Peaches in Syrup

{{Infobox film

|name = Peaches in Syrup

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|native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Melocotón en almíbar}}

|director = Antonio del Amo

|writer = {{ubl|Miguel Mihura (play)|Carlos Sampelayo|Antonio del Amo}}

|starring = Barta Barri
José Guardiola

|music = Augusto Algueró

|cinematography = Juan Mariné

|studio = Apolo Films

|released = {{Film date|1960}}

|runtime = 88 minutes

|country = Spain

|language = Spanish

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Peaches in Syrup (Spanish: Melocotón en almíbar) is a 1960 Spanish film directed by Antonio del Amo.de España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 9. {{ISBN|0313294593}}. It is an adaptation of the play of the same name by Miguel Mihura.{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.pt/books/edition/Twayne_s_World_Authors_Series/ZfU3AAAAIAAJ?hl=fr&gbpv=1&bsq=Miguel+Mihura+Peaches+in+Syrup&dq=Miguel+Mihura+Peaches+in+Syrup&printsec=frontcover |title=Twayne's World Authors Series |date=1966 |publisher=Twayne Publishers |isbn=978-0-8057-6430-7 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Bardzinska |first=Joanna |url=https://www.google.pt/books/edition/El_camino_inverso_del_cine_al_teatro/P6BxAwAAQBAJ?hl=fr&gbpv=1&dq=Antonio+del+Amo+Melocot%C3%B3n+en+alm%C3%ADbar&pg=PA283&printsec=frontcover |title=El camino inverso: del cine al teatro.: La vida en un hilo, de Edgar Neville y Mi adorado Juan, de Miguel Mihura |date=2014-05-02 |publisher=MHRA |isbn=978-1-78188-006-7 |language=es}}

Cast

In alphabetical order

Production and release

Filming started on April 18, 1960 with Juan Mariné as director of photography; Mariné interrupted and abandoned his work with Jésus Franco to join the crew.{{Cite book |last=Cesari |first=Francesco |url=https://www.google.pt/books/edition/The_Films_of_Jesus_Franco_1953_1966/lk0NEQAAQBAJ?hl=fr&gbpv=1&dq=Antonio+del+Amo+Melocot%C3%B3n+en+alm%C3%ADbar&pg=PA84&printsec=frontcover |title=The Films of Jesus Franco, 1953-1966 |last2=Curti |first2=Roberto |date=2024-06-06 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-9431-3 |language=en}}

The film encountered problems with censorship that were addressed by various amendments to the plot (including the character of a nun who was judged exceedingly silly) and it was released on November, 14 1960.{{Cite book |last=Prieto |first=Julián Moreiro |url=https://www.google.pt/books/edition/Miguel_Mihura/x-MM5EUNMTgC?hl=fr&gbpv=1&dq=Antonio+del+Amo+Melocot%C3%B3n+en+alm%C3%ADbar&pg=PA326&printsec=frontcover |title=Miguel Mihura: humor y melancolía |date=2004 |publisher=EDAF |isbn=978-84-96107-18-2 |language=es}}

See also

References

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