The Phantom of the Operetta (1960 film)
The Phantom of the Operetta (Spanish: El Fantasma de la opereta) is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Germán Valdés, Ana Luisa Peluffo and Luis Aldás.[1] A man and his girlfriend take over a run-down theatre, planning to stage musical shows there. However the place soon turns out to be haunted. The title is a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.
| The Phantom of the Operetta | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fernando Cortés |
| Produced by | Óscar J. Brooks Ernesto Enríquez |
| Written by | Juan Garcia Gilberto Martínez Solares Alfredo Ruanova |
| Starring | Germán Valdés Ana Luisa Peluffo Luis Aldás |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
| Cinematography | Jack Draper |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
Production company | Producciones Brooks |
Release date | 22 December 1960 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Cast
- Germán Valdés as Aldo / Baldomiro Valdes
- Ana Luisa Peluffo as Lucy
- Luis Aldás as Sen~or Marcucci
- Marcelo Chávez as Sen~or Lopez
- Famie Kaufman as Gertrudis la flaca
- Antonio Brillas as Juan
- Julián de Meriche as Vladimir
- Armando Sáenz as De Ramos, crítico teatral
- Eduardo Alcaraz as Don Quique
- Francisco Reiguera as Jeremias
- José Pardavé as Policía
- Manuel 'Loco' Valdés
- Jorge Zamora
- Ramón Valdés as Policia
- Guillermo Hernández as Policía
- Manuel Alcón
References
- Hershfield & Maciel p.77
Bibliography
- Joanne Hershfield & David R. Maciel. Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers. Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.
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