The Beautiful Otero
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| Directed by | Richard Pottier |
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| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | André Gaudier |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
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| Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (France) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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| Language | French |
The Beautiful Otero (French: La belle Otero, Italian: La bella Otero) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring María Félix, Jacques Berthier and Louis Seigner.[1] It is based on the story of the nineteenth century Spanish dancer and courtesan Caroline Otéro. Filming took place at the Joinville Studios and Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. It was shot in Eastmancolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.
Cast
[edit]- María Félix as Caroline Otéro
- Jacques Berthier as Jean Chastaing
- Louis Seigner as L'imprésario Robert Martel
- Marie Sabouret as Diane de Nemours
- Paolo Stoppa as Frédéric
- Jean-Marc Tennberg as Morillon
- Maurice Teynac as Mountfeller
- Jean Pâqui as D'Herbecourt
- Micheline Gary as Eglantine
- Nerio Bernardi as Le grand-duc
- José Torres as Pablo
- Alain Bouvette as Un spectateur au Kursaal
- Gisèle Grandpré as La présentatrice
- Jacqueline Marbaux as Lucie
References
[edit]- ^ The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture p.54
Bibliography
[edit]- Tom Brown & Belén Vidal. The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture. Routledge, 2013.
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