Comedians (1954 film)
| 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 |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Comedians (Spanish: Cómicos) is a 1954 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was coproduced with Argentina in the context of its classical-industrial period, 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.[1]
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
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Comedians". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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