The Burning of Judas

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The Burning of Judas (1974)

Directed by Román Chalbaud

Drama · 1h 50m

Jesús María Carmona is a small-time crook who poses as a cop so he can rob a bank. A few days before the day he planned to do it, a guerrilla group robs the same bank and Carmona is shot to death defending it when he has no other choice but to act as a policeman. Soon after, his image becomes a symbol for the police and he is honored, but his identity is found out. Meanwhile, in the neighborhood where he grew up his effigy is burned as he is now considered a traitor.

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Cast

Miguelangel Landa Jesús Carmona Hilda Vera La Danta Claudio Brook
M
María Teresa Acosta Doña Santisima Carmona Arturo Calderón
W
William Moreno
P
Pablo Gil
R
Raúl Medina Rafael Briceño José Ignacio Cabrujas
L
Luis Márquez Páez
G
Gilberto Pinto

Crew

Director
Román Chalbaud
Screenplay
José Ignacio Cabrujas, Román Chalbaud
Director of Photography
Abigaíl Rojas
Editor
Alberto Torija

Details

Original title
La quema de Judas
Release date
1974-11-20
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
Spanish
Countries
Venezuela
Production
Gente de Cine