Once Upon a Scoundrel

1973Movie⏱️ 1h 39mG

Comedy

⭐ 5.3

IMDB Rating

128 votes

Comic genius Zero Mostel hilariously portrays Senor Carlos de Refugio, a wealthy landowner known for his roguish and selfish acts.

Director

George Schaefer

Writers

N/A

Stars

Zero Mostel, Katy Jurado, A Martinez

Release Date

August 15, 1974

Language

English, Spanish

Country

Mexico, United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Zero Mostel

as Carlos del Refugio

Katy Jurado

as Aunt Delfina

A Martinez

as Luis Manuel

Pancho Córdova

as Víctor Cruz

Xavier Marc

as Felipe

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Tamara Garina

as Margarita

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Abraham Stavans

as Santos

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José Chávez

as Pancho

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Chano Urueta

as Priest

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Carlos Nieto

as Rodríguez

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Mono

Filming Location

Atotonilco, Jalisco, Mexico

Production

Otto Preminger Films, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Overview of film (No Spoilers)...

by alsarcade • 2001-04-20

"Zero Mostel plays a cruel Mexican landowner who is hated by the entire town for a variety of reasons. The town plots against him to free a young man from prison. Zero is the centerpiece of this mostly unknown comedy and he spends the film behind a big fake mustache, but he still has his trademark stare to carry his comedic gestures. Not the best film of his career but fun if you're a Zero fan...."