Overview
Violeta, an Andalusian gypsy, foretells a lady she will become empress. The lady is Eugenia de Montijo, and when she marries emperor Luis Napoleón of France she takes the young girl with her. The empress'cousin readily makes her his focus of attention, then she discovers a criminal attempt against the empress.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Seville
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Music
Music by Francis Lopez
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Christian Matras
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Henry RousselScreenplay
- Original title
- Violetas imperiales
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 12, 1952
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain, France
Cast
Luis MarianoJuan de Ayala
Carmen SevillaVioletta
Simone ValèreEugénie de Montijo
Louis ArbessierNapoleón III
Rafael ArcosFelipe (uncredited)
Félix Fernández(uncredited)
Manuel Requena(uncredited)
Marie SabouretMme. de Pierrefeu
Colette RégisMme de Montijo
Micheline FranceyClotilde
Véra NormanMirette
María RiquelmeAnaïs
Alfonso Rojas(uncredited)- Raymond GirardProsper Mérimée
- Angustias Albaicín(uncredited)
Francisco Bernal(uncredited)
Jackie Blanchot(uncredited)- Lucien BlondeauLe grand chambellan (uncredited)
- Joseph Chaumel(uncredited)
Aurora de Alba(uncredited)
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