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One sheet vintage movie poster for the 1956 film noir crime and adventure movie
Lisbon. The film was produced and directed by Ray Milland, and also stars Maureen O'Hara and Claude Rains.
Movie Information
Title: Lisbon
Release Year: 1956
Studio: Republic Pictures
Format: Filmed in Trucolor and Naturama anamorphic widescreen
Synopsis: The plot follows Captain Robert John Evans (Ray Milland), an American smuggler in Lisbon, who is hired by a wealthy, debonair, and unscrupulous criminal, Aristides Mavros (Claude Rains), to rescue an imprisoned American industrialist from behind the Iron Curtain. Things get complicated when Captain Evans meets the industrialist's wife, Sylvia Merrill (Maureen O'Hara), who has ulterior motives and may want her husband dead to inherit his fortune.
Key Details
The film is notable as the first Hollywood feature production to be shot entirely on location in Portugal, showcasing various real-life landmarks in Lisbon and its surrounding areas.
Maureen O'Hara reportedly enjoyed her role as the villainous Sylvia Merrill, noting that "bitches are fun to play".
The movie features the popular song "Lisbon Antigua" performed by fado singer Anita Guerreiro. |
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