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Father Cigarette (1955 film)

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Father Cigarette
Directed byJuan de Orduña
Written by
Produced byJuan de Orduña
Starring
CinematographyJosé F. Aguayo
Edited byAntonio Cánovas
Music byJuan Quintero
Production
companies
Doperfilme
Orduna Films
Distributed byCIFESA
Release date
  • 25 February 1955 (1955-02-25)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesPortugal
Spain
LanguageSpanish

Father Cigarette (Spanish: El padre Pitillo) is a 1955 Spanish-Portuguese comedy film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Valeriano León, Virgílio Teixeira and Margarita Andrey.[1] It was based on a play by Carlos Arniches, which had previously been turned into a 1946 Chilean film of the same title.

The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann. It was released by the large CIFESA studio.

Plot

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Don Froilán, the grouchy priest of a small village, and his sister Camila help Rosita who has become pregnant and banned to return home by her step-father, while the responsible, the son of the richest family, is to be sent away to the city.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bentley p.129

Bibliography

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