The Gaucho and the Devil

El Gaucho y el diablo (The Gaucho and the Devil) is a 1952 Argentine Western drama film directed by Ernesto Remani, based on a script by José María Fernández Unsain,[2][3] who adapted it from the 1891 short story "The Bottle Imp", by Robert Louis Stevenson.[4] The film stars Juan José Míguez, Elisa Galvé, Francisco Martínez Allende, and Elina Colomer.[2]

El Gaucho y el diablo
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Directed byErnesto Remani
Written byJosé María Fernández Unsáin
Based onThe Bottle Imp
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Starring
CinematographyÁlvaro Durañona y Vedia
Edited byAntonio Ripoll
Music byPeter Kreuder
Production
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Distributed byInteramericana
Release date
  • 3 November 1952 (1952-11-03) (Argentina)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish
Budget$275,000[1]

Synopsis

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A rancher makes a pact with the devil to find happiness and love.

Cast

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Production

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Production of El gaucho y el diablo commenced in October 1950.[5]

Reception

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La Razón said of the film: "A failed attempt...the lack of laboratories for developing the film, a technical aspect that had to be completed abroad, had a decisive influence. This resulted in a series of defects in the editing and an appreciable lack of unity in the layout."[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Costliest Arg Pic". Variety. 19 July 1950. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b "El Gaucho y el diablo" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ Continente (in Spanish). Editorial los Dos. 1951. p. 129.
  4. ^ Cuadernos de cultura (in Spanish). 1953. p. 122.
  5. ^ España, Claudio (2005). Cine argentino modernidad y vanguardias, 1957/1983 (in Spanish). Fondo Nacional de las Artes. p. 396. ISBN 9789509807884.
  6. ^ Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor. p. 234. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.
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