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Broken Flag

1979-06-21 · 96 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Thriller

When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.

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Directors
Gabriel Retes
Production companies
Cooperativa Río Mixcoac
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

Manolo FábregasManolo FábregasIng. Eduardo Vallejo Arizpe
Aarón HernánAarón HernánDon Luis Iriarte
Tina RomeroTina RomeroAna Mendizabal
Jorge Humberto RoblesJorge Humberto RoblesAlberto Huesca
Ignacio RetesErnesto
Jorge SantoyoAntonio Orihuela
Ana Luisa PeluffoAna Luisa PeluffoElisa de Iriarte
Abel WoolrichEnrique Olivares
Fernando BalzarettiFernando BalzarettiAsistente de Iriarte
Juan Ángel MartínezEl 22
Mario CasillasDetective Policía
Carlos ChávezCarlos ChávezMateo García
Yogi RugeYogi RugeAlejandra Ortega
Cristina BakerElisa, hija
Enrique Ontiveros
Elpidia CarrilloElpidia CarrilloVerónica Rodríguez
Ángel AragónBermúdez
Lucila BalzarettiConchita
Paloma WoolrichAmiga de Verónica
Juan Felipe PreciadoSocio de Arizpe

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