| Duel in the Mountains | |
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| Directed by | Emilio Fernández |
| Written by | Emilio Fernández Mauricio Magdaleno |
| Based on | A Nest of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev |
| Produced by | Salvador Elizondo |
| Starring | Rita Macedo Fernando Fernández Eduardo Arozamena |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Jorge Bustos |
| Music by | Antonio Díaz Conde |
| Production company | Clasa Films Mundiales |
| Distributed by | Clasa-Mohme |
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| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Duel in the Mountains (Spanish: Duelo en las montañas) is a 1950 Mexican war drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Rita Macedo, Fernando Fernández and Eduardo Arozamena. It is inspired by the novel A Nest of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Manuel Fontanals.
Cast
- Rita Macedo as Esperanza
- Fernando Fernández as Julio Ramírez
- Eduardo Arozamena as Don Rodrigo Vargas
- Jorge Treviño as Don Jorge
- Fanny Schiller as Madre de Esperanza
- Guillermo Cramer as Coronel Rosalio Durán
- Salvador Quiroz as Teniente coronel
- Lupe Carriles as Esposa de Tito, pasajera tren
- Agustín Fernández as Teniente
- Jaime Fernández as Pueblerino
- Rogelio Fernández as Militar
- Ángel Infante as Conductor tren
- Margarito Luna as Autoridad
- Lupita Palomera as Cantante
- Ismael Pérez as Panchito
- Jorge Pérez as Estudiante
- Hernán Vera as Tito, pasajero tren
- Acela Vidaurri as Amiga de Esperanza
References
- Holmstrom p.225
- Riera p.160
- Gilabert p.337
Bibliography
- Gilabert, Rosa Peralt. Manuel Fontanals, escenógrafo: teatro, cine y exilio. Editorial Fundamentos, 2007.
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 340.
- Riera, Emilio García. Emilio Fernández, 1904–1986. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1987.
External links
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