The Duchess of Avila (1973)
1973 · 5h 42m · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
An epic six-hour adaptation of Potocki's The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. Most famously filmed by Wojciech Has, this four part adaptation has the advantage of a vastly expanded running time, allowing for more of the novel to be incorporated >> shot on film, it was clearly a very expensive…
Director: Philippe Ducrest
Writers: Roger Caillois, Jan Potocki
Music by: Pierre Vassiliu
Cinematography: Robert Lefebvre
Cast
Jean Blaise as Alphonse van Worden y GomerezEveline Eyfel as La duchesse d'Avila / LéonoreJacqueline Laurent as EminaSylvie Bréal as ZibbedeCorinne Gorse as OrlandineMadeleine Clervanne as La duègne de la duchesseHuc Santana as L'astrologue / Le cheikJosé Luis de Vilallonga as Alphonse van WordenFrançois Maistre as L'ermiteCarlos Vassalo as PaschecoPierre Moncorbier as Le père de PaschecoJean Martin as L'inquisiteurMore like this
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