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The Bricklayers
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The Bricklayers

1976-12-23 · 122 min · ★ 6.6

Drama · Mystery · Thriller

When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

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Directors
Jorge Fons
Production companies
Cinematográfica Marco Polo S.A., Conacine
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ignacio López TarsoIgnacio López TarsoDon Jesus
Adalberto MartínezAdalberto MartínezPatotas
Jaime FernándezPerez Gomez
José AlonsoJosé AlonsoFederico
Salvador SánchezSalvador SánchezChapo Álvarez
Katy JuradoKaty JuradoJosefina
José Carlos RuizJosé Carlos RuizJacinto Martínez
David SilvaDavid SilvaIng. Zamora
Eduardo CassabMunguia
Salvador GarciniSergio García
Gerardo ZepedaGerardo ZepedaMarcial
Mario García GonzálezDelegado
Ramón MenéndezRamón MenéndezDávila, policía
Guillermo GilGuillermo GilValverde, policía
Leonor LlausásLeonor LlausásMadre de Isidro
Evangelina MartínezEvangelina MartínezRosa
César BonoCésar BonoSuárez, policía
Manuel GaraySacerdote
Baltazar OviedoBaltazar
Agustín FernándezChoforo

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