The Woman from Beirut
Synopsis
Isabel is a beautiful singer with great aspirations but persistent bad luck. After serving time in prison for a crime she did not commit, she lands a singing gig at a dive in Barcelona where she meets Xandro "The Greek" and his partner lover Gloria. The couple is posing as entertainment promoters but they are really running a prostitution ring based in Beirut. They offer Isabel a contract to perform in "night clubs" in the Mideast and she accepts eager to get away. Upon arrival in Beirut, Isabel and other girls are sped away to a luxurious villa where they discover the real intentions of the pseudo-promoters. They are expected to sing and dance but also to engage in sexual activities with the rich clients that patronize the place. Isabel pretends to go along with the situation but starts devising a plan to get away.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-productions : Luxor Films, Intercontinental Productions
- Foreign production companies : Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas, Produzioni Cinematografiche Mediterranee (PCM)
- French distribution : Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriters : Jesús María De Arozamena, Alfonso Balcázar, Duccio Tessari, Ladislas Vajda, José Antonio De La Loma
- Director of Photography : Christian Matras
- Music Composer : Gregorio García Segura
- Editor : Alfonso Santacana
- Foreign producers : Alfonso Balcázar, Luciano Ercoli
- Co-producer : Gérard Ducaux-Rupp
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Prostitution
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Spain, France, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1965
- French release : 30/03/1966
- Runtime : 1 h 32 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 30115
- Visa issue date : 07/02/1966
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
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