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One Day with the Devil

One Day with the Devil

19457.41h 40m

Overview

Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it an evil being.

Directed by Miguel M. Delgado
Written by Jaime Salvador
Produced by Santiago Reachi, Jacques Gelman
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Top Cast

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Juan Pérez

Andrés Soler

Andrés Soler

El diablo, El polïcia

Miguel Arenas

Miguel Arenas

S

Susana Cora

H

Hernán Vera

Néron

Rafael Icardo

Rafael Icardo

Óscar Pulido

Óscar Pulido

Manuel Dondé

Manuel Dondé

E

Estanislao Schillinsky

Pedro Elviro

Pedro Elviro

Themes & Keywords

armyafterlifedevilnewspaper boy

About One Day with the Devil

One Day with the Devil is a comedy film released in 1945 exploring themes of army, afterlife, devil, newspaper boy. Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, it stars Cantinflas, Andrés Soler, Miguel Arenas. Cantinflas, on a drunken night, becomes Army soldier. Soon, he meets the Devil who tries to make it an evil being.

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