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The Medallion Crime (1956)

The Medallion Crime poster
Original title
El medallón del crimen
Directed by
Juan Bustillo Oro
Genre
film noir, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a murder connected to a valuable medallion. The case pulls him into a web of deceit and danger in Mexico City.

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What happens

The Medallion Crime (Spanish: El medallón del crimen) is a 1956 Mexican mystery crime thriller film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Rosario Granados, Manolo Fábregas and Rita Macedo. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Javier Torres Torija. It was one of several film noirs directed by Bustillo Oro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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