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Marpessa Dawn

Marpessa Dawn

French actress, singer, and dancer (1934-2008)
January 3, 1934 (August 25, 2008)
Fr. 1970. Psychological drama by Marc Allégret with Jean-Claude Brialy, Sylvie Fennec, Bruno Garcin. Preparations for a masked ball prevent an aristocrat from paying attention to the budding romance between his wife and a friend.
Runtime: 95 min.

Le Trésor des hommes bleus

V.O.: El Secreto de los Hombres Azules
Esp. 1960. Adventures by Edmond Agabra with Lex Barker, Odile Versois, Marpessa Dawn. An adventurer covets a famous treasure supposedly lost, held in an oasis by a Tuareg tribe.
Runtime: 95 min.

Black Orpheus

V.O.: Orfeu Negro
Fr. 1959. Poetic drama by Marcel Camus with Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira. In Rio, a young man becomes the protector of a teenager who is fleeing a mysterious pursuer.
Runtime: 108 min.

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