La Maja desnuda (1958)

Italy et al., 111 min
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Basic facts

Original title La Maja desnuda
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Italy
  • France
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1959-12-07

Cast

Ava Gardner
Maria Theresa de Cayetana, hertiginnan av Alba

Anthony Franciosa
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Amedeo Nazzari
premiärminister Manuel Godoy

Gino Cervi
kung Carlos IV av Spanien

Lea Padovani
drottning Maria Luisa

Massimo Serato
greve Rodrigo Sanchez

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Titles

Original title
  • La Maja desnuda
Swedish release title
  • Den nakna skönheten
Co-production title
  • La Maja nue
Distribution title
  • Den nøgne Maja (Danmark)
  • Alaston Maja (Finland)
  • O grande amor de Goya (Portugal)
Alternative title
  • The Naked Maja
Working title
  • Goya

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Dialogue Coach
Script Supervisor
Story
Production Coordinator
Production Secretary
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Conductor
Assistant Production Designer
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Dressmaker
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist

Cast

Ava Gardner Maria Theresa de Cayetana, hertiginnan av Alba
Anthony Franciosa Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Amedeo Nazzari premiärminister Manuel Godoy
Gino Cervi kung Carlos IV av Spanien
Lea Padovani drottning Maria Luisa
Massimo Serato greve Rodrigo Sanchez
Carlo Rizzo Juanito
Audrey McDonald (as Audrey MacDonald) Anita
Ivana Kislinger Pepa
Renzo Cesana Bayeu
Carlo Giustini José
Carmen Mora prima ballerinan
Patrick Crean (as Pat Crean) Enrique
Peter Meersman doktor Peral
John Karlsen inkvisitor
Tonio Selwart Aranda
Erminio Spalla Rojas, värdshusvärden
Pamela Sharp Maria Isabella
Paul Muller den franske ambassadören
Stella Vitelleschi Maria Josefa
Gustavo De Nardo prästen
Yemiko Fullwood Maria de la Luz
Amru Sani sångaren

Companies

Production Company Titanus Produzione SpA
Copyright Titanus Produzione SpA 1959-04-16 LP13247
Co-Production Company Société Générale de Cinématographie (SGC)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1959

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 94054
Date 1959-05-24
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3075 meters
Censored length 3056 meters
Notes Speltid efter censurklipp: 112 minuter. Klipp: i bataljscenerna avlägsnas några drastiskt blodiga närbilder med kniv- eller bajonettdödande samt bilden av hängande död man (totalt 19 meter).


Censorship number 92739
Date 1958-08-26
Classification Allowed from age 15


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.34:1 (Technirama)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 111 min


Production location

1958-05 1958-09
Titanus Farnesina Studios Rome Italy (ateljé)
Rome Italy

Release dates

First showing 1958-12-20 Italy
Other showing 1959-04-15 Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA 111 min (amerikansk biografpremiär)
1959-06-10 France (fransk biografpremiär)
Release in Sweden 1959-12-07 Spegeln Stockholm Sweden 112 min
TV showing 1983-07-20 TV2 Sweden

Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 12
Slides 6
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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