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Director: | Tulio Demicheli |
Producer: | Benito Perojo |
Story: | Alfonso Sastre |
Cinematography: | Antonio L. Ballesteros |
Color Process: | Eastmancolor |
Editing: | Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa |
Studio: | Producciones Benito Perojo |
Distributor: | Suevia Films |
Runtime: | 106 minutes |
Country: | Spain |
Language: | Spanish |
A Girl Against Napoleon or The Devil Made a Woman, also known under its Spanish title Carmen, la de Ronda, is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice Ronet.[1] It is loosely based on the story of Prosper Mérimée's Carmen, with the setting changed to the Peninsular War era. Carmen is involved with the guerrillas fighting against the French occupation.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón and built at CEA Studios in Madrid.
The year is 1808. A year passed since the beginning of the Peninsular War and singer Carmen is in love with two men at the same time. The men are: a guerrilla named Antonio and the French sergeant José, who, during the war, end up on the opposite sides and therefore are sworn enemies to each other.