La corona negra (1951)

Country of Origin: Spain/France
Year of Production: 1951
Running Times: 106m
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio: 1.37:1
Sound: mono

DIRECTION

Directed by: Luis Saslavsky

CREW

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Suevia Films S.A./Producciones Cesáreo González
Producer: Cesáreo González
Production Manager: Manuel J. Goyanes

SCRIPT
Script: Jean Cocteau
Cinematographic Screenplay: Luis Saslavsky
Story: Jean Cocteau
Adaptation: Charles de Peyret-Chappuis
Spanish Dialogue: Miguel Mihura

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Antonio L. Ballesteros, Valentín Javier

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: José Antonio Rojo

MUSIC
Music: Juan Quintero

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Enrique Alarcón
Set Decorator: Enrique Alarcón
Set Decorator Trainee: José Aldudo

CAST

María Félix (Mara)
Rossano Brazzi (Andrés)
Vittorio Gassman (Mauricio)
José María Lado (Sr. Russel)
Piéral (Pablo)
Antonia Plana (Señora Russel)
Avelino Santana
Julia Caba Alba (Flora)
Manuel Arbó (Orlando)
Antonia Herrero
Félix Fernández (El jardinero)
Concha López Silva
Casimiro Hurtado (El conde Ludovico)
Carmen Moreno
María Francés (María)
Dayna
María Cañete (Ana)
Arturo Bragaglia
Francisco Pierrá (Pío)
Santiago Rivero (Don Enrique)

AVAILABILITY

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Excisa S.A.

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Italy
Rating: T

Spain
Rating: 7

TIMELINE

1951
May
23: Spain – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Corona nera, La - Italian title
Couronne noire, La - French title

REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

Amante Cine no.88 (July 1999) p.57 (Argentina)
illustrated review

Cinématographie Française no.1494 (29 November 1952) p.18 (France)
review

Cinémonde 11 March 1952 p.19 (France)
review

Studies in Hispanic Cinemas vol.1 no.2 (2004) pp.119-126 (UK)
article (La corona negra: the international face of Francoist cinema by Gerard Dapena)

BOOKS

Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.75
credits

KEYWORDS

amnesia, horror

Last Updated: 25 December, 2009