350769
350769

Lecumberri, the Dark Palace

1977-11-02
5.2
es 110m
Documentary
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.

Writer

José Emilio Pacheco

Director

Arturo Ripstein

Writer

Miguel Necoechea

Writer

Tomás Pérez Turrent

Writer

Arturo Ripstein

Writer

Margarita Suzan

Status

Released

Countries

  • Mexico

Companies

  • Estudios Churubusco Azteca
  • Centro de Producción de Cortometraje