The Naked Maja
1958 film
- 20 December 1958 (1958-12-20) (Italy)
- 10 June 1959 (1959-06-10) (U.S.)
Running time
Italy
The Naked Maja is a 1958 Italian-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists.[2][3] This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, and produced by Silvio Clementelli and Goffredo Lombardo. The screenplay was by Norman Corwin, Giorgio Prosperi and Albert Lewin based on a story by Oscar Saul and Talbot Jennings. The music score was by Angelo Lavagnino and the cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno.
The film stars Ava Gardner and Anthony Franciosa with Amedeo Nazzari, Gino Cervi, Lea Padovani, Massimo Serato, and a largely Italian cast. It is based on a novel by Noel Gerson.
Plot
Cast
- Ava Gardner as Maria Teresa de Cayetana, Duchess of Alba
- Anthony Franciosa as Francisco Goya y Lucientes
- Amedeo Nazzari as Manuel Godoy
- Gino Cervi as King Carlos IV
- Lea Padovani as Queen Maria Luisa
- Massimo Serato as Rodrigo Sanchez
- Renzo Cesana as Bayeu
- Carlo Giustini as José
- Carlo Rizzo as Juanito
Box office
According to MGM records the film earned $1 million at the box office outside the US and Canada resulting in a loss to the studio of $513,000.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "The Naked Maja". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com.
- ^ "The Naked Maja". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
External links
- The Naked Maja at IMDb
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Films directed by Henry Koster
- Thea Roland (1932)
- Das häßliche Mädchen (1933)
- Peter (1934)
- Little Mother (1935)
- The Cross-Patch (1935)
- The Homely Girl (1935)
- The Affairs of Maupassant (1936)
- Catherine the Last (1936)
- Three Smart Girls (1936)
- One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
- The Rage of Paris (1938)
- Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
- First Love (1939)
- Spring Parade (1940)
- It Started with Eve (1941)
- Between Us Girls (1942)
- Music for Millions (1944)
- Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
- The Unfinished Dance (1947)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947)
- The Luck of the Irish (1948)
- Come to the Stable (1949)
- The Inspector General (1949)
- Wabash Avenue (1950)
- My Blue Heaven (1950)
- Harvey (1950)
- No Highway in the Sky (1951)
- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
- Elopement (1951)
- Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
- My Cousin Rachel (1952)
- The Robe (1953)
- Désirée (1954)
- A Man Called Peter (1955)
- The Virgin Queen (1955)
- Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
- D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
- The Power and the Prize (1956)
- My Man Godfrey (1957)
- Fräulein (1958)
- The Naked Maja (1958)
- The Story of Ruth (1960)
- Flower Drum Song (1961)
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
- Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
- Dear Brigitte (1965)
- The Singing Nun (1966)
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