The Lioness of Castille | |
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Directed by | Juan de Orduña |
Written by |
Francisco Villaespesa (play) Vicente Escrivá Juan de Orduña |
Starring |
Amparo Rivelles Virgilio Teixeira Alfredo Mayo Manuel Luna |
Music by | Juan Quintero |
Cinematography | Alfredo Fraile |
Edited by | Petra de Nieva |
Production
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Distributed by | CIFESA |
Release date
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28 May 1951 |
Running time
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106 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The Lioness of Castille (Spanish: La leona de Castilla) is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles, Virgilio Teixeira and Alfredo Mayo. De Orduña had directed a number of the most expensive Spanish costume films of the era for the leading studio CIFESA. The film portrays the sixteenth century noblewoman María Pacheco, in a fictitious story that has her battling foreign agents during the reign of Charles V.