The Mind and the Crime

Jan 1, 1961

1h 45m

★ 7.5

Symbol of an atypical noir documentary, an unclassifiable singularity.

Overview

The discovery of a human torso thrown into a waterway, leads the viewer to observe the work of modern criminology and the task of special agents to track and record the psychopath's mentality through the elucidation of techniques present in the reality of the police investigation.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Documentary

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Cast

Marciano Martín

Palmira Arzubide

Alfredo Wally Barrón

Richard B. Cain

Queta Carrasco

Mario Cid

Marcela Daviland

Felipe del Castillo

Alejandro Guerrero

Marta Zamora

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0.0

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7.1

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7.0

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6.9

The Five Obstructions

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0.0

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7.3

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7.6

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5.2

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7.2

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3.3

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Jan 1, 1988

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0.0

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7.8

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4.8

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7.1

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4.3

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6.4

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10.0

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5.0

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0.0

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