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Castle of Purity is a mexicain film of genre Drama directed by Arturo Ripstein released in USA on 1 april 1974 with Diana Bracho

Castle of Purity (1973)

Castle of Purity
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Released in USA 1 april 1974
Length 1h50
Directed by
OriginMexique
Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating74% 3.743083.743083.743083.743083.74308

The Castle of Purity (Spanish: El castillo de la pureza) is a 1972 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein.

Synopsis

The film depicts a man who keeps his family isolated in his home for years to protect them from "the evil nature of human beings" while inventing, with his wife, rat poison.

Actors

Diana Bracho

(Utopía)Claudio Brook

(Gabriel Lima)Rita Macedo

(Beatriz)Arturo Beristáin

(Porvenir)David Silva

(Inspector)Emma Roldán

(Clerk)
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