A Girl Against Napoleon or The Devil Made a Woman, also known under its Spanish title Carmen, la de Ronda, is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice Ronet.[1] It is loosely based on the story of Prosper Mérimée's Carmen, with the setting changed to the Peninsular War era. Carmen is involved with the guerrillas fighting against the French occupation.
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Spanish | Carmen, la de Ronda |
Directed by | Tulio Demicheli |
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Story by | Alfonso Sastre |
Based on | Carmen by Prosper Mérimée |
Produced by | Benito Perojo |
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Cinematography | Antonio L. Ballesteros |
Edited by | Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa |
Music by | Gregorio García Segura |
Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | Producciones Benito Perojo |
Distributed by | Suevia Films |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón and built at CEA Studios in Madrid.
The year is 1808. A year passed since the beginning of the Peninsular War and singer Carmen is in love with two men at the same time. The men are: a guerrilla named Antonio and the French sergeant José, who, during the war, end up on the opposite sides and therefore are sworn enemies to each other.
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