Magic Fountain (film)

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Magic Fountain is a 1963 Spanish film starring Fernando Lamas who also directed. It co stars his then wife Esther Williams. It was Williams' last movie and was never released in the US. [1] [2]

The film was shot in 1961 at Madrid Studios and in the province of Andalusia in Southern Spain. [3]

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