The Shadow of the Tyrant

(1960)

★ 7 IMDb · 14 votes

Genres: History, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1960

Runtime: 129 мин

Country: Mexico

Director: Julio Bracho

Cast: Tito Junco, Roberto Cañedo, Tito Novaro, Tomás Perrín, Bárbara Gil, Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr., Ignacio López Tarso, Carlos López Moctezuma, Víctor Manuel Mendoza, Fernando Mendoza

Plot

In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.