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Topic: Film "Ratero" (1979). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1979
- Release date
- Feb 1, 1979
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.0/10
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Topic: Film "Ratero" (1979).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: Ratero.
Year: 1979.
Release Date: 02/01/1979 (MX).
Runtime: 1h 37m.
Genres: Comedia, drama, suspenso y acción mexicana (Comedy, drama, suspense, and action Mexican film).
Director: Ismael Rodríguez.
Cast: Roberto «El Flaco» Guzmán, Alma Delfina, Carmen Salinas, Lilia Prado, Antonio Espino «Clavillazo», and José Ángel Espinoza «Ferrusquilla».
Plot: Solovino (name given because no one knows his origin) is a miserable province man trying to improve his life but is forced to steal to survive. When a large jewelry bounty arises, two cops offer him freedom in exchange for the bounty, making him a target of police harassment.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline): Ratero is a 19
Should you watch it?
“A struggling province man turns to theft and becomes the target of relentless police harassment.”
- Features a narrative centered on a miserable province man striving to improve his life.
- Includes high-stakes conflict involving a large jewelry bounty and police demands.
- Directed by Ismael Rodríguez and features a notable cast including Roberto El Flaco Guzmán.
- The provided sources do not detail specific drawbacks or slow sections, so viewers unfamiliar with 1979 Mexican cinema genres of comedy, drama, suspense, and action may need to look closer at its tone.
Watch it if you want to see a 1979 Mexican drama about a struggling man caught between survival and police harassment.
The film blends comedy, drama, suspense, and action across a runtime of one hour and thirty-seven minutes.
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It is worth watching if you are interested in 1979 Mexican cinema combining comedy, drama, suspense, and action.
What is the runtime or binge duration?
The film has a runtime of one hour and thirty-seven minutes.
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Ratero is a feature film rather than an episodic television series, so it does not have episodes.
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