The River and Death

Name: The River and Death
Director: Luis Buñuel
Released: 1954
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Columba Domínguez, Miguel Torruco, Joaquín Cordero, Jaime Fernández, Víctor Alcocer

1954 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 982 VOTES · DIR. Luis Buñuel

Overview

A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.

Dialogue Timeline — 966 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:25 Death and The River

00:05:12 Savages! Why would children have to carry that curse?

00:08:20 Hey!

00:11:35 Yes? - I've come to see Gerardo Anguiano.

00:15:19 - Nonsense. - You promised you'd tell me about it.

00:18:49 - You coming home tonight? - Sure! Else your daughter will kill me!

00:22:19 But, Felipe, why don't you leave the village?

00:25:20 You criticize our traditions 'cause you were not born here, but...

00:28:59 - He's dead. - Yeah, a really bad shooter.

00:32:28 - How about this coffee, Father? - It's from Don Lucas', right?

00:35:35 Nobody doubts that!

00:39:44 Would you be happy if I went back to my jail?

00:45:55 Say good-bye to your dad. He's been killed and you'll never see him again!

00:51:48 Cheer up.

00:57:27 That's true.

01:01:25 Let's go.

01:04:35 I think you're forgetting our dead.

01:10:13 What have you heard about Gerardo?

01:12:35 "I don't think books taught you to scorn your family's honor. "

01:15:58 You always have to be in good shape for your job.

01:18:31 - Come in, boys. - How are you, Mechita?

01:21:12 Where are you going?

01:24:31 - Hi, Rómulo. - Hi, you guys!

01:28:59 - Donkeys can't enter Mexico City. - And how did they let you in?

Cast & Characters

Columba Domínguez Mercedes Miguel Torruco Felipe Anguiano Joaquín Cordero Gerardo Anguiano Jaime Fernández Romulo Menchaca Víctor Alcocer Polo Menchaca Silvia Derbez Elsa José Elías Moreno Don Nemesio Carlos Martínez Baena Padre Julián Alfredo Varela Chinelas Miguel Manzano don Anselmo

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed966

Dialogue density10.6 lines / min

First line00:00:25

Final line01:28:59

Production Record

DirectorLuis Buñuel

LanguageSpanish

IMDb votes982