Courtesan (film)

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Courtesan
Directed by Alberto Gout
Written by
Produced by Alfonso Rosas Priego
Starring
Cinematography Alex Phillips
Edited by Alfredo Rosas Priego
Music by Agustín Lara
Production
company
Producciones Rosas Priego
Release date
  • 12 May 1948 (1948-05-12)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryMexico
Language Spanish

Courtesan (Spanish: Cortesana) is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed and co-written by Alberto Gout and starring Crox Alvarado, Meche Barba and Gustavo Rojo. [1]

Contents

The film's art direction was by Carlos Toussaint.

Cast

In alphabetical order

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References

  1. Wood p.258

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