The Bricklayers
7.7
When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.
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Cast
28 people
Ignacio López Tarso
Don Jesus
Known for
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Adalberto Martínez
Patotas
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Peter Knife
Picardía mexicana
Jaime Fernández
Perez Gomez
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Robinson Crusoe
Guns for San Sebastian
José Alonso
Federico
Known for
Dreaming About You
Salvador Sánchez
Chapo Álvarez
Known for
Alegrijes y Rebujos
Burden of Guilt
Katy Jurado
Josefina
Known for
High Noon
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José Carlos Ruiz
Jacinto Martínez
Known for
Soy tu dueña
Wild at Heart
David Silva
Ing. Zamora
Known for
El Topo
Alucarda
Eduardo Cassab
Munguia
Also in
Chabelo Y Pepito Contra Los Monstruos
Ángeles sin paraíso
Salvador Garcini
Sergio García
Known for
Alegrijes y Rebujos
Impossible Things
Gerardo Zepeda
Marcial
Known for
Los Verduleros
Revenge
Mario García González
Delegado
Also in
The Zodiac Signs
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Jorge Fons Director · Luis Carrión Screenplay Vicente Leñero Author
First release November 9, 1976 · Produced in Mexico · Production Conacine, Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE)
Production
Cinematográfica Marco Polo S.A.
Production
Conacine
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Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE)
Production
Mexico
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Languages
Original title
Los albañiles
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · November 9, 1976
Premiere · Muestra Internacional de Cine
Mexico · December 23, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
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