Spain, 1943
109m
black and white, 1.37:1
mono (RCA Sound System), Spanish
A Spanish borderline horror film directed by Rafael Gil.
Plot Summary
Fernando falls in love with Mariana but when he meets her eccentric family he soon realises that they are haunted by a terrible secret.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Rafael Gil
Compañía Industrial Film Español S.A. (CIFESA)
Production Manager: Enrique Balader
Assistant Production Manager: Juan Manuel de Rada
Unit Production Managers: Fernando Navarro, Enrique Rivas
Written by: Rafael Gil
Based on the Play by: E. Jardiel Poncela [real name: Enrique Jardiel Poncela]
Assistant Director: José Antonio Nieves [real name: José Antonio Nieves Conde]
Director of Photography: Alfredo Fraile
Camera Operator: Juan Mariné
Assistant Camera: C. Fraile [real name: César Fraile]
Editor: Sara Ontañón
Music by: Juan Quintero
Sound Technician: Joaquín Torréns
Costume Designer: Rodríguez [real name: Pedro Rodríguez]
Make-up: Antonio Turell
Visual Effects:
Miniatures: Enrique Alarcón
Production Designer/Construction Coordinator: Enrique Alarcón
Property Masters: F. Navarro [real name: Fernando Navarro], E. Rivas [real name: Enrique Rivas]
Production Assistant: Juan Manuel Rada [real name: Juan Manuel de Rada]
Cast
Amparito Rivelles [real name: Amparo Rivelles] (Mariana)
Rafael Durán (Fernando)
G. Muñoz Sampedro [real name: Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro] (Clotilde)
Juan Espantaleón (Edgardo)
Alberto Romea (Ezequiel)
Juan Calvo (Leoncio)
Joaquín Roa (Fermín)
José Prada (Dimas/Luis Perea)
Ana de Siria (Micaela)
Angelita Navalón (Práxedes)
Nicolás Perchicot [real name: Nicolás D. Perchicot] (Presidente del Liceo)
Enrique Herreros (Acomodador del cine)
Mary Delgado (Julia)
Alternative Titles
Eloisa Is Underneath an Almond Tree – English language title
Links
See also
Estudio 1: Eloísa está debajo de un almendro (1973)
References
Books
- Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-makers and Films by Rafael de España – note
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.153 – credits
