The Lioness of Castille

The Lioness of Castille
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
company
Distributed by CIFESA
Release dates
28 May 1951
Running time
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.[1]

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References

  1. Bentley p.101

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