The Paper Man
1963, Spanish. Directed by Ismael Rodríguez.
A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ismael RodríguezDirector
- Ignacio López TarsoAdán
- Alida ValliLa Italiana
- Luis AguilarVentrílocuo
- Guillermo OreaTendero
- Columba DomínguezSeñorita Directora de casa hogar
- Noé MurayamaLíder
- José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'Torcuato
- Julio AlemánPaseante
- Susana CabreraLa Gorda
- Alicia del LagoMaría
- Pedro VargasCura
- Julio AldamaPicudo
Details
- Released
- 5 October 1963
- Original title
- El hombre de papel
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Luis Spota, Ismael Rodríguez, Ricardo Garibay
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The Paper Man runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Which OTT platform is The Paper Man on?
The Paper Man isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Paper Man?
If you liked The Paper Man, try Night Always Comes, Fierce People, The Young One.
Who directed The Paper Man?
The Paper Man (1963) was directed by Ismael Rodríguez and stars Ignacio López Tarso, Alida Valli, Luis Aguilar.