The Duchess of Benameji (film)

The Duchess of Benameji (Spanish: La duquesa de Benamejí) is a 1949 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Amparo Rivelles. The film is set in the nineteenth century, with Rivelles playing dual roles as a countess and a gypsy. The film was an expensive costume production by Spain's largest studio CIFESA. It is an adaptation of the 1932 play of the same name by Antonio and Manuel Machado. Before its release, the censor demanded that it be rewritten to more overtly punish bandits.^[1]

The Duchess of Benameji
Directed by	Luis Lucia
Written by	Antonio Machado (play) Manuel Machado (play) José María Pemán Ricardo Blasco Luis Lucia
Starring	Amparo Rivelles
Cinematography	Theodore J. Pahle
Edited by	Juan Serra
Music by	Juan Quintero
Production company	CIFESA
Distributed by	CIFESA
Release date	26 October 1949 (1949-10-26)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Amparo Rivelles
• Jorge Mistral

And in alphabetical order

• Manuel Aguilera
• Fernando Aguirre
• Valeriano Andrés as Teniente
• Mariano Asquerino
• Francisco Bernal
• Irene Caba Alba
• Julia Caba Alba
• Benito Cobeña
• Alfonso de Córdoba
• Carlos Díaz de Mendoza
• Eduardo Fajardo
• Félix Fernandez
• Manuel Guitián
• Casimiro Hurtado
• José Jaspe
• Manuel Luna
• Juana Mansó
• Ángel Martinez
• Arturo Marín
• Miguel Pastor
• Manuel Requena
• Antonio Riquelme
• Domingo Rivas