The Shadow of the Tyrant

The Shadow of the Tyrant
1960
★★★☆☆ 6.7/10
⏱️ 129 min
📅 Released
🌐 ES
HistoryDramaThriller
In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.

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Cast

Tito Junco
Tito Junco
General Ignacio Aguirre
Roberto Cañedo
Roberto Cañedo
Presidente Cámara de diputados
Tito Novaro
Tito Novaro
Diputado
Tomás Perrín
Tomás Perrín
Diputado Axcaná González
Bárbara Gil
Bárbara Gil
Rosario
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
El Caudillo

User Reviews

Andres Gomez
★ 5/10
October 25, 2013
Interesting movie from the perspective of how Mexican politics work from a fictional point of view. The performance are good but the story could be better developed.

Crew

Director
Julio Bracho
Writer
Julio Bracho, Jesús Cárdenas

Production

Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)

Keywords

mexicobased on novel or bookgeneralpolitical partypresidentpolitical intrigue candidatefiring squadvaudeville act1920s