The Naked Maja (film)

The Naked Maja
Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by	Henry Koster
Written by	Norman Corwin Giorgio Prosperi Albert Lewin Oscar Saul (story) Talbot Jennings (story)
Produced by	Silvio Clementelli Goffredo Lombardo
Starring	Ava Gardner Anthony Franciosa Amedeo Nazzari Gino Cervi Lea Padovani
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Angelo Lavagnino
Distributed by	United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	20 December 1958 (1958-12-20)(Italy) 10 June 1959 (1959-06-10)(U.S.)
Running time	111 minutes
Countries	United States Italy
Language	English
Budget	$913,000 [1]
Box office	$1 million (outside U.S./Canada) [1]

The Naked Maja is a 1958 Italian-American historical film, a coproduction produced by S.G.C., Titanus, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists. ^{[2] [3]} The story recounts the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba. The film was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Silvio Clementelli and Goffredo Lombardo. Its screenplay was written by Norman Corwin, Giorgio Prosperi and Albert Lewin based on a story by Oscar Saul and Talbot Jennings. The musical score was conducted by Angelo Lavagnino and the cinematographer was Giuseppe Rotunno.

The film stars Ava Gardner and Anthony Franciosa with Amedeo Nazzari, Gino Cervi, Lea Padovani, Massimo Serato and a largely Italian cast.

Plot

In Spain at the end of the 18th century, the painter Francisco de Goya meets the duchess of Alba, who becomes his patron, model and mistress.

Cast

• Ava Gardner as Maria Teresa de Cayetana, Duchess of Alba
• Anthony Franciosa as Francisco Goya y Lucientes
• Amedeo Nazzari as Manuel Godoy
• Gino Cervi as King Carlos IV
• Lea Padovani as Queen Maria Luisa
• Massimo Serato as Rodrigo Sanchez
• Renzo Cesana as Bayeu
• Carlo Giustini as José
• Carlo Rizzo as Juanito

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $1 million at the box office outside the U.S. and Canada, resulting in a loss to the studio of $513,000. ^[1]

The film earned $450,000 in Italy. ^[4]

See also

• List of American films of 1958

References

1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
2. "The Naked Maja". FilmAffinity . filmaffinity.com.
3. "The Naked Maja". AFI. afi.com . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
4. "Two Yank-Italo Pix Italian hits". Variety. 22 July 1959. p. 14.

External links

• The Naked Maja at IMDb