The Dance (1959 film)

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1959 Spanish film

The Dance

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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.

## Plot

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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.

## Cast

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

## References

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1. ^ Mira p.225

## Bibliography

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

## External links

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* The Dance at IMDb

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The films of Edgar Neville

* Take Me to Hollywood (1931)
* The Wicked Carabel (1935)
* The Lady from Trévelez (1936)
* Madrid Carnival (1941)
* The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks (1944)
* Carnival Sunday (1945)
* Life on a Thread (1945)
* The Crime of Bordadores Street (1946)
* The Bullfighter's Suit (1947)
* Nada (1947)
* The Last Horse (1950)
* Flamenco (1952)
* Devil's Roundup (1952)
* The Dance (1959)
* My Street (1960)

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