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El hombre y el monstruo

El hombre y el monstruo

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 18m
Horror
6.1
IMDB Rating
360 votes

A failed pianist sells his soul to the devil in return for his becoming the greatest musician in the world. The catch: every time he plays he turns into a horrible monster.

Director
Rafael Baledón
Writers
Alfredo Salazar, Raúl Zenteno
Stars
Enrique Rambal, Abel Salazar, Martha Roth
Language
Spanish
Country
Mexico
💬 17
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Enrique Rambal
Enrique Rambal
as Samuel Magno
Abel Salazar
Abel Salazar
as Ricardo Souto
Martha Roth
Martha Roth
as Laura
Ofelia Guilmáin
Ofelia Guilmáin
as Cornelia
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Ana Laura Baledon
as Girl killed by Samuel
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José Chávez
as Police officer
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Maricarmen Vela
as Blond Motorist
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Carlos Suárez
Anita Blanch
Anita Blanch
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Jesús Gómez Murguía
as Police officer

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Mexico
Production
Cinematográfica ABSA

🏷️ Keywords

psychotronic filmsupernatural horrormonsterpianistdevil

🎯 Categories

SpanishSupernatural HorrorHorror

⭐ Featured Review

Another Great Horror Film From South Of The Border
by ferbs542008-04-23
7/10

"I had greatly admired producer Abel Salazar and director Rafael Baledon's 1961 offering, "The Curse of the Crying Woman" (indeed, I believe it to be a horror masterpiece), and so eagerly looked forward to watching an earlier effort by that same team, "The Man and the Monster" (1958). And while this earlier film turns out to be not quite in the same exalted league as the later effort, it still has much to offer, indeed. Abel Salazar again makes for a sympathetic lead here, playing Ricardo Souto, a Mexican writer for a music journal who travels to an unnamed country to i..."

📖 Synopsis

A failed pianist sells his soul to the devil in return for his becoming the greatest musician in the world. The catch: every time he plays he turns into a horrible monster.