---
title: 'The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rafael Gil'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-who-wanted-to-kill-himself-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034864/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (1942)

1942 · 80 min · Comedy · Spain

Original title: El hombre que se quiso matar

## Synopsis

Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself is a 1942 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Antonio Casal and Rosita Yarza. It is based on a novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez. It was remade in 1970 by the same director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rafael Gil](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-gil)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Lucia Mingarro](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-lucia-mingarro)
- **Director of Photography:** [Isidoro Goldberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/isidoro-goldberger)

## Cast

- [José Prada](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-prada)
- [Antonio Casal](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-casal)
- [Rosita Yarza](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosita-yarza)
- [Manuel Arbó](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-arbo)
- [Xan das Bolas](https://cinepixo.com/people/xan-das-bolas)

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