A Girl Against Napoleon or The Devil Made a Woman, also known under its Spanish title Carmen, la de Ronda, is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice Ronet.[1] It is loosely based on the story of Prosper Mérimée's Carmen, with the setting changed to the Peninsular War era. Carmen is involved with the guerrillas fighting against the French occupation.
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| Spanish | Carmen, la de Ronda |
| Directed by | Tulio Demicheli |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Alfonso Sastre |
| Based on | Carmen by Prosper Mérimée |
| Produced by | Benito Perojo |
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| Cinematography | Antonio L. Ballesteros |
| Edited by | Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa |
| Music by | Gregorio García Segura |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | Producciones Benito Perojo |
| Distributed by | Suevia Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón and built at CEA Studios in Madrid.
Plot
editThe year is 1808. A year passed since the beginning of the Peninsular War and singer Carmen is in love with two men at the same time. The men are: a guerrilla named Antonio and the French sergeant José, who, during the war, end up on the opposite sides and therefore are sworn enemies to each other.
Cast
edit- Sara Montiel as Carmen
- Jorge Mistral as Antonio
- Maurice Ronet as José
- Germán Cobos as Lucas
- José Marco Davó as Alcalde
- Félix Fernández as El Dancairo
- María de los Ángeles Hortelano as Micaela
- Santiago Rivero as Andrés
- Alfonso Rojas
- Agustín González as Guerrillero
- Antonio Delgado
- Pilar Gómez Ferrer
- Manuel Guitián as Pregonero
- Teresa Gisbert
- Joaquín Bergía
- Víctor Bayo
- Ricardo Tundidor
- Antonio Cintado as Oficial francés
- Amedeo Nazzari as Coronel
- Ventura Oller
References
edit- ^ Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 141. ISBN 1855661764.
External links
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