The Great Madcap

Year: 1949

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Luis Buñuel

Comedy

The film follows a family determined to curb the extravagant, hedonistic habits of their patriarch, Alfredo. To force him to tighten his purse strings, they concoct a ruse, convincing him that his massive fortune has vanished. Their deception spawns comic mishaps while exposing the family’s underlying loyalties and the challenges of taming a lover of excess.

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