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El hombre señalado

El hombre señalado

19571h 18m

Status

Released

Release

1957

Runtime

1h 18m

Storyline

This relentlessly realistic Argentine production was released in the U.S. as The Marked Man. The title character is a poverty-stricken janitor who suddenly wins an enormous sum in the National lottery. Spending money before he actually collects it, the janitor is appalled to discover that his wife has inadvertently sold the winning ticket to a door-to-door peddler. The ticket was hidden in the band of an old straw hat, which passes through several hands as the janitor frantically searches for the precious headgear. What might have been handled as a farce by another director is transformed into a stark, utterly credible urban tragedy by director Francis Laurie.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Aug 8, 1957
Languages
Spanish
Production Countries
Argentina