Life (1928 film)

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Life
Directed by Adelqui Migliar
Written by Joacquim Dicenta (play)
Adelqui Migliar
Produced byAdelqui Migliar
StarringAdelqui Migliar
Marie Ault
Manuela Del Rio
Marcel Vibert
Production
company
Distributed by New Era Films
Release date
December 1928
Running time
7,147 feet [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Life is a 1928 British silent drama film, which was directed by Adelqui Migliar and starring Migliar, Marie Ault and Marcel Vibert. It was based on the 1895 play Juan José by Joaquín Dicenta. The film was made by Whitehall Films. While the company's new studio was constructed at Elstree, the film was shot on location in Spain. [2]

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  1. Low p.397
  2. Low p.196

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