The Duchess of Avila
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.
Director
Philippe Ducrest
Writer
Roger Caillois, Philippe Ducrest, Eveline Eyfel
Language
French
Top Cast
Jean Blaise
Alphonse van Worden y Gomerez
Eveline Eyfel
La duchesse d'Avila / Léonore
Jacqueline Laurent
Emina
Sylvie Bréal
Zibbede
Corinne Gorse
Orlandine
Madeleine Clervanne
La duègne de la duchesse
Huc Santana
L'astrologue / Le cheik
José Luis de Vilallonga
Alphonse van Worden
François Maistre
L'ermite
Carlos Vassalo
Pascheco
Pierre Moncorbier
Le père de Pascheco
Jean Martin
L'inquisiteur
Michel de Ré
Le cabaliste
Serge Marquand
Zoto
Marie-Christine Rouyère
Urraque de Gomerez