| The Adventures of Gil Blas | |
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| Directed by | René Jolivet Ricardo Muñoz Suay |
| Written by | Jesús María de Arozamena René Jolivet |
| Based on | Gil Blas by Alain-René Lesage |
| Produced by | Benito Perojo Jean Lefait Raymond Logeart |
| Starring | Georges Marchal Barbara Laage Susana Canales |
| Cinematography | Antonio L. Ballesteros Roger Fellous |
| Edited by | André Gaudier Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa |
| Music by | Augusto Algueró Daniel Lesur |
| Production companies | Vascos Films Producciones Benito Perojo |
| Distributed by | Les Films Fernand Rivers CEA Distribución |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France Spain |
| Language | French |
The Adventures of Gil Blas (French: Les Aventures de Gil Blas de Santillane, Spanish: Una aventura de Gil Blas) is a 1956 French–Spanish adventure film directed by René Jolivet and Ricardo Muñoz Suay and starring Georges Marchal, Barbara Laage and Susana Canales. It is based on the eighteenth century novel Gil Blas by Alain-René Lesage.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sigfrido Burmann and René Hubert.
Cast
- Georges Marchal as Gil Blas de Santillane
- Barbara Laage as Antonia Caldera
- Susana Canales as Doña Caldera Mencia
- Jacques Castelot as Marquis de Mosquera
- Marthe Mercadier as Serafina
- Antonio Riquelme as Dr. Sangrado
- Georgette Anys as Maria
- Jean Lefebvre as Scipion
- Claude May as Camille
- Fernando Rey as Capitaine Rolando
- Claire Maurier as Paquita
- Carlos Larrañaga as Le Prince
- Alexandre Rignault as L'aubergiste
- Paul Demange as Lamela
- Paul Préboist as Un homme de l'escorte
References
- Goble p.678
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links
The Adventures of Gil Blas at IMDb
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- 1956 films
- Films directed by René Jolivet
- Films directed by Ricardo Muñoz Suay
- 1950s French-language films
- Spanish historical adventure films
- French historical adventure films
- 1950s historical adventure films
- Films set in the 16th century
- 1956 adventure films
- Films scored by Augusto Algueró
- 1950s French films
- 1950s French film stubs