Condemned (Spanish: Condenados) is a Spanish 1953 rural melodrama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and written by José Suárez Carreño and Mur Oti from a Suarez Carreño's play of the same title.[1] The picture stars Carlos Lemos, Aurora Bautista and José Suárez.

Condemned
Directed byManuel Mur Oti
Written byManuel Mur Oti
Based onCondemned by José Suárez Carreño
StarringAurora Bautista
Carlos Lemos
CinematographyManuel Berenguer
Edited byAntonio Gimeno
Production
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Cervantes Films
Distributed byCIFESA
Release date
  • 16 November 1953 (1953-11-16)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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An aging and wealthy farmer (Lemos) sees how his young wife (Bautista) falls increasingly attracted to a newly hired and handsome laborer (Suarez). The conflict ends up unavoidably in a murder of passion.

Cast

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Carlos Lemos was a very prominent stage actor, and this was one of his few film appearances. Aurora Bautista was by then the Spanish Queen of melodrama, while José Suárez was one of the main heartthrobs of the Spanish screens.

References

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  1. ^ Bentley p.127

Bibliography

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  • Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
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