El Supersabio

(1948)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 38 votes

Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Year: 1948

Runtime: 103 мин

Country: Mexico

Director: Miguel M. Delgado

Cast: Cantinflas, Perla Aguiar, Carlos Martínez Baena, Alejandro Cobo, Aurora Walker, Alfredo Varela, José Pidal, Eduardo Casado, Francisco Jambrina, Pepe Martínez

Plot

Cantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos Martinez Baena). But Cantinflas has the soul of a poet rather than a serious researcher, and he wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our friend is the only person who knows the composition