Hardly a Criminal (1949)
1h 28m
Running Time
March 22, 1949Release Date
Hardly a Criminal (1949)
1h 28m
Running Time
March 22, 1949Release Date
Plot.
A bank employee uses a loophole in Argentine law to concoct the perfect crime, planning to reap the rewards of his embezzlement after serving six years in prison…
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Cast & Crew.
Jorge Salcedo
José Moran
Sebastián Chiola
Rosatto
Tito Alonso
Carlos Moran
Linda Lorena
Laura
Josefa Goldar
Actress
Tito Grassi
Inspector
Hugo Fregonese
Director
Raimundo Calcagno
Writer
Israel Chas de Cruz
Writer
Tulio Demicheli
Writer
José Ramón Luna
Writer
José de Angelis
Warden
Juan J. Guthmann
Producer
Mauricio Espósito
Policeman
Orestes Soriani
Manager
Alberto Dubois
Assistant Director
Jorge Gárate
Editor
Julián Bautista
Original Music Composer
Roque Giaccovino
Director of Photography
Francisco Tarantini
Production Manager
Mario Fezia
Sound
Luis Lang
Makeup Artist
Julio Dasso
Camera Operator
Carlos Alberto Parrilla
Producer's Assistant
José Gutiérrez
Producer
Esther Cabrera
Hairstylist
Luis Reny
Assistant Director
Juan Rocino
Gaffer
Alberto Peyrou
Fausto Padín
Raúl Luar
Alfonso Ferrari Amores
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 22, 1949
Original NameApenas un delincuente
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
Wiki.
Hardly a Criminal (Spanish: Apenas un delincuente) is a 1949 Argentine crime drama directed by Hugo Fregonese. It was written by Raimundo Calcagno and Israel Chas de Cruz. The film started the director's Hollywood film directing career. It was re-released in theatres a few times during the 21st century.
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 10th position. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines La vida útil, Taipei and La tierra quema, presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the film reached the 27th position.