The Great Madcap

Synopsis

Buñuel's first "comeback" film since "L'Age d'Or" in 1930 (he made only a few musicals in the interim), "El Gran Calavera" concerns a family's attempts to change the patriarch's somewhat indulgent and hedonistic ways by fooling him into thinking his large fortune is gone. They assume a life of poverty in Mexico in an attempt to teach him a lesson. However, he discovers it's a ruse, but continues to perpetuate the facade of ignorance while sneaking off during the day to conduct his thriving business. Why? To teach his family a lesson - they are all lazy, worthless leeches!

Main Cast

Fernando Soler

Ramiro de la Mata

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Rosario Granados

Virginia de la Mata

Age : 72 | Popularity : 5%

Andrés Soler

Ladislao de la Mata

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Rubén Rojo

Pablo

Age : 70 | Popularity : 8%

Gustavo Rojo

Eduardo de la Mata

Age : 93 | Popularity : 15%

Maruja Grifell

Milagros

Age : 61 | Popularity : 4%

Francisco Jambrina

Gregorio de la Mata

Age : 65 | Popularity : 5%

Luis Alcoriza

Alfredo

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Luis Buñuel
	Assistant Director	Moises M. Delgado
Writing	Screenplay	Luis Alcoriza Janet Alcoriza
	Writer	Adolfo Torrado
Production	Producer	Óscar Dancigers Fernando Soler
	Administration	Antonio de Salazar
	Production Manager	Alberto A. Ferrer Federico Amérigo
Editing	Editor	Carlos Savage
	Assistant Editor	Alberto Valenzuela
Crew	Other	William W. Claridge
Sound	Sound Recordist	Rafael Ruiz Esparza
	Original Music Composer	Manuel Esperón
	Sound Director	Jesús González Gancy
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Ana Guerrero
	Hairstylist	Juana Lepe
Art	Production Design	Luis Moya
	Set Decoration	Dario Cabañas
Camera	Director of Photography	Ezequiel Carrasco
	Camera Operator	Manuel Santaella
Department	Role	Name

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