The Lavish Courts of Spain...The Savage Torture of the Inquisition...The Treachery of Love...All Storming Across the Canvas of the Man Called El Greco
Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (Mel Ferrer) woos a beauty (Rosanna Schiaffino) and faces the Inquisition in 16th-century Spain.
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The film's tagline is: "The Lavish Courts of Spain...The Savage Torture of the Inquisition...The Treachery of Love...All Storming Across the Canvas of the Man Called El Greco"
The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).
It was a co-production between: Italy, France.
The film was directed by Luciano Salce.
The screenplay was written by Juan García Atienza and Luciano Salce.
Cinematography was handled by Leonida Barboni.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0057026.
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El Greco
Released
English, Italiano
Italy, France
