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and

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and starring Alida Valli, Pedro Armendáriz and

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. It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain.Rège p.293

Partial cast

* Alida Valli as Doña Inés de Arévalo Blas * Pedro Armendáriz as Don Alvaro Blas Basto y Mosquera *

as Sancha * Gérard Landry as Fernando de la Cierva *

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as Isabella *

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as Ricardo *

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as Don Jaime de Arévalo *

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as Don José *

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as Anticuario * Manuel Requena as Mesonero *

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as Oficial *

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as Marcos *

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as Mujer del pueblo *

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as Relator *

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as Carpintero *

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as Padre confesor *

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as Verdugo *

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as Gitana *

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as Policía

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1953 films French historical drama films Italian historical drama films Spanish historical drama films 1950s historical drama films 1950s French-language films Films based on works by Stendhal Films directed by Henri Decoin Films set in the 19th century Films set in Spain Films scored by Jesús García Leoz Lux Film films 1953 drama films French black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films 1950s Italian films 1950s French films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub