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La Bestia Debe Morir
''The Beast Must Die'' (Spanish: ''La bestia debe morir'') is a 1952 Argentine thriller film directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and starring Laura Hidalgo Guillermo Battaglia and Narciso Ibáñez Menta. It based on the 1938 novel '' The Beast Must Die'' by Irish writer Cecil Day-Lewis, part of his series featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways. Plot A writer of murder novels adopts a new identity to track down the hit-and-run driver who killed his son. Along the way he falls in love with a beautiful film star, and a series of disastrous complications take their course. Cast * Narciso Ibáñez Menta as Felix Lane * Laura Hidalgo as Linda Lawson * Guillermo Battaglia as Jorge Rattery * Milagros de la Vega as Sra. Rattery * Nathán Pinzón as Carpax * Ernesto Bianco as Nigel Strangeways * Beba Bidart as Rhoda Carpax *Josefa Goldar as Violeta Rattery * Jesús Pampín as Inspector Blount * Amalia Bernabé as Matilde * Gloria Ferrandiz Gloria Ferrandiz (1893 in Ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Román Viñoly Barreto
Román Viñoly Barreto (8 August 1914 – 20 August 1970) was a Uruguayan-Argentine film director. Biography Viñoly Barreto directed 28 feature films between 1947 and 1966 including ''The Black Vampire'', '' Paper Boats'', the 1954 film '' El Abuelo'' which starred Enrique Muino and Mecha Ortiz and Esta Es Mi Vida starring Miguel de Molina. His 1958 film ''Los dioses ajenos'' was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1965 film ''La pérgola de las flores'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later, he was a member of the jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. He was also a notable screenwriter, theater and opera director. Personal life The director was the father of architect Rafael Viñoly, artist Daniel Viñoly, and Dr. Ana Maria de la Merced Viñoly. He died in 1970 in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |