Claudio Brook

	Claudio Brook Claudio Brook (born Claude Sydney Brook Marnat, 28 August 1927 – 18 October 1995) was a Mexican actor. Life Born in Mexico City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years as an actor. He won two Ariel Awards. He died from stomach cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymph ... in 1995. For his work in motion pictures, Brook was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias. Filmography * 1927 births 1995 deaths Male actors from Mexico City Ariel Award winners Best Actor Ariel Award winners Mexican people of English descent Mexican people of Basque descent Mexican people of French descent Deaths from stomach cancer Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male telenovela actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Simon Of The Desert ''Simon of the Desert'' ( es, Simón del desierto) is a 1965 Mexican surrealist film directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Claudio Brook and Silvia Pinal. It is loosely based on the story of the ascetic 5th-century Syrian saint Simeon Stylites, who lived for 39 years on top of a pillar. The screenplay was co-written by Buñuel and his frequent collaborator Julio Alejandro. Following ''Viridiana'' (1961) and ''The Exterminating Angel'' (1962), ''Simon of the Desert'' was the third, and last, of Buñuel's films to star Pinal and be produced by Gustavo Alatriste, Pinal's husband at the time. It was also the final film of Buñuel's Mexican period before he returned to Europe. Today, it is generally acclaimed by film critics, who consider it to be one of the director's most demonstrative works. Plot When the ascetic Simón has spent six years, six weeks, and six days on a small platform atop an approximately ten-foot-tall pillar in the middle of the desert, a crowd of monks and peasan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Glory Guys ''The Glory Guys'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Arnold Laven and written by Sam Peckinpah, based on the 1956 novel ''The Dice of God'' by Hoffman Birney. Filmed by Levy-Gardner-Laven and released by United Artists, it stars Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, James Caan, and Michael Anderson Jr. Plot Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period. The main plot follows two cavalry soldiers under the command of a tough general who fight Plains Indians and fall for the same woman. Production Arnold Laven hired Sam Peckinpah to write the script in 1956 after having been impressed by some of Peckinpah's scripts for ''Gunsmoke''. Although it took a number of years for Laven to raise finance for the movie, the quality of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Garden Of Aunt Isabel ''The Garden of Aunt Isabel'' (Spanish: ''El jardín de la tía Isabel'') is a 1971 Mexican historical drama film directed by Felipe Cazals and starring Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Claudio Brook and Ofelia Guilmáin.Mora, p. 120. During the early 16th century, two Spanish ships are wrecked on the Mexican coast. A group of survivors set out on a trek to try to locate a famed El Dorado. Most of the locations used were around the Maya archeological zone near Tulum. Mayan pyramids are seen in the movie. Most of it in the last two scenes. Cast * Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Capitaine de Ballesteros * Claudio Brook as Gonzalo de Medina * Ofelia Guilmáin as Xeneta * Gregorio Casal as Diego * as Roderico * Javier Esponda as Césat * Augusto Benedico * Julián Pastor * Germán Robles * Alfonso Arau * Claudio Obregón * Martha Navarro * Roberto Dumont * Juan Peláez * Carlos Fernández * Dunia Saldívar * Pilar Sen * Lilia Aragón * Gastón Melo * Héctor Ortega * Roberto Rivero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jesús, Nuestro Señor ''Jesús, nuestro Señor'' ( en, Jesus, our Lord , italic=yes) is a 1971 Mexican religious epic film starring Claudio Brook in the title role as Jesus. It was directed by Miguel Zacarías and produced and written by Alfredo Zacarías. