Saint Rogelia (Spanish:Santa Rogelia) is a 1940 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Rafael Rivelles and Juan de Landa. It was shot at Cinecitta in Rome as part of an agreement between Francisco Franco's Nationalists and the Italian government[1] A separate Italian-language version The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez was produced at the same time. The film is based on the 1926 novel Santa Rogelia by Armando Palacio Valdés. It was remade in 1962 by Rafael Gil.

Saint Rogelia
Directed byRoberto de Ribón
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byMario Bonotti
Music byFederico Moreno Torroba
Production
companies
  • Producciones Hispánicas
  • Società Anonima Finanziamento Industrie Cinematografiche
Release date
  • 15 January 1940 (1940-01-15)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The film's sets were designed by Guido Fiorini.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bentley p.82

Bibliography

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  • Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
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