Comedians (1954 film)

Comedians (Spanish: Cómicos) is a 1954 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was coproduced with Argentina but it is a Spanish film about Spaniards actors on stage. Bardem confessed to being inspired by All About Eve. The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

Cómicos
Spanish DVD cover
Directed by	Juan Antonio Bardem
Written by	Juan Antonio Bardem
Produced by	Eduardo Manzanos Brochero Alberto Soifer
Starring	Emma Penella Fernando Rey Elisa Galvé Rosario García Ortega Mariano Asquerino Carlos Casaravilla Manuel Alexandre
Cinematography	Ricardo Torres
Edited by	Antonio Gimeno
Music by	Isidro B. Maiztegui Jesus Franco Manuel Parada
Release date	17 May 1954 (1954-05-17)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Bardem remade Cómicos as a musical in 1971, Variety starring Sara Montiel.

Plot

Ana Ruiz (Elisa Christian Galvé) is a young and ambitious actress who has so far only had the opportunity to play secondary roles. But she finally gets her big chance to take on a leading role. The only condition set by businessman Carlos Márquez (Carlos Casaravilla) is that Ana becomes his lover. But she is in love with Miguel (Fernando Rey).

Cast

• Elisa Galvé - Ana Ruiz (as Christian Galvé)
• Fernando Rey - Miguel
• Emma Penella - Marga
• Rosario García Ortega - Doña carmen
• Mariano Asquerino - Don Antonio
• Carlos Casaravilla - Carlos
• Rafael Alonso - Ernesto Blasco
• Manuel Arbó - Rafael Muñoz
• Matilde Muñoz Sampedro - Matilde Agustín
• Aníbal Vela - Empresario

External links

• Cómicos at IMDb