An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
El verdugo is of 1 hour(s) and 31 minute(s). It is Produced By: Interlagar Films, Naga Films, Zebra Film. It was released on 1963-08-31. It has the tagline: An original and brilliant movie It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
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