The Beautiful Otero

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The Beautiful Otero
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Directed by Richard Pottier
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Michel Kelber
Edited by André Gaudier
Music by Georges Van Parys
Production
companies
  • Les Films Modernes
  • Industrie Cinematografiche Sociali
  • Cine Produzione Astoria
  • CIRAC
Distributed byCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (France)
Release date
5 November 1954
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
Language French

The Beautiful Otero (French: La belle Otero, Italian: La bella Otero) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring María Félix, Jacques Berthier and Louis Seigner. [1] It is based on the story of the nineteenth century Spanish dancer and courtesan Caroline Otéro. Filming took place at the Joinville Studios and Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. It was shot in Eastmancolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.

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  1. The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture p.54

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