A Girl Against Napoleon (1959)

Original title

Carmen la de Ronda

Directed by

Tulio Demicheli

Genre

drama

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

APTA

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Peninsular War a woman named Carmen gets involved with the guerrillas fighting the French occupation. She becomes caught up in the conflict against Napoleon's army.

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What happens

A Girl Against Napoleon or The Devil Made a Woman, also known under its Spanish title Carmen, la de Ronda, is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice Ronet. It is loosely based on the story of Prosper Mérimée's Carmen, with the setting changed to the Peninsular War era. Carmen is involved with the guerrillas fighting against the French occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón and built at CEA Studios in Madrid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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