It Happened in Dasmascus (1943)
Sucedió en Damasco
Ben-Ibhen, a doctor from Damascus, tries to curry favor with the beautiful Zobeida, whom the Qadi and the Grand Vizier also yearn for. To outwit them all, he summons them to a palace, which is soon attacked by the ferocious bandit Ka-Fur.
- Date of release
- 1943-01-14
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- José López Rubio, Primo Zeglio
Casting
- Paola Barbara — Zobaida
- Germana Paolieri — Fahima
- Miguel Ligero — Ben Ibhem / Ben-Vai-Ben
- Lauro Gazzolo — Cadi Al-Mon
- Luis de Arnedillo — El califa Soliman / Il califfo Solimano
- Rafael Navarro — El gran vizir / Il gran visir
- Manuel Arbó — Kafur
- Carmen Arrojo — La mensajera del califa / La messaggera del califfo
- Alfredo Alaria
- Francisco Alonso
- Arazalem — Una bailarina / Una ballerina
- José María Lado
Interesting facts
It Happened in Damascus 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.
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