directed by Luis Buñuel

FSFernando Soler
Fernando Soler
Ramiro de la Mata
RGRosario Granados
Rosario Granados
Virginia de la Mata
ASAndrés Soler
Andrés Soler
Ladislao de la Mata
RRRubén Rojo
Rubén Rojo
Pablo
GRGustavo Rojo
Gustavo Rojo
Eduardo de la Mata
MGMaruja Grifell
Maruja Grifell
Milagros
FJFrancisco Jambrina
Francisco Jambrina
Gregorio de la Mata
LALuis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza
Alfredo
ABAntonio Bravo
Antonio Bravo
Alfonso
AM
Antonio Monsell
Juan, mayordomo
MS
María Luisa Serrano
Mamá de Alfredo
DA
Daniel Arroyo
Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

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