The River and Death
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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.
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Cast
44 people
Columba Domínguez
Mercedes
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Miguel Torruco
Felipe Anguiano
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Gerardo Anguiano
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Jaime Fernández
Romulo Menchaca
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Polo Menchaca
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Silvia Derbez
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Miguel Manzano
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Manuel Dondé
Zósimo Anguiano
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Luis Buñuel Director · Miguel Álvarez Acosta Screenplay Luis Alcoriza Writer
First release August 22, 1954 · Produced in Mexico · Original title El río y la muerte
Production
Clasa Films Mundiales
Production
Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El río y la muerte
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Italy · August 22, 1954
Limited theatrical · Venice Film Festival
Mexico · June 30, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 1, 2026 · Theatrical · Restoration, Les Films du Camélia
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