| The Naked Maja | |
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| Directed by | Henry Koster |
| Written by | Norman Corwin Giorgio Prosperi Albert Lewin Oscar Saul (story) Talbot Jennings (story) |
| Produced by | Silvio Clementelli Goffredo Lombardo |
| Starring | Ava Gardner Anthony Franciosa Amedeo Nazzari Gino Cervi Lea Padovani |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Angelo Lavagnino |
| Distributed by | United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | United States Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $913,000[1] |
| Box office | $1 million (outside US/Canada)[1] |
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.
- ^ a b 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.