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The Duchess of Avila

100 %|Dec 24, 1973|Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

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.

Featured Crew

Philippe Ducrest
Director
Jan Potocki
Novel
Roger Caillois
Writer
Philippe Ducrest
Adaptation
Eveline Eyfel
Adaptation
Robert Lefebvre
Cinematography
Pierre Vassiliu
Music
Bernard Daydé
Production Design

Cast

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Jean Blaise
Alphonse van Worden y Gomerez
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Eveline Eyfel
La duchesse d'Avila / Léonore
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Corinne Gorse
Orlandine
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Madeleine Clervanne
La duègne de la duchesse
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Huc Santana
L'astrologue / Le cheik
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José Luis de Vilallonga
Alphonse van Worden
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Pierre Moncorbier
Le père de Pascheco
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Jean Martin
L'inquisiteur
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Michel de Ré
Le cabaliste
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Marie-Christine Rouyère
Urraque de Gomerez