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.

The Beautiful Otero
Directed byRichard Pottier
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichel Kelber
Edited byAndré Gaudier
Music byGeorges 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 (1954-11-05)
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture p.54

Bibliography

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  • Tom Brown & Belén Vidal. The Biopic in Contemporary Film Culture. Routledge, 2013.
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