Castle of Purity

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Castle of Purity

1973

1h 50m

7.4(90 votes)

Drama

Overview

A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.

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17 members

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Claudio Brook

Gabriel Lima

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Rita Macedo

Beatriz

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Arturo Beristáin

Porvenir

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Diana Bracho

Utopía

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Gladys Bermejo

Voluntad

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David Silva

Inspector

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María Rojo

Young at store

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María Barber

Neighbor

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Mario Castillón Bracho

Undercover cop

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Andrea del Llano

Clerk

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Alejandra Jiménez

Clerk

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Emma Roldán

Clerk

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Roberto Jiménez

Trash man

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Osami Kawano

Yutaka

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Cecilia Leger

María Luisa

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Inés Murillo

Mother

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María Guadalupe Delgado

(uncredited)

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