- Country: Mexico
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Release: 1955-05-19
- Director: Luis Buñuel
- Writers: Luis Buñuel , Eduardo Ugarte , Rodolfo Usigli
- Language: Spanish
- Stars: Ernesto Alonso , Miroslava , Rita Macedo , Ariadne Welter , Andrea Palma , Rodolfo Landa , José María Linares-Rivas , Leonor Llausás , Eva Calvo , Enrique Díaz Indiano
- Runtime: 89 min
- Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations
- AKA: La vie criminelle d'Archibald de la Cruz (Canada) , La vida criminal de Archibaldo de la Cruz , Ensayo de un crimen (Denmark) , The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz , I eglimatiki zoi tou Archibaldo de la Cruz (Greece) , Estasi di un delitto (Italy) , Злочинне життя Арчібальдо де ла Крус (Ukraine) , Ensaio de Um Crime (Brazil) , Archibaldo de la Cruzin rikollinen elämä (Finland) , Ensayo de un crimen (Mexico) , Rehearsal for a Crime , La vie criminelle d'Archibald de la Cruz (France, French Republic) , Престъпният живот на Арчибалдо ДеЛа Круз (Bulgaria) , Das verbrecherische Leben des Archibaldo de la Cruz , Попытка преступления , Pokus o zlocin , Ensaio de Um Crime (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (United States of America) , The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz (Canada) , Kriminalni zivot Arcibalda Kruza , Archibaldo de la Cruz' kriminelle liv (Norway) , Ensayo de un crimen , Опит за престъпление (Bulgaria) , Egy büneset története (Hungary) , Η εγκληματική ζωή του Αρτσιμπάλντο ντε λα Κρουζ (Greece) , Zendegi-ye Jenayie Archibaldo de la Cruz (Iran) , Viața criminală a lui Arhibaldo de la Cruz (Romania) , アルチバルド・デラクルスの犯罪的人生 (Japan) , Zbrodnicze życie Archibalda de la Cruz (Poland) , Ensayo de un crimen (Spain) , The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz (India) , La vie criminelle d'Archibald de la Cruz (Belgium) , Archibald de la Cruz bűnös élete (Hungary)
- Plot:
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it – but not everything goes according to plan…
- IMDB:tt0048037
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz Cast · · · ALL
Luis Buñuel
Director
Ernesto Alonso
Archibaldo de la Cruz
Miroslava
Lavinia
Rita Macedo
Patricia Terrazas
Andrea Palma
Mrs. Cervantes
Rodolfo Landa
Alejandro Rivas
Ariadne Welter
Carlota Cervantes
José María Linares-Rivas
Willy Corduran
Leonor Llausás
The Governess
Eva Calvo
Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother
Carlos Riquelme
The Commissioner
Carlos Martínez Baena
Priest
Manuel Dondé
Colonel at wedding
Armando Velasco
Judge
Armando Acosta
Man at Gordo's (uncredited)
Eduardo Alcaraz
Gordo Azuara (uncredited)
Janet Alcoriza
American tourist (uncredited)
Rafael Banquells hijo
Archibaldo as a boy (uncredited)
Antonio Bravo
Antiques dealer (uncredited)
Emilio Brillas
Mannequin maker (uncredited)
Lupe Carriles
Maid at Carlota's home (uncredited)
Jorge Casanova
Draftsman (uncredited)
Enedina Díaz de León
Maid (uncredited)
Enrique García Álvarez
Chucho (uncredited)
Jesús Gómez
López - policeman (uncredited)
Leonor Gómez
Waitress (uncredited)