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Release Date:
September 15, 1969
Original Title:
Homicidios en Chicago
Genres:
Crime
Production Companies:
Castilla Films
Producciones Internacionales Cinematográficas Asociadas (PICASA)
Production Countries:
Spain
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 76
Although the title (which translates as "Murders in Chicago") promises a gangster story, this is more of a murder mystery that kicks off with the seemingly accidental death of a construction worker, followed shortly after by that of a noted publisher (an uneasy-looking Eduardo Fajardo). What follows is a very confusing story in which the police, a police coroner (José Campos) and a vagrant (Fernando Sánchez Polack) who witnessed Fajardo's death embark on separate inquests on what actually happened. Meanwhile, June (María Luisa Rubio), who works as a secretary for the publishing company, is under pressure by a blackmailer (Antonio Jiménez Escribano) who has pictures of her in the sack with the deceased publisher.
Assistant Director:
Rodolfo Medina
Cesáreo Torrado
Camera Operator:
Abelardo Rodríguez
Cinematography:
Emilio Foriscot
Director:
José María Zabalza
Editor:
Sebastián Herranz
Luis Álvarez
Blanca Guillén
Makeup Artist:
Adela del Pino
Music:
Ana Satrova
Production Assistant:
Adolfo Millán
Production Manager:
José Antonio Cascales
Screenplay:
José María Zabalza
Sound:
Luis Gutiérrez
Story:
José María Zabalza
Writer:
José Antonio Cascales
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