Condemned (1953 film)

Condemned (Spanish: Condenados) is a Spanish 1953 rural melodrama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and written by José Suárez Carreño and Mur Oti from a Suarez Carreño's play of the same title. The picture stars Carlos Lemos, Aurora Bautista and José Suárez.

Condemned
Directed by	Manuel Mur Oti
Written by	Manuel Mur Oti
Based on	Condemned by José Suárez Carreño
Starring	Aurora Bautista Carlos Lemos
Cinematography	Manuel Berenguer
Edited by	Antonio Gimeno
Production company	Cervantes Films
Distributed by	CIFESA
Release date	16 November 1953 (1953-11-16)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

An aging and wealthy farmer (Lemos) sees how his young wife (Bautista) falls increasingly attracted to a newly hired and handsome laborer (Suarez). The conflict ends up unavoidably in a murder of passion.

Cast

• Aurora Bautista as Aurelia
• Carlos Lemos as José
• José Suárez as Juan
• Félix Fernández as Tabernero
• Aníbal Vela

Carlos Lemos was a very prominent stage actor, and this was one of his few film appearances. Aurora Bautista was by then the Spanish Queen of melodrama, while José Suárez was one of the main heartthrobs of the Spanish screens.

Bibliography

• Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

• Condemned at IMDb