The Beast Must Die (1952 film) explained

The Beast Must Die
Director:Román Viñoly Barreto
Based On:The Beast Must Die by Cecil Day-Lewis
Producer:Laura Hidalgo
Román Viñoly Barreto
Starring:Guillermo Battaglia
Narciso Ibáñez Menta
Warly Ceriani
Cinematography:Alberto Etchebehere
Editing:José Serra
Music:Silvio Vernazza
Studio:Argentina Sono Film
Distributor:Argentina Sono Film
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:Argentina
Language:Spanish

The Beast Must Die (Spanish: La bestia debe morir) is a 1952 Argentine thriller film directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and starring Laura Hidalgo Guillermo Battaglia and Narciso Ibáñez Menta.[1] It based on the 1938 novel The Beast Must Die by Irish writer Cecil Day-Lewis, part of his series featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways.

Plot

A writer of murder novels adopts a new identity to track down the hit-and-run driver who killed his son. Along the way he falls in love with a beautiful film star, and a series of disastrous complications take their course.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La bestia debe morir. Cinenacional.com. 17 January 2014. Spanish.