Don't Ever Open That Door (Spanish:No abras nunca esa puerta) is a 1952 Argentine thriller film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Ángel Magana, Roberto Escalada and Norma Giménez.[1] It is a film noir anthology film based on two short stories by Cornell Woolrich, namely "Somebody on the Phone" and "Humming Bird Comes Home".
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Directed by | Carlos Hugo Christensen |
Written by | Cornell Woolrich (stories) Alejandro Casona |
Starring | Ángel Magana Roberto Escalada Norma Giménez |
Cinematography | Pablo Tabernero |
Edited by | José Gallego |
Music by | Julián Bautista |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gori Muñoz.
It was included in the 2022 list of The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema at number 45, a poll organized by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[2]
Plot edit
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Cast edit
- Ángel Magana
- Roberto Escalada
- Ilde Pirovano
- Nicolás Fregues
- Arnoldo Chamot as Camarero
- Carlos D'Agostino as Relator radial
- Diana de Córdoba
- Rafael Diserio
- Renée Dumas
- Pedro Fiorito
- Norma Giménez
- Rosa Martín
- Luis Mora
- Percival Murray as Policia
- Luis Otero
- Alberto Quiles
- Orestes Soriani as Gerente de banco
References edit
- ^ Spicer p.437
- ^ "Top 100" (in Spanish). Encuesta de cine argentino 2022. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
Bibliography edit
- Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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