It Happened in Damascus
Directed byJosé López Rubio
Primo Zeglio
Written byLuciano Ramo
José López Rubio
Primo Zeglio
Based onEl asombro de Damasco by Joaquín Abati and Antonio Paso
Produced byManuel de Lara
Felice Romano
StarringPaola Barbara
Germana Paolieri
Miguel Ligero
CinematographyTheodore J. Pahle
Edited byAngelo L. Comitti
Music byJesús Guridi
Pablo Luna
Production
companies
Consorzio EIA
Ufisa
Distributed byConsorzio EIA
Release date
  • 14 January 1943 (1943-01-14)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesItaly
Spain
LanguageItalian

It Happened in Damascus (Italian: Accadde a Damasco, Spanish: Sucedió en Damasco) is a 1943 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by José López Rubio and Primo Zeglio and starring Paola Barbara, Germana Paolieri and Miguel Ligero.[1] It is based on the 1916 Zarzuela El asombro de Damasco by Joaquín Abati and Antonio Paso. A co-production, it was shot at the Orphea Studios in Barcelona. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.

Cast

  • Paola Barbara as Zobaida
  • Germana Paolieri as Fahima
  • Miguel Ligero as Ben Ibhem / Ben-Vai-Ben
  • Lauro Gazzolo as Cadi Al-Mon
  • Luis de Arnedillo as El califa Soliman / Il califfo Solimano
  • Rafael Navarro as El gran vizir / Il gran visir
  • Manuel Arbó as Kafur
  • Carmen Arrojo as La mensajera del califa / La messaggera del califfo
  • Floriana Morresi as Una bailarina / Una ballerina

References

  1. Chiti, & Poppi p.14

Bibliography

  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
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