Agustina of Aragon (1950 film)

Agustina of Aragon (Spanish: Agustina de Aragón) is a 1950 Spanish historical film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Aurora Bautista.[1] It is also known by the alternative title of The Siege. It portrays the Spanish patriot Agustina of Aragon, known for her role at the 1808 Siege of Zaragoza against Napoleon's French forces.

Agustina of Aragon
Directed byJuan de Orduña
Written byVicente Escrivá
Ángel Fernández Marrero
Juan de Orduña
Clemente Pamplona
StarringAurora Bautista
CinematographyTheodore J. Pahle
Mariano Ruiz Capillas
Edited byPetra de Nieva
Music byJuan Quintero
Production
company
Distributed byCIFESA
Release date
9 October 1950
Running time
126 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann. It was made by CIFESA, Spain's largest studio.

Plot

French troops led by Napoleon besiege the city of Zaragoza. Agustina de Aragón (Aurora Bautista) is a young woman who, upon learning that her boyfriend has sold out to the enemy, breaks up with him and falls in love with a Baturro guerrilla. In one of the French attacks, a grenade exploded near the position where Agustina was, falling the soldiers defending the position and there was a threat that the enemy troops could enter the city. Gustine walked through the dead and wounded to a cannon and opened fire. Surprise gripped both sides. Thus, Agustina managed to maintain the situation until Spanish reinforcements arrived.

Cast

References
  1. Klossner p.14

Bibliography
  • Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.


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