Saturday Night | |
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Directed by | Rafael Gil |
Written by | Antonio Abad Ojuel Jacinto Benavente (play) Rafael Gil |
Produced by | Cesáreo González |
Starring | María Félix Rafael Durán José María Seoane |
Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
Music by | Manuel Parada |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Suevia Films |
Release date | 29 December 1950 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Saturday Night (Spanish: La noche del sábado) is a 1950 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring María Félix, Rafael Durán and José María Seoane.[1] It is a film adaptation of the 1918 play of the same name, Saturday Night: A Novel For The Stage In Five Tableaux by playwright Jacinto Benavente. The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón.[citation needed]
In Rome, the sculptor Leonardo Alfieri hires a beautiful dancer to make a statue that he hopes will be his masterpiece. The work causes a sensation throughout the country and draws the attention of Prince Florencio, heir to the Preslavian throne. Finally, the girl, dazzled by the possibility of leaving poverty behind, leaves everything, including her own daughter, to go with the prince.