Comedians (1954 film)

Cómicos
Spanish DVD cover
Directed byJuan Antonio Bardem
Written byJuan Antonio Bardem
Produced byEduardo Manzanos Brochero
Alberto Soifer
StarringEmma Penella
Fernando Rey
Elisa Galvé
Rosario García Ortega
Mariano Asquerino
Carlos Casaravilla
Manuel Alexandre
CinematographyRicardo Torres
Edited byAntonio Gimeno
Music byIsidro B. Maiztegui
Jesus Franco
Manuel Parada
Release date
  • 17 May 1954 (1954-05-17)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Comedians (Spanish: Cómicos) is a 1954 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was coproduced with Argentina in the context of its classical-industrial period, but it is a Spanish film about Spaniards actors on stage. Bardem confessed to being inspired by All About Eve. The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Bardem remade Cómicos as a musical in 1971, Variety starring Sara Montiel.

Plot

Ana Ruiz (Elisa Christian Galvé) is a young and ambitious actress who has so far only had the opportunity to play secondary roles. But she finally gets her big chance to take on a leading role. The only condition set by businessman Carlos Márquez (Carlos Casaravilla) is that Ana becomes his lover. But she is in love with Miguel (Fernando Rey).

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Comedians". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-25.


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