Summary
A Mexican fisherman, whose son has died because he could not afford necessary medical care out of his meagre wages, becomes aware of how badly exploited he and his many fellow fisherman are by the one greedy man for whom they work and the corrupt politician who makes the laws to benefit him.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 78Audiences 70GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer78%
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.0
Audience score68%
Running time
1 h 1 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −48 min on the typical 109
typical 10961Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1936
July 16, 1936
90 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
- Mexico
Rated
- NRUnited States
Directing · 2
- Fred Zinnemann Director
- Emilio Gómez Muriel Director, Editor
Writing · 3
- Paul Strand Story, Production Supervisor, Director of Photography
- Agustín Velázquez Chávez Story
- Henwar Rodakiewicz Adaptation
Camera · 1
- Ned Scott Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Gunther von Fritsch Editor
Sound · 3
- Silvestre Revueltas Original Music Composer
- Joselito Rodríguez Sound
- Roberto Rodríguez Sound
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