El Bruto

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El Bruto is a 1953 Mexican film noir–style drama directed by Luis Buñuel, known for its gritty portrayal of violence, class conflict, and moral corruption in a Mexico City tenement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
film noir–style drama
cinematographyStyle high-contrast black-and-white
countryOfOrigin Mexico
director Luis Buñuel NERFINISHED
directorActiveIn Mexican cinema
directorNationality Spanish
distributionRegion Mexico NERFINISHED
distributor Clasa Films Mundiales NERFINISHED
era Golden Age of Mexican cinema NERFINISHED
filmingCountry Mexico NERFINISHED
genre drama
film noir
hasCharacterType brutish enforcer
corrupt landlord
manipulative woman
hasFilmRating black-and-white film
hasPosterLanguage Spanish
hasStyle melodrama
realism
hasTheme class conflict
moral corruption
violence
hasTitle El Bruto NERFINISHED
mainCharacterOccupation strongman
narrativeFocus abuse of power
working-class struggles
notableFor critique of social inequality
depiction of class conflict
gritty portrayal of violence
originalLanguage Spanish
partOf Mexican cinema of the 1950s
portrays exploitation of the poor
landlord–tenant conflict
urban poverty
productionCompany Clasa Films Mundiales NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1953
runtimeMinutes 81
screenwriter Luis Buñuel NERFINISHED
settingLocation Mexico City NERFINISHED
Mexico City tenement
starredActor Andrés Soler NERFINISHED
Katy Jurado NERFINISHED
Pedro Armendáriz NERFINISHED
Rosa Arenas NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Spanish

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Katy Jurado notableWork El Bruto