Directed by:
Román Viñoly BarretoCinematography:
Alberto EtchebehereComposer:
Silvio VernazzaCast:
Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Laura Hidalgo, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega, Nathán Pinzón, Gloria Ferrandiz, Amalia Bernabé, Ernesto Bianco, Beba Bidart (more)Plots(1)
The Beast Must Die was adapted from a crime novel by Cecil Day-Lewis (father of Oscar-winning actor Daniel), published in 1938 under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake. The first quarter can seem disorienting – murder by poison is connected to a multitude of characters in complicated relationships. But then the flashback kicks in and the narrative centers around a single protagonist, crime fiction writer Felix Lane (Narciso Ibáñez Menta). The rest takes the form of a revenge film, with the man vowing to uncover and kill the man who caused the car crash that killed his son. Uruguayan-born director Román Viñoly Barreto and cinematographer Alberto Etchebehere use harsh contrasts, depth compositions and, in some sequences, light diffused in the fog. The same material was adapted by genre specialist Claude Chabrol in 1969, and a ten-hour TV version was released in 2021. (Noir Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Narciso Ibáñez Menta
Spain
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
The Night of the Werewolf (1981)
Laura Hidalgo
Romania
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Guillermo Battaglia
Argentina
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
The Official Story (1985)
Milagros de la Vega
Argentina
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Nathán Pinzón
Argentina
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
The Black Vampire (1953)
Gloria Ferrandiz
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Amalia Bernabé
Argentina
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Ernesto Bianco
Argentina
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Beba Bidart
Argentina
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Josefa Goldar
Argentina
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Jesús Pampín
Uruguay
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Humberto Balado
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Ricardo Argemí
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
The Black Vampire (1953)
Eduardo Moyano
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Warly Ceriani
Argentina
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Osvaldo Bruzzi
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Carlos Cotto
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Ángel Eleta
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Marcelo Lavalle
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)
Rafael Salvatore
Best movies:
The Beast Must Die (1952)