Tales of the Alhambra (film)

Tales of the Alhambra (Spanish: Cuentos de la Alhambra) is a 1950 Spanish comedy film directed by Florián Rey and starring Carmen Sevilla, Aníbal Vela and Manuel Arbó.[1] The film is an adaptation of Washington Irving's 1832 short stories of the same title.

Tales of the Alhambra
SpanishCuentos de la Alhambra
Directed byFlorián Rey
Written byFernando Alarcón
Florián Rey
Based onTales of the Alhambra
by Washington Irving
Produced byVicente Sempere
StarringCarmen Sevilla
Aníbal Vela
Manuel Arbó
José Isbert
CinematographyHeinrich Gärtner
Edited byFélix Suárez Inclán
Music byJesús García Leoz
Production
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Peninsular Films
Distributed byPeninsular Films
Release date
  • August 24, 1950 (1950-08-24)
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

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American writer Washington Inving travels to La Alhambra de Granada, visiting its moorish buildings and getting inspiration from the people he meets : Mariquilla the gipsy, the soldier in love with her, bandoleers and local politicians.

Cast

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In alphabetical order

References

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  1. ^ Nouselles, Alberto Mira (2019) [2010]. Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 280. ASIN B07YNCMVLY. ISBN 1538122677.
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