Barber of Seville (1948)
May 19, 1948Release Date
Barber of Seville (1948)
May 19, 1948Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Raymond Amade
Comte Almaviva
Roger Bourdin
Basile
Roger Bussonet
Figaro
Renée Gilly
Marceline
Jean Loubignac
Director
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Writer
Claude Dolbert
Producer
René Colas
Cinematographer
Fanchette Mazin
Editor
Louis Le Barbenchon
ProductionDesigner
Lucienne Jourfier
Louis Musy
Serge Rallier
Jean Vieuille
Gustave Wion
Details.
Release DateMay 19, 1948
Original NameLe barbier de Séville
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Wiki.
The Barber of Seville (French: Le Barbier de Séville) is a French film directed by Jean Loubignac released in 1948. It is a screen version of the 1816 opera by Rossini based on the 1775 play by Beaumarchais (in the translation by Castil-Blaze). Filmed at the Billancourt Studios it uses the Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique production of the time.It was filmed in 1947, released in May 1948, and lasts around 95 minutes.The opera had been seen at all the principal lyric theatres in Paris; at the Salle Favart it had been performed over 500 times by the time of the film, which features several popular singers from the company.The film director is Jean Loubignac, director of photography René Colas, sets by Louis Le Barbenchon, and producer Claude Dolbert, for Codo-Cinéma.