DEATH OF A CYCLIST

Details

• Release Year: 1955
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Upper class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy, married mistress María José, driving back from a late-night rendevous, accidentally hit a cyclist and run. The resulting, exquisitely shot tale of guilt, infidelity, and blackmail reveals the wide gap between the rich and the poor in Spain and surveys the corrupt ethics of a society seduced by decadence. Juan Antonio Bardem's charged melodrama Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista) was a direct attack on 1950s Spanish society under Franco's rule. Though the film was affected by the dictates of censorship, its sting could never be dulled.
• Cast: Lucia Bosé, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Julia Delgado Caro, Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Fernando Sancho, Manuel Alexandre, Elsa Fábregas, Manuel Rojas, Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis Fernando de Igoa
• Director: Juan Antonio Bardem
• Runtime: 1:27
• Company: Janus Films, The Criterion Collection, Video Mercury Films S. A.
• Media Format: Movie