The Great Madcap

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The Great Madcap

1949

1h 32m

7.3(41 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Fernando Soler

Ramiro de la Mata

Rosario Granados

Virginia de la Mata

Andrés Soler

Ladislao de la Mata

Rubén Rojo

Pablo

Gustavo Rojo

Eduardo de la Mata

Maruja Grifell

Milagros

Francisco Jambrina

Gregorio de la Mata

Luis Alcoriza

Alfredo

Antonio Bravo

Alfonso

Antonio Monsell

Juan, mayordomo

Creative team

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Written by: Adolfo Torrado
Luis Alcoriza
Produced by: Óscar Dancigers
Fernando Soler

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