The Duchess of Avila

The Duchess of Avila

342 mins | Drama, Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy | Dec. 24, 1973

An epic six-hour adaptation of Potocki's The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. Most famously filmed by Wojciech Has, this four part adaptation has the advantage of a vastly expanded running time, allowing for more of the novel to be incorporated >> shot on film, it was clearly a very expensive production and is equally spectacular in its own way.

The Duchess of Avila

342 mins | Drama, Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy | Dec. 24, 1973

The Duchess of Avila
An epic six-hour adaptation of Potocki's The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. Most famously filmed by Wojciech Has, this four part adaptation has the advantage of a vastly expanded running time, allowing for more of the novel to be incorporated >> shot on film, it was clearly a very expensive production and is equally spectacular in its own way.
Producers
Original title La duchesse d'Avila
Directors Philippe Ducrest
Writers Roger Caillois, Eveline Eyfel, Philippe Ducrest, Jan Potocki

Cast

Jean Blaise

as Alphonse van Worden y Gomerez

Eveline Eyfel

as La duchesse d'Avila / Léonore

Sylvie Bréal

as Zibbede

Corinne Gorse

as Orlandine

Madeleine Clervanne

as La duègne de la duchesse

Huc Santana

as L'astrologue / Le cheik

José Luis de Vilallonga

as Alphonse van Worden

François Maistre

as L'ermite

Carlos Vassalo

as Pascheco

Pierre Moncorbier

as Le père de Pascheco

Jean Martin

as L'inquisiteur

Michel de Ré

as Le cabaliste

Serge Marquand

as Zoto

Marie-Christine Rouyère

as Urraque de Gomerez