1976
6.4 (28 votes)
2h 2m
Genres
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Production Companies
Cinematográfica Marco Polo S.A.
Conacine
Conacine
The Bricklayers (Los albañiles)
Overview
When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.
Key Crew
Director: Jorge Fons
Screenplay: Jorge Fons, Luis Carrión
Director of Photography: Álex Phillips Jr.
Producer: Marco Silva, Leopoldo Silva
Top Cast
Ignacio López Tarso
Don Jesus
Adalberto Martínez
Patotas
Jaime Fernández
Perez Gomez
José Alonso
Federico
Salvador Sánchez
Chapo Álvarez
Katy Jurado
Josefina
José Carlos Ruiz
Jacinto Martínez
David Silva
Ing. Zamora
