The Torch (film)

The Torch Spanish Del odio nace el amor, meaning love is born from hate is a 1950 Mexican American film directed by Emilio Fernndez. The film is a lesser remake of Enamorada which starred Mara Flix and Pedro Armendriz. The film is also known as Bandit General in the United Kingdom.

In The Torch, Felix as Beatriz was replaced with producer and star Paulette Goddard as Maria Dolores. New scenes were added to The Torch which depicted an influenza plague killing several townspeople and Goddards Maria Dolores drops everything to help before leaving her life of luxury to follow the man she comes to love.Despite retaining several actors, the same director Emilio Fernndez, same cinematographerGabriel Figueroa, and same leading man, relationships depicted in the English version of film are not as well established or convincing as in the original due to miscasting, translation into English, and cultural differences. For example, camp followers are just not the same as soldaderas or female soldierseven if there may be some overlap. ........

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