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The Recourse to the Method (1978) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1978 · 164 mins · Spanish
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- Directed by
- Miguel Littín
- Starring
- Katy Jurado, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Salvador Sánchez, Raúl Pomares, Nelson Villagra, Reynaldo Miravalles
Set in the early 1900s, the film follows a Latin American dictator who begins as a charismatic, gentle ruler profiting from high‑priced exports and leisurely trips to Paris with his daughter. After World I, falling commodity prices and repeated coups turn him into a ruthless tyrant. He is eventually overthrown and dies in obscurity in Paris.
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