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Adventures of Juan Lucas

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Adventures of Juan Lucas
Directed byRafael Gil
Written byManuel Halcón (novel)
Rafael Gil
StarringFernando Rey
Marie Déa
Manolo Morán
CinematographyCecilio Paniagua
Edited byJosé Antonio Rojo
Music byJuan Quintero
Production
company
Distributed bySuevia Films
Release date
  • 29 December 1949 (1949-12-29)
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Adventures of Juan Lucas (Spanish: Aventuras de Juan Lucas) is a 1949 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Fernando Rey, Marie Déa and Manolo Morán.[1] It consists of an adaptation of the Manuel Halcón's eponymous novel.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón.

Synopsis

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Juan Lucas a famous highwaymen in the Sierra Morena mountains in southern Spain, joins the guerrilla war following the French invasion of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Peiró p.301
  2. ^ Martínez, Josefina (2010). "La pervivencia de los mitos: la Guerra de la Independencia en el cine". Cuadernos de Historia Moderna. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense: 206–207. ISSN 0214-4018.

Bibliography

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  • Eva Woods Peiró. White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films. U of Minnesota Press, 2012.
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