Raffles (1958 film)
| Raffles | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alejandro Galindo |
| Written by | Alejandro Galindo |
| Based on | The Amateur Cracksman 1899 novel by E. W. Hornung Eugene Wiley Presbrey (1906 play) |
| Produced by | Alfredo Ripstein hijo César Santos Galindo |
| Starring | Rafael Bertrand María Duval Prudencia Grifell |
| Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Edited by | Charles L. Kimball |
| Music by | Gustavo César Carrión |
Production company | Alameda Films |
| Distributed by | Alameda Films |
Release date |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Raffles (Spanish: Raffles mexicano) is a 1958 Mexican crime film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Rafael Bertrand, María Duval and Prudencia Grifell.[1] The film is based on E.W. Hornung books about the British gentleman thief A.J. Raffles, who is portrayed here as a Mexican. The film appears to be lost.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.
Plot summary
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Cast
[edit]- Pepe Alameda
- Miguel Arenas
- León Barroso
- José Baviera
- Rafael Bertrand as Roberto 'Rafles'
- Quintín Bulnes
- Alfonso Carti
- Víctor Manuel Castro
- Mario Cid
- Manuel Dondé
- María Duval as Señorita Espíndola
- Prudencia Grifell as Doña Constancia
- Arturo Martínez as Comandante
- Roberto Meyer
- Martha Mijares as Alicia
- Mario Sevilla
- Manuel Trejo Morales
- Jorge Trevino
References
[edit]- ^ Hardy p.284
Bibliography
[edit]- Hardy, Phil. The BFI Companion to Crime. A&C Black, 1997.
External links
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