''La gitanilla'' ("the little Gypsy girl") is a 1924 French drama film directed by

André Hugon André Hugon (17 December 1886 – 22 August 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards, particularly of the 1920s and into sound. Hugon was born in Algiers in 1886 wh ...

. It is based on the short story "

La gitanilla ''La gitanilla'' ("The Little Gypsy Girl") is the first novella contained in Miguel de Cervantes' collection of short stories, the ''Novelas ejemplares'' (''The Exemplary Novels).'' ''La gitanilla'' is the story of a 15 year old gypsy girl name ...

", from the collection ''

Novelas ejemplares ''Novelas ejemplares'' ("Exemplary Novels") is a series of twelve novellas that follow the model established in Italy. The series was written by Miguel de Cervantes between 1590 and 1612 and printed in Madrid in 1613 by Juan de la Cuesta. ''No ...

'' by

Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-emin ...

. The film was produced through Productions André Hugon. It was released in France on 18 April 1924 through

Pathé Consortium Cinéma Pathé or Pathé Frères (, styled as PATHÉ!) is the name of various French businesses that were founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France starting in 1896. In the early 1900s, Pathé became the world's largest film equipme ...

Cast

* Ginette Maddie as la Gitanilla * Jaime Devesa as Andrès Caballero * Jeanne Bérangère as Dolorès * José Durany as Antonio * Léon Courtois as le chef *

Georges Deneubourg Georges Deneubourg (1860–1936) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Goble p.163 Selected filmography * ''La Tosca'' (1908) * ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912) * ''Mothers of France'' (1917) * ''The Fall of the Romanoffs'' ( ...

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References

1924 films 1924 drama films Films about Romani people Films based on Spanish novels Films based on works by Miguel de Cervantes Films directed by André Hugon French silent feature films 1920s French-language films French black-and-white films Works based on La gitanilla Silent French drama films 1920s French films {{silent-drama-film-stub