Arturo Ripstein	...	(Director)
Vicente Leñero, Arturo Ripstein	...	(Writer)
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Javier Lira; El Tarzan
Narciso Busquets	...	Comandante Prieto
Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Cabo Pantoja
Angélica Chain	...	Rosa Martinez
Ana Ofelia Murguía	...	Sra Romero
Roberto Cobo	...	Gallito
Rodrigo Puebla	...	Cotorra
Yolanda Rigel	...	Ojitos
Jorge Patiño	...	Muclan
Pilar Pellicer	...	Mujer de Pantoja
Ana Martín	...	Criada
Ramón Menéndez	...	Empleado del banco
Julián Pastor	...
Yaco Alva	...
Salvador Garcini	...

Summary: "El Tarzan" Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. However, a corrupt policeman blackmails him leaving "El Tarzan" no other option but to continue committing robberies. Adapting the genre conventions of the film noir to the Mexican context, Ripstein's film focuses on Mexican police corruption and questions the judicial system.