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Narciso Busquets, Elsa Cárdenas, Pancho Córdova, and Carlos Agostí. Shot in 1969, the film was released on Holy Thursday, April 8, 1971. It was filmed in full color and is the last installment of a trilogy that includes ''Jesús, el niño Dios'' and ''Jesús, María y José''.Diccionario de escritores mexicanos, siglo XX Page 425 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Centro de Estudios Literarios - 2007Jesús nuestro señor, argumento de Alfredo Zacarías basado en los evangelios, adap. y dir. de MZ, estr. en 1971. Trivia * In a scene in which Jesus enters Jerusalem, the houses at Guanajuato were almost seen * In another scene, the crowd gathered for the Sermon on the Mount scene amidst the vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Scarlet Lady (1969 Film) ''The Scarlet Lady'' (french: La femme écarlate; it, La donna scarlatta) AKA ''The Bitch Wants Blood'' is a 1969 French/Italian comedy film directed by Jean Valère and starring Monica Vitti, Maurice Ronet, and Robert Hossein. Written by Paul Gégauff and Jean Valère, the film is about a beautiful Italian businesswoman who, after being swindled out of her fortune by her boyfriend, travels to Paris to kill him before killing herself. Plot A beautiful Italian businesswoman, Lucille Lombardi (Monica Vitti), discovers that her boyfriend and marketing director, Julien Auchard (Robert Hossein), has bankrupted her family business, cheated her out of her wealth, and left her penniless. Shocked by the betrayal, the loss of her villa in Nice, and feeling that all is lost, Lucille decides to sell her jewelry and binge on champagne and caviar before committing suicide. Her binge renders her intoxicated and leaves her daydreaming about revenge. At first she plans to leave François a note bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	House Of Pleasure (1969 Film) ''House of Pleasure'' (German: ''Frau Wirtin hat auch eine Nichte'', Italian: ''Il trionfo della casta Susanna'') is a 1969 historical comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Teri Tordai, Claudio Brook and Margaret Lee. It is the third in the series of films which began with ''The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan'' (1967).Von Dassanowsky p.190 Cast * Teri Tordai as Wirtin von der Lahn / Sexy Susan / Susanne Delberg * Claudio Brook as Baron von Ambras * Margaret Lee as Pauline Borghese * Karl Michael Vogler as Prince Borghese * Harald Leipnitz as Ferdinand * Jacques Herlin as Ambassador Bulakieff * Heinrich Schweiger as Napoleon Bonaparte * Ralf Wolter as Waltchmaker Bobinet * Lando Buzzanca as Conte Lombardini * Edwige Fenech as Rosalie Bobinet * Rosemarie Lindt as Bertha * Judith Dornys as Dorine * Grit Freyberg * Sissy Löwinger as Serafine * Annamária Szilvássy as Agathe * Erich Nikowitz as Waldeshain * Franz Muxeneder as Pumpernickel Erich Padalewski as Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Milky Way (1969 Film) ''The Milky Way'' (french: La Voie lactée) is a 1969 surrealist film directed by Luis Buñuel. It stars Laurent Terzieff, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Georges Marchal and Michel Piccoli. Buñuel later called ''The Milky Way'' the first in a trilogy (along with ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' and ''The Phantom of Liberty'') about "the search for truth." The title of the film is taken from a popular name used for the Way of St. James, a route often traveled by religious pilgrims that stretched from northern Europe to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. This is where the remains of St. James were reputed to be buried.Buñuel, Luis. ''My Last Sigh''. Trans. Abigail Israel. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003. . page 245. The film follows the picaresque journey of two vagabond travelers, who seem to be making the pilgrimage as a means of escape. Along the way, they witness a series of bizarre incidents that involve persons named in documented heresies in church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Coplan Saves His Skin ''Coplan Saves His Skin'' (french: Coplan sauve sa peau, it, L'assassino ha le ore contate) is a 1968 French-Italian Francis Coplan Eurospy film directed by Yves Boisset (at his directorial debut) and starring Claudio Brook.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . It is the last chapter in the Francis Coplan film series.