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The Great Madcap

The Great Madcap

★ 7.2/10•1949•1h 32m•Comedy

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.

Luis Buñuel · Director

Adolfo Torrado · Writer

Luis Alcoriza · Screenplay

Janet Alcoriza · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageES
Release DateNov 25, 1949

Actors

Fernando Soler

Fernando Soler

Ramiro de la Mata

Rosario Granados

Rosario Granados

Virginia de la Mata

Andrés Soler

Andrés Soler

Ladislao de la Mata

Rubén Rojo

Rubén Rojo

Pablo

Gustavo Rojo

Gustavo Rojo

Eduardo de la Mata

Maruja Grifell

Maruja Grifell

Milagros

Francisco Jambrina

Francisco Jambrina

Gregorio de la Mata

Luis Alcoriza

Luis Alcoriza

Alfredo

Antonio Bravo

Antonio Bravo

Alfonso

Antonio Monsell

Juan, mayordomo

María Luisa Serrano

Mamá de Alfredo

Daniel Arroyo

Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

Ana María Hernández

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

Josefina Burgos

Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)

Ángel Infante

Ángel Infante

Empleada de Ramiro (uncredited)

Carmen Cabrera

Doña Chole, mamá de Pablo (uncredited)

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