This typical Mexican melodrama is set in a coastal fishing village where a wealthy fisherman lives with his wife and young son. Their lives are turned upside down when an American of dubious morality comes into town. The American and the fisherman's wife had been lovers years and years ago -- and now the fisherman begins to suspect that the son he always thought was his, is really the offspring of this foreign intruder.
Acting
María Félix smolders while Jack Palance chews scenery like it's his last meal.
Cinematography
Gavaldón makes that fishing village look tragically gorgeous.
Director
Roberto Gavaldón
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
María Félix was Mexico's biggest star; this was her second collaboration with Gavaldón after the smash hit 'Maclovia.'
The English title 'Beyond All Limits' completely misses the Spanish original 'La escondida' (The Hidden Woman), which actually centers Magdalena's secret-keeping rather than male angst.
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