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The Moorish Queen (1922)

The Moorish Queen poster
Original title
La reina mora
Directed by
José Buchs
Genre
silent film
Country
Spain
Runtime
54 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film adaptation of a Spanish zarzuela. It tells a story involving a Moorish queen set in a historical or folkloric context.

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What happens

The Moorish Queen (Spanish:La reina mora) is a 1922 Spanish silent film directed by José Buchs. It was based on a zarzuela, which was made into further films in 1937 and 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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