The Dance (1959 film)

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The Dance
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edgar Neville
Written by	Edgar Neville
Produced by	José Antonio Irrysarry
Starring	Conchita Montes Alberto Closas Rafael Alonso
Cinematography	José F. Aguayo
Edited by	José Antonio Rojo
Music by	Gustavo Pittaluga
Distributed by	Carabela Films
Release date	17 December 1959 (1959-12-17)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Dance (Spanish: El baile) is a 1959 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Edgar Neville.^[1] It is based on his own theatrical play, El baile, released in (1952), which won the Spanish Premio Nacional de Literatura award.

It was the second and last color film directed by Neville after Duende y misterio del flamenco.

Pedro (Alberto Closas) and Julián (Rafael Alonso) are friends and they love the same woman, Adela (Conchita Montes). Madrid, 1905, Pedro and Adela had gotten married but Julian live with them. 1930. Adela discovers she is going to die and the two men had hidden the illness. 1955. Adelita (Conchita Montes), Adela's grand daughter, visits to the two men and they remember their love to Adele.

• Conchita Montes as Adela / Adelita
• Alberto Closas as Pedro
• Rafael Alonso as Julián

• Mira, Alberto. The A to Z of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010.

• The Dance at IMDb

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