A New Play (Spanish: Un drama nuevo) is a 1946 historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Irasema Dilián, Roberto Font and Jesús Tordesillas.[1] It was shot at the CEA Studios in Madrid. The film's sets were designed by the art director Sigfrido Burmann.[2] It is based on the 1867 play of the same title by Manuel Tamayo y Baus.
| A New Play | |
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| Directed by | Juan de Orduña |
| Written by | Juan de Orduña |
| Based on | A New Play by Manuel Tamayo y Baus |
| Starring | Irasema Dilián Roberto Font Jesús Tordesillas |
| Cinematography | Willy Goldberger |
| Edited by | Mariano Pombo |
| Music by | Juan Quintero |
Production companies | Juan de Orduña, P.C. |
| Distributed by | CEA Distribución |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
editIn Jacobean London, William Shakespeare's company stage a new tragedy. Shakespeare allows the fool Yorick to play the lead, before realising that the new play's theme of jealousy of a spouse closely resembles that of Yorick and his wife Alicia.
Cast
edit- Irasema Dilián as Alicia
- Roberto Font as Yorick
- Jesús Tordesillas as Shakespeare
- Manuel Luna as Walton
- Julio Peña as Edmundo
- Gabriel Algara as Conde de Southampton
- Ricardo Acero as El autor
- Fernando Aguirre as El apuntador
- Antonio Casas as Jorge
- José Franco as Lord
- Mary Rosa as dancer
- Nicolás D. Perchicot as Pedro
References
editBibliography
edit- De España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films. Greenwood Press, 1994.
- Pujante, Angel-Luis & Hoenselaars, A. J. Four Hundred Years of Shakespeare in Europe. University of Delaware Press, 2003.
External links
edit- A New Play at IMDb
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