The King is the Best Mayor
1974, Spanish. Directed by Rafael Gil.
The action occurs in early 12th century Galicia during the reign of Alfonso VII. Sancho de Roelas, a nobleman who has fallen on hard times, announces to his lord Tello de Neira his intention to marry Elvira de Olite, also of impoverished noble lineage. Don Tello offers to be best man at the wedding but on seeing Elvira falls in love with her beauty and kidnaps her. She refuses to have sex with him and Sancho travels to Leon to get Alfonso's help. Alfonso finally comes to Tello's manor-house incognito and – after revealing his identity and finding out that Tello has raped Elvira – forces him to marry Elvira. He then executes Tello, restoring Elvira's honour and endowing her with half Tello's estate.
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- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- Rafael GilDirector
- Analía GadéFelicia
- Simonetta StefanelliElvira
- Ray LovelockSancho (as Raymond Lovelock)
- Fernando SanchoConde
- Andrés MejutoEl Rey
- Pedro ValentínPelayo
- José NietoNuño
- Antonio CasasCelio
- Tomás BlancoAlcalde
- Alejandro de EncisoJulio (as Alejandro Enciso)
- Luis InduniD. Enrique
- Fernando Sánchez PolackYuntero (as F. Sánchez Polack)
Details
- Released
- 29 April 1974
- Original title
- El mejor alcalde, el Rey
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- José López Rubio, Lope de Vega
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What The King is the Best Mayor is based on
The King is the Best Mayor is based on The Best Mayor, The King by Lope de Vega.
The Best Mayor, The King
By Lope de Vega
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The King is the Best Mayor (1974) was directed by Rafael Gil and stars Analía Gadé, Simonetta Stefanelli, Ray Lovelock.
What is The King is the Best Mayor based on?
The King is the Best Mayor is based on The Best Mayor, The King by Lope de Vega.