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It Happened in Damascus (1943)

It Happened in Damascus poster
Original title
Sucedió en Damasco
Directed by
José López Rubio, Primo Zeglio
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comedic story unfolds in Damascus involving characters from a zarzuela. The plot follows their romantic and silly adventures.

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What happens

It Happened in Damascus (Italian: Accadde a Damasco, Spanish: Sucedió en Damasco) is a 1943 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by José López Rubio and Primo Zeglio and starring Paola Barbara, Germana Paolieri and Miguel Ligero. It is based on the 1916 Zarzuela El asombro de Damasco by Joaquín Abati and Antonio Paso. A co-production, it was shot at the Orphea Studios in Barcelona. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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