The Duchess of Avila (1973)
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.
- Released
- 1973-12-24
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- Runtime
- 342 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Philippe Ducrest
- TMDB rating
- 9.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Jean Blaise as Alphonse van Worden y Gomerez
- Eveline Eyfel as La duchesse d'Avila / Léonore
- Jacqueline Laurent as Emina
- Sylvie Bréal as Zibbede
- Corinne Gorse as Orlandine
- Madeleine Clervanne as La duègne de la duchesse
- Huc Santana as L'astrologue / Le cheik
- José Luis de Vilallonga as Alphonse van Worden
- François Maistre as L'ermite
- Carlos Vassalo as Pascheco
- Pierre Moncorbier as Le père de Pascheco
- Jean Martin as L'inquisiteur