Manuel Mur Oti (25 October 1908 – 5 August 2003) was a Spanish

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and

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.Bentley p.127 He also acted in one film, the neorealist '' Segundo López'' (1953).

Selected filmography

* '' Four Women'' (1947) * ''

Guest of Darkness ''Guest of Darkness'' (Spanish: ''El huésped de las tinieblas'') is a 1948 Spanish historical drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Carlos Muñoz and Pastora Peña.Mira p.218 It portrays the life of the nineteenth century romantici ...

'' (1948) * ''

Ninety Minutes ''Ninety Minutes'' (Spanish: ''Noventa minutos'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Nani Fernández and Enrique Guitart. The film's art direction was by Sigfrido Burmann. Synopsis A group of neighbors wit ...

'' (1949) * '' Wings of Youth'' (1949) * '' A Man on the Road'' (1949) * ''

Black Sky ''Black Sky'' (Spanish: ''Cielo negro'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Susana Canales, Fernando Rey and Luis Prendes.Mira p.259 A woman working in a shop falls in love with a bohemian poet. Cast * Susan ...

'' (1951) * '' Segundo López'' (1953) * '' Condemned'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' Fedra'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

A Girl from Chicago ''A Girl from Chicago'' (Spanish: ''Una chica de Chicago'') is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Ana Bertha Lepe, Javier Armet and Rafael Durán.Labanyi & Pavlović p.236 synopsis A Spanish girl educated in Chica ...

'' (1960) * '' Kill and Be Killed'' (1962) * '' Loca juventud'' (1965)

References

Bibliography

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

External links

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