Aug 22, 1960
129 min
Full-HD

The Shadow of the Tyrant (1960)

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.

Category

History Drama Thriller

Country

Mexico

Companies

Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)

Tito Junco

General Ignacio Aguirre

Roberto Cañedo

Presidente Cámara de diputados

Tito Novaro

Diputado

Tomás Perrín

Diputado Axcaná González

Bárbara Gil

Rosario

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

El Caudillo

Ignacio López Tarso

General Hilario Jiménez

Carlos López Moctezuma

Diputado Emilio Olivier Fernández

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