Nights in Andalusia (German: Andalusische Nächte) is a 1938 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Imperio Argentina, Friedrich Benfer and Karl Klüsner.[1] [2] It is based on the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet, itself based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. A Spanish-language version Carmen, la de Triana was made at the same time. The making of the film was an influence on the 1998 Spanish film The Girl of Your Dreams.
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Directed by | Herbert Maisch |
Written by | Florián Rey Philipp Lothar Mayring Fred Andreas |
Based on | Carmen by Prosper Mérimée |
Produced by | Artur Kiekebusch-Brenken Friedrich Pflughaupt |
Starring | Imperio Argentina Friedrich Benfer Karl Klüsner |
Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
Edited by | Anna Höllering |
Music by | Juan Mostaza-Murales José Muñoz Molleda |
Production companies | Carl Froelich-Film Hispano Filmproduktion |
Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 5 July 1938 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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