The Firefly ( The Fire fly )

The Firefly (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Fire fly
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
131 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1937 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Z. Leonard

Written By:
Otto A. Harbach
Frances Goodrich

Actors:
Jeanette MacDonald ..... Nina Maria Azara
Allan Jones ..... Don Diego
Warren William ..... Colonel de Rouchemont
Billy Gilbert ..... Inn Keeper
Douglass Dumbrille ..... Marquis de Melito
Henry Daniell ..... General Savary
Leonard Penn ..... Etienne DuBois
Tom Rutherford ..... King Ferdinard
Belle Mitchell ..... Lola
George Zucco ..... St. Clair, Secret Service Chief
Corbet Morris ..... Duvall
Matthew Boulton ..... Duke of Wellington

Synopsis:

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French Officers, in order for them to reveal Napolean's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets, Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors and returns to Spain, and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but, the 2 nations are now at war...

In this adaptation of the operetta by Rudolf Friml, secret agent Nina Maria Azara (Jeannette MacDonald) is working undercover for the King of Spain as a singer known as the "Mosca del Fuego" or "Firefly." Her mission is to uncover Napoleon's plot to invade Spain before it is too late. This film features a variety of songs including "Donkey Serenade," "Love Is Like a Firefly," " and "When a Maid Comes Knocking At Your Heart." ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

A Spanish dancer during the Peninsular War uses her charms to get secrets from French officers, until she loses her heart.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 26 February, 2011.

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