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The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (1942)

The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself poster
Original title
El hombre que se quiso matar
Directed by
Rafael Gil
Genre
comedy film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
15
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to kill himself but his attempt goes comically wrong. The film follows his misadventures and the unexpected situations that arise.

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What happens

Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (Spanish: El hombre que se quiso matar) is a 1942 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Antonio Casal and Rosita Yarza. It is based on a novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez. It was remade in 1970 by the same director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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