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A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 68GoodWatch 72
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100100Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 30 countries
+20Released
1949
May 4, 1949
77 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
Mexico
and 18 more32 people
- CantinflasCantinflas / Falso Mago Krishnar
- Leonora AmarJeanette
- José BavieraMago Krishnar
- Ernesto FinanceMakazar
- Alejandro CoboJefe de secuestradores
- Miguel ManzanoSerafín
- Amparo ArozamenaMujer de Pedro, clienta de mago
- Rafael IcardoMinistro de Arichi
- PMPepe MartínezMinistro de Arichi
Óscar PulidoJefe de la secreta
Victorio BlancoAsesino turbante (uncredited)- GCGuillermo CallesAsesino turbante (uncredited)
- RCRoberto CorellMaraja de Pentanal (uncredited)
- RGRamiro GamboaReportero (uncredited)
Enrique García ÁlvarezSeñor director (uncredited)
María Gentil ArcosClienta de Krishnar (uncredited)- LGLeonor GómezVendedora de comida (uncredited)
Queta LavatSecretaria (uncredited)- CLCecilia LegerInvitada a cena (uncredited)
Margarito LunaSecuestrador (uncredited)
Álvaro MatuteSecuestrador (uncredited)- PMPaco MartínezDoctor (uncredited)
José Ortiz de ZárateDoctor (uncredited)
Pepe NavaFakir Birman (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Miguel M. Delgado Director
Writing · 3
- Jaime Salvador Screenplay
- Jean Le Vitte Story
- Alex Joffé Story
Production · 2
- Santiago Reachi Producer
- Jacques Gelman Producer
Camera · 2
- Raúl Martínez Solares Director of Photography
- Manuel Gómez Urquiza Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Jorge Busto Editor
Sound · 2
- Gonzalo Curiel Original Music Composer
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Additional Soundtrack
Art · 1
- Gunther Gerszo Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Julián de Meriche Choreographer
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