It_Happened_in_Damascus

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It Happened in Damascus

1943 film

It Happened in Damascus (Italian: Accadde a Damasco, Spanish: Sucedió en Damasco) is a 1943 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by José López Rubio and Primo Zeglio and starring Paola Barbara, Germana Paolieri and Miguel Ligero.[1] It is based on the 1916 Zarzuela El asombro de Damasco by Joaquín Abati and Antonio Paso. A co-production, it was shot at the Orphea Studios in Barcelona. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.

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Cast

  • Paola Barbara as Zobaida
  • Germana Paolieri as Fahima
  • Miguel Ligero as Ben Ibhem / Ben-Vai-Ben
  • Lauro Gazzolo as Cadi Al-Mon
  • Luis de Arnedillo as El califa Soliman / Il califfo Solimano
  • Rafael Navarro as El gran vizir / Il gran visir
  • Manuel Arbó as Kafur
  • Carmen Arrojo as La mensajera del califa / La messaggera del califfo
  • Floriana Morresi as Una bailarina / Una ballerina

References

  1. [1]
    Chiti, & Poppi p.14

Bibliography

  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
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