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El escándalo

El escándalo

1943 · 120 min · ★ 6.9

In 1860s Madrid, Fabián Conde is a dissolute young man who drives his dishonored identity into a life of seduction and dueling. When he eventually falls in love, changes for good and finds the truth about his family, his two opposite friends give him contrasted advice on what he should do. He chooses and time goes by. Then something unexpected happens that will put him on the brim of loosing everything he has fought for.

Directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia · Written by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia

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