The Idol (1952 film)

The Idol
Directed by	Pierre Chenal
Written by	Pierre Chenal Reinaldo Lomboy André Rigaud
Produced by	Tom Lewis René Olhaberry Jaime Prades
Starring	Alberto Closas Elisa Galvé Florence Marly
Cinematography	Humberto Peruzzi
Edited by	José Silva Taulis
Music by	Acario Cotapos
Production companies	Chile Films Cinematografía Taulis
Release date	18 November 1952 (1952-11-18)
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	Argentina Chile
Language	Spanish

The Idol (Spanish: El ídolo) is a 1952 Argentine-Chilean thriller film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Alberto Closas, Elisa Galvé and Florence Marly.[1] [2] It was shot on location around Santiago including at the Municipal Theatre.

Cast

• Alberto Closas as Jorge Arnaud
• Elisa Galvé as Elena
• Florence Marly as Cristina Arnaud
• Eduardo Naveda as Doctor Enrique Bermúdez
• Pepe Rojas as Martínez
• Domingo Tessier as Lemos
• Gloria Lynch as Cora
• Eduardo Cuitiño as Doctor Salinas
• Roberto Parada
• Gaby Wagner
• Jorge Lillo
• Alfredo Marino

References

1. Navarro p.112
2. Plazaola p.55

Bibliography

• Navarro, Julio López. Películas chilenas. Editorial La Noria, 1994.
• Plazaola, Luis Trelles. South American Cinema: Dictionary of Film Makers. La Editorial, UPR, 1989.

External links

• The Idol at IMDb