Claim: The Confessions of Amans was produced in Spain, they  used English stage performers for a cast and used brand new costumes.
Evidence: The Confessions of Amans is a 1977 American 16mm drama film directed by Gregory Nava and written by Nava and his then newly wed wife Anna Thomas. The film was produced in Spain and made on an estimated shoestring budget of $24,000 according to Roger Ebert. Nava used English stage performers for a cast. Nava and Thomas, in order to save money, used costumes and props left over from Samuel Bronston's El Cid said Vincent Canby.