The Duchess of Benameji (film)

The Duchess of Benameji (Spanish: La duquesa de Benamejí) is a 1949 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Amparo Rivelles. The film is set in the nineteenth century, with Rivelles playing dual roles as a countess and a gypsy. The film was an expensive costume production by Spain's largest studio CIFESA. It is an adaptation of the 1932 play of the same name by Antonio and Manuel Machado. Before its release, the censor demanded that it be rewritten to more overtly punish bandits.[1]

The Duchess of Benameji
Directed byLuis Lucia
Written byAntonio Machado (play)
Manuel Machado (play)
José María Pemán
Ricardo Blasco
Luis Lucia
StarringAmparo Rivelles
Music byJuan Quintero
CinematographyTheodore J. Pahle
Edited byJuan Serra
Production
company
Distributed byCIFESA
Release date
26 October 1949
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Cast

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References

  1. Bentley p.106

Bibliography

  • Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.


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