The Beast Must Die (1952)
aka La bestia debe morir
Genre: Film Noir | Mystery | Thriller
Country: Argentina | Director: Román Viñoly Barreto
Language: Spanish | Subtitles: English & Spanish
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Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 | Length: 104mn
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201477/
Audio 2: Commentary by Author and Film Historian Guido Segal
Mystery writer Felix Lane, (legendary Spanish actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta), suffers a tragic loss; his nine-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Desperate for vengeance, Lane bypasses the authorities, adopts a new identity, and begins looking for clues that will lead him to the culprit. The suspense reaches hair-raising levels as Felix’s vendetta leads him to infiltrate an affluent family rife with its own intrigues. But who among this highly suspect bunch is the killer? And will Felix follow his mission to its bitter end?
Based on Cecil Day-Lewis’ influential 1936 novel The Beast Must Die (written as Nicholas Blake), Viñoly Barreto’s film is a stunning adaptation of one of the true landmarks of crime fiction and psychological suspense.
An Argentinian noir from the fifties, interesting! I’ll check it out. Recently I watched another fifties crime mystery from Argentine, Rosaura a las 10, which is a great film, also ranked high on some best of Argentine cinema lists.