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Crab II
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Crab II

1984-06-13 · 107 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Crime

Commissioner Leon (Miguel Angel Landa) investigates the murder of a woman in a population near the capital. The woman was raped before death and the case is complicated when his brother becomes the prime suspect, since it is a priest (Eduardo Serrano). Because of the implications that inquiries might have, Leon is pressured to keep the event as a "crab" (Cangrejo, or a unsolvable case), but he decides to comply with the law.

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Production details

Directors
Román Chalbaud
Production companies
Gente de Cine
Countries
Venezuela
Status
Released

Top Cast

Eduardo Serrano
Ramón Hinojosa
Miguelangel LandaMiguelangel Landa
Pilar Romero
Rafael BriceñoRafael Briceño
Carlos Omobono
Enrique Alzugaray
Daniel AlvaradoDaniel Alvarado
Orlando UrdanetaOrlando Urdaneta
Esther Baruska
Leonardo Bustamante
Hilda Blanco
Arturo CalderónArturo Calderón
Chela D'Gar
Efraín Cedeño
Ezequiel Díaz Silva
Pedro DuránPedro Durán
Iván FeoIván Feo
Ana María Fernández
Juan Galeno

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