A doctor gets bit by a rabid dog and suddenly EVERY road trip sucks this much.
Small-town doctor bitten by rabid dog, races the clock to get to the city and receive treatment.
Acting
Glenn Ford's sweaty, unraveling panic—peak midlife crisis cinema.
Cinematography
Bleached Mexican desert that mocks every mile to salvation.
Direction
Gazcón squeezes 48 hours of dread into 103 minutes.
Director
Gilberto Gazcón
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glenn Ford, Hollywood star, took this Mexican production for creative freedom and a fraction of his usual salary.
A rare 1960s American-Mexican co-production that treats Mexico as character, not backdrop—though the 'gringo in peril' trope lingers.
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