Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Life Sentence

Play trailer Life Sentence 1978 1h 29m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 1 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A corrupt cop (Narciso Busquets) forces a bank employee (Pedro Armendáriz Jr.) -- a reformed thief -- to join his crime ring.

Critics Reviews

View All (1) Critics Reviews
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A hard-hitting film noir on Mexico's police corruption. Rated: B Feb 11, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (1) audience reviews
Dani G Great portrait and critic of Mexican culture, as always in Ripstein's films. This one with a great use of flashbacks Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews
Life Sentence

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew
View All Life Sentence photos

Life Sentence

Life Sentence (1978) Life Sentence (1978) Life Sentence (1978) Life Sentence (1978) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A corrupt cop (Narciso Busquets) forces a bank employee (Pedro Armendáriz Jr.) -- a reformed thief -- to join his crime ring.
Director
Arturo Ripstein
Screenwriter
Vicente Leñero, Arturo Ripstein
Production Co
Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Dasa Films S.A., Avant Films S.A.
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 29m