Comedians (1954 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Cómicos
| image = Comicosbardem.jpg
| caption = Spanish DVD cover
| director = Juan Antonio Bardem
| producer = Eduardo Manzanos Brochero
Alberto Soifer
| writer = Juan Antonio Bardem
| starring = Emma Penella
Fernando Rey
Elisa Galvé
Rosario García Ortega
Mariano Asquerino
Carlos Casaravilla
Manuel Alexandre
| music = Isidro B. Maiztegui
Jesus Franco
Manuel Parada
| cinematography = Ricardo Torres
| editing = Antonio Gimeno
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1954|05|17|df=y}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| budget =
}}
Comedians ({{langx|es|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3796/year/1954.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Comedians |accessdate=2009-01-25|work=festival-cannes.com}}
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
- Elisa Galvé - Ana Ruiz (as Christian Galvé)
- Fernando Rey - Miguel
- Emma Penella - Marga
- Rosario García Ortega - Doña carmen
- Mariano Asquerino - Don Antonio
- Carlos Casaravilla - Carlos
- Rafael Alonso - Ernesto Blasco
- Manuel Arbó - Rafael Muñoz
- Matilde Muñoz Sampedro - Matilde Agustín
- Aníbal Vela - Empresario
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0045665|title=Cómicos}}
{{Juan Antonio Bardem}}
Category:1950s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Juan Antonio Bardem
Category:Films produced by Ricardo Sanz
Category:Argentine drama films
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