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Cast * Claudio Brook - Francis Coplan * Margaret Lee - Mara / Eva * Jean Servais - Saroghu * Bernard Blier - Marscar * Jean Topart - Lieutenant Sakki * Hans Meyer - Hugo * Nanna Michael - Carole * Klaus Kinski - Theler * Marcella Saint-Amant - Yasmine * Roger Lumont - Le glouton * Roberto - Le nain / Dwarf * Agatha Alma - Faith * Andrea Aureli - Gamal (as Andrew Ray) * Aldo Canti Aldo Canti (born 9 March 1961 in Montmorency, France) is a French and later Sammarinese former sprinter who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Competition record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Blonde From Peking ''The Blonde from Peking'' (french: La blonde de Pékin, it, La bionda di Pechino, german: Die Blonde von Peking, also known as ''Peking Blonde'') is a 1967 French-Italian-German adventure film written and directed by Nicolas Gessner. It is loosely based on the 1966 novel ''You Have Yourself a Deal'' by James Hadley Chase. Cast * Mireille Darc as Erika Olsen / Christine * Claudio Brook as Garland / Gandler * Giorgia Moll as Jinny / Nurse Peggy * Edward G. Robinson as Douglas * Pascale Roberts as Monica Davis * as Captain Hardy * Jean-Jacques Delbo as Olsen * Valéry Inkijinoff as Fang O Kung * as Jackson * Tony Young as Yen Hay Sun * Guido Celano as De Luca * Joe Warfield as Doctor * as Bijoutier * Françoise Brion as Erika Olsen #2 * Hellmut Lange as Malik * Werner Schwier Werner Schwier (born 28 May 1921 in Stadthagen; died 3 May 1982 in Munich) was a German actor, voice actor, and television presenter. Career Werner Schwier made a name for himself i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Your Turn To Die ''Your Turn to Die'' ( it, Troppo per vivere... poco per morire, french: Qui êtes-vous inspecteur Chandler?) is a 1967 Italian-French crime-thriller movie directed by Michele Lupo. Plot A gang of criminals, in agreement with a model, set their eyes on some jewelry presented during a fashion show and worn by beautiful models. The diamonds, collected with patience by some associations of collectors, belonged to women of high society and some of them date back to the age of French absolutism. When one of the robbers tries to get away with the loot, his fellow conspirators shoot him in the back. The robber, Gordon, manages to give a clue to newspaper reporter Robert Foster, who sets off to retrieve the diamonds. Despite becoming a target for the rest of the gang, Foster prefers to rely on fashion model Arabella and newspaper photographer Flash instead of the more seasoned Inspector Chandler. Cast Claudio Brook as Robert Daniela Bianchi as Arabella Sidney Chaplin as Inspector Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	La Grande Vadrouille ''La Grande Vadrouille'' (; literally "The Great Stroll"; originally released in the United Kingdom as ''Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!'') is a 1966 French-British comedy film set in 1942 about French civilians who help the crew of a Royal Air Force bomber shot down over Paris to make their way through German-occupied France to safe territory. Plot On a summer day in 1942, a lost RAF bomber strays over Paris and is shot down by German flak. After planning to reconvene in the Turkish baths at the Grand Mosque of Paris, the crew parachutes out, but only three evade capture. Sir Reginald lands in the Vincennes Zoo and, given civilian clothes by a friendly zookeeper, heads for the baths. Peter Cunningham lands on the platform of a house painter, Augustin Bouvet, from where they escape the Germans and are hidden by a puppet show operator, Juliette; Augustin goes to the baths on Cunningham's behalf. Alan MacIntosh lands on the Opéra Garnier, where he is reluctantly assisted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	La Mano Que Aprieta ''The Squeezing Hand'' (''La mano que aprieta'') is a 1953 Argentine crime comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras. It was adapted for the screen by Domingo Di Núbila from a Julio Porter and Raúl Gurruchaga play. It stars Gogó Andreu, Tono Andreu, Alfredo Barbieri and Amelia Vargas and premiered on 21 January 1953. Plot Three relatives of a millionaire plot to kill her in order to inherit her fortune, but a quirky doctor who happens to be a detective interferes. Cast * Gogó Andreu * Tono Andreu * Alfredo Barbieri * Mario Baroffio * Tito Climent * María del Río * Ángel Eleta * Inés Fernández as Lola * Don Pelele * Hugo Pimentel Hugo Pimentel (25 January 1919, in San Fernando, Buenos Aires – 1 June 1984, in Caracas) was an Argentine actor. He starred in the acclaimed Silver Condor-winning 1943 film '' Juvenilia''. Other notable films include '' His Best Student'' (19 ... * Roberto Real * Semillita as Martín * Amelia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]