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Black Ace (1954)

Black Ace poster
Original title
As negro
Directed by
Fernando Méndez
Genre
gangster film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved with criminal activities in a Mexican city. He faces dangerous situations and moral choices.

noirgrittytensemelancholicatmosphericurban1960s

What happens

Black Ace (Spanish: As negro) is a 1954 Mexican noir crime drama film directed by Fernando Méndez and starring Antonio Badú, Meche Barba and René Cardona. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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