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The Duchess of Avila
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Title: The Duchess of Avila

Release Date: 24 Dec 1973

Runtime: 5h 42m

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

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Overview: An epic six-hour adaptation of Potocki's The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. Most famously filmed by Wojciech Has, this four part adaptation has the advantage of a vastly expanded running time, allowing for more of the novel to be incorporated >> shot on film, it was clearly a very expensive production and is equally spectacular in its own way.

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Cast

  • Alphonse van Worden y Gomerez: Jean Blaise
  • La duchesse d'Avila / Léonore: Eveline Eyfel
  • Emina: Jacqueline Laurent
  • Zibbede: Sylvie Bréal
  • Orlandine: Corinne Gorse
  • La duègne de la duchesse: Madeleine Clervanne
  • L'astrologue / Le cheik: Huc Santana
  • Alphonse van Worden: José Luis de Vilallonga
  • L'ermite: François Maistre
  • Pascheco: Carlos Vassalo
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