''Darling'' (german: Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel, es, Cariño mío) is a 1961 Spanish-West German

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directed by Rafael Gil and

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and starring

Vicente Parra Vicente Parra Collado (5 February 1931 – 2 March 1997) was a Spanish actor. Early career Born in Oliva (Valencia), in a lower-class family, he began his career at a young age in the theater. He formed part of a number of theatrical companie ...

Marianne Hold Marianne Hold (15 May 1933 – 11 September 1994) was a German movie actress who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s for her numerous roles in the ''Heimatfilm'' genre—romantic comedy films set in rural, especially Alpine, areas. She serv ...

and

Manolo Morán Manolo Morán (30 December 1905, in Madrid – 27 April 1967, in Alicante) was a Spanish film actor. Selected filmography * ''Carmen fra i rossi'' (1939) - Il capitano Salmeron * ''El huésped del sevillano'' (1940) * '' The Unloved Woman'' ( ...

.de España p.119

Cast

as Miguel - Michael *

as Verónica - Veronika *

as Don Ricardo Gravina *

Horst Frank Horst Frank (28 May 1929 – 25 May 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1955 and 1999. He was born in Lübeck, Germany and died in Heidelberg, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Der Stern von Afrika'' (19 ...

as Alberto - Albert * Mercedes Vecino as Duchess *

Lina Yegros Lina Yegros (1914–1978) was a Spanish film actress.Bentley p.95 Selected filmography * '' Stowaway on Board'' (1941) * '' The Hired Husband'' (1942) * ''Lady in Ermine'' (1947) * ''La Virgen gitana'' (1951) * ''Vertigo'' (1951) * '' Malvaloca'' ...

Rafael Bardem Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro; the father of Juan Antonio Bardem and Pilar Bard ...

as Miguel's Father *

José Luis Pellicena José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

as Carlos - Karl *

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as Minister Mayer *

Germaine Damar Germaine Damar (born August 31, 1929) is a Luxembourger actress and dancer. Sometimes she used the stage name Ria Poncelet. She started her career as an acrobat and played in nearly 30 German films, including three films in which she was the part ...

as Cristina - Christine * Alfredo Mayo as Minister * Tomás Blanco as Minister *

Matilde Muñoz Sampedro Matilde Muñoz Sampedro (2 March 1900 – 14 April 1969) was a Spanish film actress whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. Biography Muñoz was married to actor Rafael Bardem and the couple had two children: Juan Antonio and ...

as Dama de compañía *

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as Reverend Mother * Juan Cortés *

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Barta Barri Barta Barri (16 August 1911 – 7 December 2003) was a Hungarian-born Spanish film actor.Pitts p. 121 Selected filmography * '' The Vila Family'' (1950) * '' Criminal Brigade'' (1950) - Mario * ''Verónica'' (1950) * ''Spanish Serenade'' (1952) ...

as Revolutionary Leader *

Pilar Cano Pilar, Portuguese and Spanish for pillar, may refer to: People * Pilar (given name), a common abbreviation of ''María del Pilar'', including a list of people so named * Pilar (surname), a list of people surnamed Pilar or del Pilar Places Argen ...

* Marita Oberman *

José Franco José Franco may refer to: * José Franco (artist) (1920–2009), Portuguese potter and sculptor * José Franco (poet) (born 1931), Panama poet and diplomat * José Antonio Franco (footballer, born 1979), Paraguayan footballer * José Antonio Franc ...

as Pietro * Marisol Ayuso * Adela Calderón * Vicente Bañó as Revolutionary * Ángel Álvarez * Pilar Baiza * Julio Infiesta * Mayte Arroyo *

Miguel del Castillo --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disa ...

as Police Inspector

References

Bibliography

* de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994.

External links

* 1961 films West German films German comedy films 1961 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Films scored by Gregorio García Segura 1960s German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub