The Cat (Spanish:La gata) is a 1956 French-Spanish drama film directed by Margarita Alexandre and Rafael María Torrecilla and starring Aurora Bautista, Jorge Mistral and José Nieto. It is set in the world of bullfighting. It was shot in Eastmancolor and Cinemascope.[1]
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| Written by | César Fernández Ardavín |
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| Cinematography | Juan Mariné |
| Edited by | Mercedes Alonso |
| Music by | Miguel Asins Arbó |
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| Distributed by | Hispano Foxfilms |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editHer name is María, but everyone knows her by the nickname of The Cat. Daughter of the overseer of an Andalusian cortijo, she is wooed by several men of the village, among them the young Joselillo. But The Cat only feels love for Juan, a handsome and cocky worker who dreams of being a bullfighter.
Cast
edit- Aurora Bautista as María 'La gata'
- Jorge Mistral as Juan
- José Nieto
- Nani Fernández
- José Guardiola
- Felipe Simón
- José Sepúlveda
- Francisco Arenzana
- Santiago Rivero
- Rafael Calvo Revilla
- Tomás Torres
- Manuel Aroca
- María Saco
- Alberto San Martín
- Antonio García Quijada
- Juan Segovia
- María Estrella
- Manuel Regueira
- Paco Martínez
- Mariano Martín Carriles
- Guillermo Méndez
References
edit- ^ Bentley p.127
Bibliography
edit- Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
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