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The River and Death (1954) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1954 · 91 mins · Spanish
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- Directed by
- Luis Buñuel
- Starring
- Manuel Dondé, Lupe Carriles, Enrique Carrillo, Aurora Cortés, Enedina Díaz de León, Joaquín Cordero
In a Mexican village a centuries‑old blood feud between two families has claimed generations of sons in the name of honor. Only one heir remains in each clan: a modern city‑trained doctor and his counterpart who stayed in the village, intent on killing the doctor to end the cycle. The whole community thirsts for blood, driving the final confrontation toward tragedy.
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