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The Wave

1936 1 hour 1 minute
71/100

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A Mexican fisherman, whose son has died because he could not afford necessary medical care out of his meagre wages, becomes aware of how badly exploited he and his many fellow fisherman are by the one greedy man for whom they work and the corrupt politician who makes the laws to benefit him.

Released

16th July 1936

90 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 1 minute

Finishes at 11:24pm

Ratings and awards

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    7/10

  • Rotten Tomatoes Logo

    78%

  • TMDb Logo

    64%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    71%

Directed by

Fred Zinnemann, Emilio Gómez Muriel

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Written by

Agustín Velázquez Chávez, Paul Strand, John Dos Passos, Emilio Gómez Muriel, Leo Hurwitz, Hilario Paullada, Fred Zinnemann

No image available for Agustín Velázquez ChávezImage of Paul StrandNo image available for John Dos PassosNo image available for Emilio Gómez MurielImage of Leo HurwitzNo image available for Hilario PaulladaImage of Fred Zinnemann

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