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The Beast Must Die (Spanish: La bestia debe morir) is a 1952 Argentine thriller film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Román Viñoly Barreto and starring Laura Hidalgo Guillermo Battaglia and Narciso Ibáñez Menta.[1] It based on the 1938 novel The Beast Must Die by Irish writer Cecil Day-Lewis, part of his series featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways.
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| Directed by | Román Viñoly Barreto |
| Written by | Narciso Ibáñez Menta Román Viñoly Barreto |
| Based on | The Beast Must Die by Cecil Day-Lewis |
| Produced by | Laura Hidalgo Román Viñoly Barreto |
| Starring | Guillermo Battaglia Narciso Ibáñez Menta Warly Ceriani |
| Cinematography | Alberto Etchebehere |
| Edited by | José Serra |
| Music by | Silvio Vernazza |
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| Distributed by | Argentina Sono Film |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
A writer of murder novels adopts a new identity to track down the hit-and-run driver who killed his son. Along the way he falls in love with a beautiful film star, and a series of disastrous complications take their course.
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