The Barber of Seville is a 1948 French musical film directed by Jean Loubignac It is a screen version of the 1816 opera by Rossini based on the 1775 play by Beaumarchais. Filmed at the Billancourt Studios in Paris it uses the Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique production of the time. It was filmed in 1947, released in May 1948, and lasts around 95 minutes. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon.

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