From Argentina comes this excellent crime thriller. The Beast Must Die concerns the fate of a writer who after his son is killed in a hit and run, attempts to find out who the responsible driver was. Going undercover, his investigation causes a series of major complications.
The film was directed by Román Viñoly Barreto who worked during what is now considered the classical era of Argentina's film industry which ran from the 1930's to the 1950's. The Argentina cinema at one point was releasing approximately 40 films a year in spite of political pressures from the Peron government and the Church. In fact one of the performers Libertad Lamarque managed to earn the enmity of Evita Peron probably not a real healthy situation for her.
The Beast Must Die actually originates as a detective novel from a British author, Cecil Day-Lewis. The director Claude Chabrol was so impressed with the story he also made a French version.
In spite of my digression on this post, I would emphasize again that this is an excellent thriller.
This film was written by Narciso Ibáñez Menta and Román Viñoly Barreto, the running time is 95 minutes.
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