Cifesa is the

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for Compañía Industrial Film Española, a noted Spanish film studio. They have released such films as ''

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'' (1947), and the 1954 film version of '' El alcalde de Zalamea'', as well as being responsible for the Spanish release of some Hollywood films. Notable stars include

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, and Miguel Ligero. In 1951, the studio released the historical epic ''

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'', intended as a response to the big-budget British production ''

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'' (1949).

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