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The Great Madcap is a film of genre Comedy directed by Luis Buñuel with Fernando Soler
The Great Madcap (1949)
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Add to a movie listEl Gran Calavera (The Great Madcap) is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel. Its original premise has been used for the 2013 Mexican film Nosotros los Nobles.
Synopsis
Everyone takes advantage of Ramíro de la Mata (Fernando Soler), a funny drunkard and rich widower. His daughter Virginia (Rosario Granados), and his son Eduardo (Gustavo Rojo), as well as his lazy brother Ladislao (Andrés Soler), and his sister in law Milagros (Maruja Grifell), all do nothing while living at Ramíro's expense. Gregorio (Francisco Jambrina), his other brother tries to help him by making everyone believe that Ramíro is financially ruined, forcing the family to look for jobs of their own.Actors
Fernando Soler
(Ramiro de la Mata)
Luis Alcoriza
(Alfredo)
Rosario Granados
(Virginia de la Mata)
Gustavo Rojo
(Eduardo de la Mata)
Rubén Rojo
(Pablo)
Antonio Bravo
(Alfonso)
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