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Death of a Cyclist (1955)

Death of a Cyclist poster
Original title
Muerte de un ciclista
Directed by
Juan Antonio Bardem
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
Italy, Spain
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 112 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy woman and her lover cause a fatal accident. They try to hide their involvement from the police and keep up their normal lives, but the guilt starts to tear them apart.

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What happens

Death of a Cyclist (Spanish: Muerte de un ciclista; first released in the United States as Age of Infidelity) is a 1955 social realist Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Italian actress Lucia Bosè (who was dubbed into Spanish by Elsa Fábregas) and Alberto Closas. It won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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