Film
Lecumberri, the Dark Palace
1977Directed by Arturo Ripstein
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
About Lecumberri, the Dark Palace
- Documentary
Synopsis
The Lecumberri Penitentiary was one of the most notorious prisons in 20th-century Mexico, known for the notorious inmates who were held there and the appalling living conditions inside. This documentary records daily life in the prison shortly before its closure.
- Director
- Arturo Ripstein
- Writers
- José Emilio Pacheco
- Miguel Necoechea
- Tomás Pérez Turrent
- Arturo Ripstein
- Margarita Suzan
- Original title
- Lecumberri: El palacio negro
