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1940 [SPANISH]

Action / Comedy

20
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 86% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86%
IMDb Rating 8.0/10 10 1661 1.7K

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Plot summary

Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.

Director

Juan Bustillo Oro Photo
Juan Bustillo Oro

Top cast

Alfredo Varela Photo
Alfredo Varela as Escribano
Estanislao Schillinsky Photo
Estanislao Schillinsky as Asistente del juez sordo
Sofía Álvarez Photo
Sofía Álvarez as Dolores del Paso de Lastre
Narciso Busquets Photo
Narciso Busquets as Poncho, hijo de Leonardo
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
937.84 MB
988*720
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles es  
24 fps
1 hr 52 min
Seeds 1
1.69 GB
1472*1072
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles es  
24 fps
1 hr 52 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cyn_duncan

This film is a hoot!

I'm not a big fan of comedies, but Cantínflas is absolutely wonderful and this is one of his best films. I laughed out loud all through the film, and loved it so much I bought the dvd. Most of the humor is verbal, like in the best of the Marx brothers films, so I'm not sure how it comes across with subtitles to a non-Spanish speaking public. I suspect some of the puns and witty responses don't hold up well to translation. If you know Spanish, you will marvel at Mario Moreno's verbal skills. If you don't know Spanish, you can still enjoy his silly behavior, his funny facial expressions, and the general exasperation of other characters who try to follow his logic. The pace is fast, the gags are constant, and you will really understand why Mexican audiences flocked to see Cantínflas films for so many years when you see this movie. He's a cultural icon, and you can't really understand Mexican films without knowing something about this man. He makes fun of authorities, he turns the system on its head and comes out on top against all odds. It's worth watching to see how he does it.
Reviewed by chan-76958 10 / 10

One of the best

This is one of the best Cantinfla's movies. In this movie he plays the typical sympathetic exploiter who comes out very naturally. For the time it is an excellent movie, entertaining. It is ideal that Spanish be understood, so as not to miss details of Cantinflas' sayings
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