The Burning of Judas
1974, Spanish. Directed by Román Chalbaud.
Jesús María Carmona is a small-time crook who poses as a cop so he can rob a bank. A few days before the day he planned to do it, a guerrilla group robs the same bank and Carmona is shot to death defending it when he has no other choice but to act as a policeman. Soon after, his image becomes a symbol for the police and he is honored, but his identity is found out. Meanwhile, in the neighborhood where he grew up his effigy is burned as he is now considered a traitor.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 20 November 1974
- Original title
- La quema de Judas
- Country
- Venezuela
- Written by
- José Ignacio Cabrujas, Román Chalbaud
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Who directed The Burning of Judas?
The Burning of Judas (1974) was directed by Román Chalbaud and stars Miguelangel Landa, Hilda Vera, Claudio Brook.