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El bombero atómico
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Title: El bombero atómico

Release Date: 10 Sep 1952

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Comedy

Director: POSA Films

Production Companies: POSA Films

Overview: Cantinflas is a clumsy fireman, who one day receives the visit of his little goddaughter, whose mother recently died in the jungle. After having work in a few fires, Cantinflas decided to quit and become a policeman, because is less dangerous. Everything goes well until a gang of gangsters kidnap the girl, because of a monetary inheritance.

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Average Vote: 8.4 (80 votes)

Cast

  • Agente 777: Cantinflas
  • Comandante Bravo: Roberto Soto
  • El Piquete: Gilberto González
  • Rosario: Elisa Quintanilla
  • Jefe bomberos: Miguel Manzano
  • El chueco: Pascual García Peña
  • Licenciado / notario: Ernesto Finance
  • Silverio: Jorge Mondragón
  • Sargento Policía: Eduardo Alcaraz
  • Policia: Ángel Infante
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