The River and Death
6.4(29) 1954-08-22 91 minDrama
A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.
WriterLuis Buñuel
WriterLuis Alcoriza
DirectorLuis Buñuel
ProducerArmando Orive Alba
Original Music ComposerRaúl Lavista
Cast & characters
Columba Domínguez
as Mercedes
Miguel Torruco
as Felipe Anguiano
Joaquín Cordero
as Gerardo Anguiano
Jaime Fernández
as Romulo Menchaca
Víctor Alcocer
as Polo Menchaca
Silvia Derbez
as Elsa
José Elías Moreno
as Don Nemesio
Carlos Martínez Baena
as Padre Julián
Alfredo Varela
as Chinelas
Miguel Manzano
as Don Anselmo
Manuel Dondé
as Zósimo Anguiano
Jorge Arriaga
as Filegonio Menchaca
Roberto Meyer
as Doctor
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Chel López
as Compadre
José Muñoz
as Don Honorio
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Humberto Almazán
as Crescencio Menchaca
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Efraín Arauz
as Amigo de Crescencio (uncredited)
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Fernando Yapur
as Amigo de Gerardo (uncredited)
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Guillermo Calles
as Tomás (uncredited)
Lupe Carriles
as Tía de Mercedes (uncredited)
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Enrique Carrillo
as Militar (uncredited)
Aurora Cortés
as Comadre (uncredited)
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Jesús García Navarro
as Tumbao (uncredited)
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Emilio Garibay
as Cuñado de Filegonio (uncredited)
