Duel in the Mountains

Duel in the Mountains (Spanish: Duelo en las montañas) is a 1950 Mexican war drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Rita Macedo, Fernando Fernández and Eduardo Arozamena. It is inspired by the novel A Nest of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Manuel Fontanals.

Duel in the Mountains
Directed by	Emilio Fernández
Written by	Emilio Fernández Mauricio Magdaleno
Based on	A Nest of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev
Produced by	Salvador Elizondo
Starring	Rita Macedo Fernando Fernández Eduardo Arozamena
Cinematography	Gabriel Figueroa
Edited by	Jorge Bustos
Music by	Antonio Díaz Conde
Production company	Clasa Films Mundiales
Distributed by	Clasa-Mohme
Release date	18 February 1950 (1950-02-18)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Rita Macedo as Esperanza
• Fernando Fernández as Julio Ramírez
• Eduardo Arozamena as Don Rodrigo Vargas
• Jorge Treviño as Don Jorge
• Fanny Schiller as Madre de Esperanza
• Guillermo Cramer as Coronel Rosalio Durán
• Salvador Quiroz as Teniente coronel
• Lupe Carriles as Esposa de Tito, pasajera tren
• Agustín Fernández as Teniente
• Jaime Fernández as Pueblerino
• Rogelio Fernández as Militar
• Ángel Infante as Conductor tren
• Margarito Luna as Autoridad
• Lupita Palomera as Cantante
• Ismael Pérez as Panchito
• Jorge Pérez as Estudiante
• Hernán Vera as Tito, pasajero tren
• Acela Vidaurri as Amiga de Esperanza

Bibliography

• Gilabert, Rosa Peralt. Manuel Fontanals, escenógrafo: teatro, cine y exilio. Editorial Fundamentos, 2007.
• Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 340.
• Riera, Emilio García. Emilio Fernández, 1904–1986. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1987.

External links

• Duel in the Mountains at IMDb