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.[1] It is based on the eighteenth century novel Gil Blas by Alain-René Lesage.
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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 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
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
