The Mexican (1956)

Original title

Мексиканец

Directed by

Vladimir Kaplunovskiy

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young Mexican boxer fights for justice and his community. He faces personal and political struggles in the early 20th century.

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What happens

The Mexican (Russian: Мексиканец, romanized: Meksikanets) is a 1955 Soviet boxing drama film directed by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on a 1911 short story by Jack London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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