| El Gaucho y el diablo | |
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| Directed by | Ernesto Remani |
| Written by | José María Fernández Unsáin |
| Based on | The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson |
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| Cinematography | Álvaro Durañona y Vedia |
| Edited by | Antonio Ripoll |
| Music by | Peter Kreuder |
| Production company | Emelco |
| Distributed by | Interamericana |
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| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $275,000 |
El Gaucho y el diablo (The Gaucho and the Devil) is a 1952 Argentine Western drama film directed by Ernesto Remani, based on a script by José María Fernández Unsain, who adapted it from the 1891 short story "The Bottle Imp", by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Juan José Míguez, Elisa Galvé, Francisco Martínez Allende, and Elina Colomer.
Synopsis
A rancher makes a pact with the devil to find happiness and love.
Cast
- Juan José Míguez
- Elisa Galvé
- Francisco Martínez Allende
- Elina Colomer
- Raúl del Valle
- Víctor Ferrari
- César Fiaschi
- Audón López
- Cristina Pall
- Blanca del Prado
Production
Production of El gaucho y el diablo commenced in October 1950.
Reception
La Razón said of the film: "A failed attempt...the lack of laboratories for developing the film, a technical aspect that had to be completed abroad, had a decisive influence. This resulted in a series of defects in the editing and an appreciable lack of unity in the layout."
References
- "Costliest Arg Pic". Variety. 19 July 1950. p. 14.
- ^ "El Gaucho y el diablo" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- Continente (in Spanish). Editorial los Dos. 1951. p. 129.
- Cuadernos de cultura (in Spanish). 1953. p. 122.
- España, Claudio (2005). Cine argentino modernidad y vanguardias, 1957/1983 (in Spanish). Fondo Nacional de las Artes. p. 396. ISBN 9789509807884.
- Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor. p. 234. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.