''The Open Door'' (''La puerta abierta'') is a prize-winning 1957 Spanish film based on the 1932 play ''Tűzmadár'' by
Lajos Zilahy. It was directed by
César Fernández Ardavín and stars
Amedeo Nazzari
Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 – 5 November 1979) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Although he emerged as ...
and
Märta Torén
Märta Torén (21 May 1925 – 19 February 1957) was a Swedish stage and film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography
Torén's father was a Swedish military officer, and for three years, during World War II, he was a secretary in the Swedish ...
.
[Nuestro tiempo - Issues 43-48 - Page 101, 1958 "Aquí está, de momento, La puerta abierta (1956) de César Ardavín. Y la atmósfera de novedad que tal film — adaptación de la comedia «Tuzmadaar» del célebre novelista húngaro — aporta a nuestro cine podría ser interpretada por muchos como el descubrimiento de un nuevo filón. Hay un no sé qué en La puerta abierta que la hace «distinta». Y serán pocos quizás los que sepan ver que esta «distinción» es obra exclusiva de su realizador. De César Ardavín. Hace tres años, en ..."]
Synopsis
Shortly after settling in Madrid, the body of a murdered dancer appears. His Don Juan condition, in addition to his vanity, make the police suspect that it is a crime of passion. As the investigation continues, the doubts and jealousy of one of his neighbors threaten to damage his family life.
Cast
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Amedeo Nazzari
Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 – 5 November 1979) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Although he emerged as ...
as Michel de Caroli
*
Märta Torén
Märta Torén (21 May 1925 – 19 February 1957) was a Swedish stage and film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography
Torén's father was a Swedish military officer, and for three years, during World War II, he was a secretary in the Swedish ...
as Countess de Caroli
*Rafael de Córdoba as Alomar
*Nadia Marlowa as Marietta
*
Carlos Casaravilla
Carlos Casaravilla (12 October 1900 – 17 February 1981) was an Uruguayan actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1934 and 1978. He starred in the film '' El Lazarillo de Tormes'', which won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International Film F ...
as Police commissioner
*
Carlos Larrañaga
Carlos Larrañaga Ladrón de Guevara (11 March 1937 – 30 August 2012) was a Spanish actor.
Biography Personal life
Larrañaga was born in Barcelona to actress María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara, and was the half-brother of actress Amparo ...
as Pedro
*Aurora de Alba as Yolanda
*Teresa del Río
*Salvador Soler Marí
*
Manuel Arbó
Manuel Arbó (18 July 1898 – 25 May 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1970.
Selected filmography
* ''Dracula (1931 Spanish-language film), Drácula'' (1931, Spanish version)
* ''There We ...
*Aníbal Vela
*Vicente Ávila
*Francisco Sánchez
*María del Pilar Armesto
*Julia Pachelo
*Nora Samsó
*
José Prada
See also
*' (1933), French film based on the play ''Tűzmadár''
*''
The Firebird
''The Firebird'' (; ) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine, who c ...
'' (1934), American film based on the play ''Tűzmadár''
References
External links
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1957 films
Spanish drama films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by César Fernández Ardavín
Spanish films based on plays
1950s Spanish films
Films scored by Carlo Innocenzi
Films based on works by Lajos Zilahy
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