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Life Sentence

Directed by Arturo Ripstein
1979    1h 35m
7.1
"El Tarzan" Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. However, a corrupt policeman blackmails him leaving "El Tarzan" no other option but to continue committing robberies. Adapting the genre conventions of the film noir to the Mexican context, Ripstein's film focuses on Mexican police corruption and questions the judicial system.
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Cast of Life Sentence
  • Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Javier Lira "El Tarzán"
  • Narciso BusquetsCommander Prieto
  • Ernesto Gómez CruzCorporal Pantoja
  • Ana Ofelia MurguíaMrs. Romero
  • Roberto CoboGallito
  • Angélica ChainRosa Martínez
  • Pilar PellicerPantoja's wife
  • Rodrigo PueblaCotorra
  • Yolanda RigelOjitos
  • Jorge PatiñoMuclan
  • Ana MartínMaid
  • Ramón MenéndezBank employee
  • Yaco Alva
  • Julián Pastor
  • Roberto Dumont
  • León Singer
  • Jorge Fegán
  • Eduardo Cassab
  • Martha Meneses
  • Laura Alfaro
  • Agustín Silva
  • Marta Resnikoff
  • Humberto Vilchis
  • Eduardo Borja
  • Roberto Monterrubio
  • María Barber
  • Pepe Arévalo

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