---
title: 'It Happened in Damascus (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Primo Zeglio'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/it-happened-in-damascus-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035392/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# It Happened in Damascus (1943)

1943 · 83 min · Comedy · Italy


## Synopsis

It Happened in Damascus is a 1943 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by José López Rubio and Primo Zeglio and starring Paola Barbara, Germana Paolieri and Miguel Ligero. It is based on the 1916 Zarzuela  El asombro de Damasco by Joaquín Abati and Antonio Paso. A co-production, it was shot at the Orphea Studios in Barcelona. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Primo Zeglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/primo-zeglio), [José López Rubio](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-lopez-rubio)
- **Screenplay:** [José López Rubio](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-lopez-rubio)

## Cast

- [Lauro Gazzolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauro-gazzolo)
- [Germana Paolieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/germana-paolieri)
- [José Prada](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-prada)
- [Paola Barbara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-barbara)

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