Barber of Seville (1948)
1h 38m
Running Time
May 19, 1948Release Date
Plot.
Rossini's opera-comique, based on Beaumarchais' plot, filmed as we saw it at the Opéra-Comique in 1947.
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Cast & Crew.

Raymond Amade

Roger Bourdin

Roger Bussonet

Renée Gilly

Lucienne Jourfier

Louis Musy

Serge Rallier

Jean Vieuille
Details.
Release DateMay 19, 1948
Original NameLe barbier de Séville
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
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Wiki.
The Barber of Seville (French: Le Barbier de Séville) is a 1948 French musical film directed by Jean Loubignac 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 in Paris 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 film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon.
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.