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Pepe

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2hrs 37min
Genres:
Comedy,Musical
Release:
1960
Director:
George Sidney
Starring:
Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones  ...more
Synopsis: Popular Mexican comedian Cantinflas (Mario Moreno) plays the title character in this star-studded, amusing comedy drama by George Sidney. Pepe is the same sort of impoverished stereotype Cantinflas made famous in several of his comedies; in this case he is a hired hand on a ranch who chases down a horse for his employer. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion belonging to Pepe's boss and the determined ranch hand decides to take off for Hollywood to get the horse back. Once in this new ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
It's amazing that a film as poor as Pepe managed to nab seven Oscar nominations, albeit none in the "major" categories of writing, acting, or directing. A big-budget musical overstuffed with star cameos, Pepe is a mess from start to finish -- and, even in the shortened 157-minute version, a terribly long mess. The screenplay is ridiculous, with the kind of trite story that Hollywood should have stopped ... Full Review
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Cantinflas
Pepe
Dan Dailey
Ted Holt
Shirley Jones
Suzie Murphy
Carlos Montalban
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