

The Paper Man
1963-10-05 · 110 min · ★ 6.9
A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away.
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- Directors
- Ismael Rodríguez
- Production companies
- Películas Rodríguez
- Countries
- Mexico
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ignacio López TarsoAdán
Alida ValliLa Italiana
Luis AguilarVentrílocuo
Guillermo OreaTendero
Columba DomínguezSeñorita Directora de casa hogar
Noé MurayamaLíder
José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'Torcuato
Julio AlemánPaseante
Susana CabreraLa Gorda
Pedro VargasCura
Julio AldamaPicudo
Famie KaufmanProstituta flaca
Dolores CamarilloEncargada del deposito de papel
Carlos AnciraComisario
Pedro de UrdimalasPolicía en comisaria
Rita MacedoVictoria, esposa del TorcuatoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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