The Holy Crown

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The Holy Crown (Spanish: Reina santa) is a 1947 Spanish-Portuguese historical drama film starring Maruchi Fresno, António Vilar and Luis Peña.[1] Separate Spanish and Portuguese versions were filmed with the Spanish directed by Rafael Gil and the Portuguese by Henrique Campos and Aníbal Contreiras. It was part of a popular group of Spanish costume films made in the late 1940s.

Reina santa
SpanishReina santa
Directed by
Written by
  • Tavares Alves
  • Luna de Oliveira
  • Antonio Tudela
  • Rafael Gil
  • Aníbal Contreiras
Produced byAníbal Contreiras
Cesáreo González
Starring
CinematographyManuel Berenguer [es]
Alfredo Fraile
Edited bySuevia Films
Music byRuy Coelho
Production
company
Suevia Films
Distributed byMercurio Films
Release date
  • 15 September 1947 (1947-09-15)
Running time
110 minutes
Countries
  • Portugal
  • Spain
LanguagesPortuguese
Spanish

The film portrays the life of Isabel of Aragon, a Spanish-born Queen of Portugal who played a role of peacemaker between different factions at the Portuguese court as well as between Portugal and Castile.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 100. ISBN 1855661764.
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