''Life Begins at Midnight'' (Spanish:''La vida empieza a medianoche '') is a 1944

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written and directed by

Juan de Orduña Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (27 December 1900 – 3 February 1974) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. Subservient to the ideological tenets and preferences of Francoism, he was one of the regime's standout directors d ...

and starring Marta Santaolalla,

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and

Julia Lajos Julia Lajos (24 February 1894 – 21 June 1963) was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' A Palace for Sale'' (1942) * '' Orosia'' (1943) * '' Lady in Ermine'' (1943) * ...

.Bentley p.94 The movie is based on the novel written by Luisa-Maria Linares.

Cast

* Marta Santaolalla as Silvia *

as Ricardo *

as María Linz *

José María Seoane José María Seoane (13 September 1913 – 7 July 1989) was a Spanish film actor.Goble p.4 Selected filmography * '' Autumn Roses'' (1943) * '' Cinnamon Flower'' (1943) * '' Life Begins at Midnight'' (1944) * '' Mariona Rebull'' (1947) * ''The Par ...

as Álvaro *

José Isbert José Enrique Benito y Emeterio Ysbert Alvarruiz (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), also known as José Isbert and/or Pepe Isbert, was a Spanish actor. Biography Early life In 1903 he worked at the Court of Accounts (Trib ...

as El abuelo * María Isbert as Clarita * Consuelo de Nieva as Marcela *

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as Juan * Manuel Requena as Gorito * Luis Sanz as Guillermito * Manuel Soto as Director del hotel * Antonio Prada *

Xan das Bolas Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including ''Botón de ancla ''Anchor Button'' (Spanish: ''Botón de ancla'') is a 1961 Spanis ...

* Dolores Castillejo

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.

External links

* 1944 films 1944 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Spanish black-and-white films Spain in fiction Films directed by Juan de Orduña Cifesa films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub