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Ricardo Palacios
Ricardo López-Nuño Díez (2 March 1940 – 11 February 2015), better known as Ricardo Palacios, was a Spanish actor, film director and screenwriter. Born in Reinosa (Cantabria), Palacios graduated from the Official Film School in Madrid as an actor and director. He debuted in the 1961 TV series ''Poly''. He participated in about 150 films and television series, being mainly active in the Spaghetti Western genre, and he was also a recurring presence in films directed by Jesús Franco. In 1987, Palacios made his directorial debut with the comedy film ''¡Biba la banda!'' starring Alfredo Landa Alfredo Landa Areta MML (3 March 19339 May 2013) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to wo ..., and in 1997 he directed the TV-series ''La banda de Pérez''. After spending over a month in hospital with heart problems, Ricardo di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Wallach
Eli Herschel Wallach (; December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. From his 1945 Broadway debut to his last film appearance, Wallach's entertainment career spanned 65 years. Originally trained in stage acting, he became "one of the greatest character actors ever to appear on stage and screen" and ultimately garnered over 90 film credits. He and his wife Anne Jackson often appeared together on stage, eventually becoming a notable acting couple in American theater. Wallach initially studied method acting under Sanford Meisner, and later became a founding member of the Actors Studio, where he studied under Lee Strasberg. He played a wide variety of roles throughout his career, primarily as a supporting actor. For his debut screen performance in ''Baby Doll'' (1956), he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Among his other most famous roles are Calvera in ''The Magnificent Seven'' (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Zhivago (film)
''Doctor Zhivago'' () is a 1965 Epic film, epic Historical drama, historical romance film directed by David Lean with a screenplay by Robert Bolt, based on Doctor Zhivago (novel), the 1957 novel by Boris Pasternak. The story is set in Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil War. The film stars Omar Sharif in the title role as Yuri Zhivago, a married physician and poet whose life is altered by the Russian Revolution and subsequent civil war, and Julie Christie as his love interest Lara Antipova. Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Courtenay, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Siobhán McKenna, and Rita Tushingham play supporting roles. While immensely popular in the Western world, West, Pasternak's book was banned in the Soviet Union for decades. For this reason, the film could not be made in the Soviet Union and was instead filmed mostly in Spain. It was an international co-production between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Italian producer Carlo Ponti. Contemporary critics wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cervantes (film)
''Cervantes'' is a highly fictionalized 1967 film Franco-Spanish-Italian international co-production biography of the early life of Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616). Based on the 1937 novel ''A Man Called Cervantes'' by Bruno Frank, it was the first screen biography of the author. Directed by Vincent Sherman, and filmed in color, it stars Horst Buchholz as Cervantes; Gina Lollobrigida as a prostitute with whom he becomes involved; José Ferrer as Hassan Bey, the Turk who held Cervantes in captivity; Louis Jourdan as Cardinal Giulio Acquaviva; and Fernando Rey as King Philip II. Italian actor Tiziano Cortini who usually used the name "Lewis Jordan"" appeared under his own name to avoid confusion with Louis Jourdan. Enrique Alarcón did the production design. Plot Cast *Horst Buchholz as Miguel de Cervantes *Gina Lollobrigida as Giulia *José Ferrer as Hassan Bey *Louis Jourdan as Cardinal Acquaviva *Francisco Rabal as Rodrigo Cervantes *Antonio Casas as Favio *Soledad Miranda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Elorrieta
José María Elorrieta (1921–1974) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He wrote or directed a number of Spaghetti Westerns.Weisser p.168 Selected filmography Director * '' María Dolores'' (1953) * ''Flame Over Vietnam'' (1957) * '' The Fan'' (1958) * ''The Showgirl'' (1960) * '' Today's Melodies'' (1960) * ''The University Chorus'' (1960) * ''Apache Fury'' (1964) * ''Fuerte perdido'' (1965) * '' The Treasure of Makuba'' (1967) - as Joe Lacy * '' A Witch Without a Broom'' (1967) - as Joe Lacy * '' The Vengeance of Pancho Villa'' (1967) * '' The Emerald of Artatama'' (1969) Screenwriter * ''Devil's Roundup ''Devil's Roundup'' (Spanish:''El cerco del diablo'') is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo, Enrique Gómez, Edgar Neville, José Antonio Nieves Conde and Arturo Ruiz Castillo.Betz p.248 Cast * Fernando Aguirre as Pescador ...'' (1952) References Bibliography * Thomas Weisser. ''Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Siete De Pancho Villa
''The Vengeance of Pancho Villa'' ( es, Los 7 de Pancho Villa or ) is a 1967 Spanish Western film directed by José María Elorrieta, scored by Federico Contreras and starred by John Ericson, Nuria Torray and Gustavo Rojo. Cast * Nuria Torray as María * John Ericson as Don Diego Alvarado/Diego Owens * Mara Cruz as Vera Stevens * Gustavo Rojo as General Urbina * Juan Antonio Peral as Juárez * Fernando Curiel as Chaves * Reginal Guilliams as Salas * Guillermo Méndez as Camacho * José Luis Lluch as Mudo * Regina de Julián as Juana * Rosa Girón as Rosita * Mario Losier * Beatriz Savón as a Cantina Girl * Pastor Serrador as Manuel Sierra * Antonio Jiménez Escribano as Colonel Hidalgo * James Philbrook as Sheriff of Cerezo * Ricardo Palacios as Pancho Villa Francisco "Pancho" Villa (,"Villa" ''Collins English Dictionary''.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up The MacGregors!
''Up the MacGregors!'' ( it, 7 donne per i MacGregor, link=no, a Technicolor film in Techniscope also known as ''7 Women for the MacGregors'') is a List of Italian films of 1967, 1967 Cinema of Italy, Italian spaghetti Western directed by Franco Giraldi (here credited as Frank Garfield). It is the immediate sequel of ''Seven Guns for the MacGregors'', still directed by Giraldi. The film has the same cast as its predecessor except for Manuel Zarzo and Robert Woods (actor), Robert Woods, who refused the role due to his conflicts with the leading actress Agata Flori, the wife of producer Dario Sabatello. Plot summary The elder MacGregors wakes up in the middle of the night to take out a chest of gold ingots and coins from the hiding place and bury it outside their house while being secretly watched by a bandit spy. On the day of the engagement party between Gregor MacGregor and Rosita Carson the bandit Maldonado, with his gang, came and robbed the MacGregors of their gold which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite Joe
''Dynamite Joe'' ( it, Joe l'implacabile) is a 1966 Italian western film directed by Anthony Dawson, written by María del Carmen Martínez Román, and scored by Carlo Savina Carlo Savina (2 August 1919 - 23 June 2002) was an Italian composer and conductor who composed, arranged, and conducted music for films, and is especially remembered for being the music director of films such as ''The Godfather'' (1972), '' Amar .... Cast References External links * {{IMDb title, 0061572 1966 Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Films directed by Antonio Margheriti Films scored by Carlo Savina Films shot in Almería 1960s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historia De La Frivolidad
''Historia de la frivolidad'' () is a 1967 Spanish television special by Televisión Española, directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, written by himself and Jaime de Armiñán, with music by Augusto Algueró and drawings by Mingote. It first aired on February 9, 1967. It relates, through a series of humorous sketches, the history of eroticism, and the efforts of the censors of all ages to conceal it. Plot The president of the Women's League against Frivolity delivers a speech to would-be censors, and shows the History of eroticism, through a series of sketches, from Adam and Eve to the near future, praising the efforts to conceal any glimpse of impudence. Production Jesús Aparicio-Bernal, Director-General of RTVE back then, Adolfo Suárez, Director of Programmes of Televisión Española, and Juan José Rosón, had the idea of improving the very poor impression that Francoist Spain had abroad, showing the image of a modern and tolerant Spain. They commissioned the task of creati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Martín
Eugenio Martín (born 15 May 1925) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He is known for the low-budget genre films he made in the 1960s and 1970s, including ''Bad Man's River'', ''The Bounty Killer'', and ''Horror Express'', the latter being particularly notable for its inclusion of the well-known English actors Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, famous for their work with Hammer Films. Though never remarkably successful either at the box office or among critics, Martín's films, particularly ''Horror Express'', have achieved cult status. The popular horror film magazine Fangoria included ''Horror Express'' in its book, ''101 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen: A Celebration of the World's Most Unheralded Fright Flicks''. Early life and first films Martín was born on 15 May 1925 in Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain located on the north coast of Africa. He was a child when the Spanish Civil War broke out. Since the uprising first broke out among Nationalist generals i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ugly Ones
''The Ugly Ones'' ( es: ''El precio de un hombre'', lit. "The Price of a Man", it: ''The Bounty Killer'', later ''La morte ti segue... ma non ha fretta'', lit. "Death follows you... but not in a hurry") is a 1966 Spanish- Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Eugenio Martín. The film marked the debut of Tomás Milián in the western genre and was the first film score of composer Stelvio Cipriani. It was also the first Spanish western to receive a state funding for the "artistic interest of the work". The film was based on the 1958 novel ''The Bounty Killer'' by Marvin H. Albert. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Spaghetti Western at the 64th Venice International Film Festival The 64th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, opened on 29 August 2007, with Joe Wright's ''Atonement'' and closed 8 September 2007. Host of the event was Italian actress Ambra Angiolini. The Golden Lion for Lifetim .... On October 11, 2017 Eugenio Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burt Kennedy
Burton Raphael Kennedy (September 3, 1922 – February 15, 2001) was an American screenwriter and director known mainly for directing Westerns. Budd Boetticher called him "the best Western writer ever." Biography Kennedy was born in 1922 in Muskegon, Michigan. His parents were dancers in vaudeville and he joined their act, the Dancing Kennedys, when he was 4 years old. They moved to Michigan, where Kennedy attended high school. He graduated school in 1941 and enlisted in the army the following year. Kennedy was commissioned and saw World War II service in the 1st Cavalry Division during the Liberation of the Philippines as a first lieutenant. He received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster. Early writing work Kennedy studied at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he did some acting. "I'd walk out on stage and it felt like I'd been there my whole life," he recalled, but he found acting unsatisfactory. "I could see that you could be around this t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The Seven
''Return of the Seven'', later marketed as ''Return of the Magnificent Seven'', is a 1966 American-Spanish Western film, and the first sequel to ''The Magnificent Seven'' (1960). Yul Brynner, who reprises his role as Chris Adams, is the sole returning cast member from the original film, while Robert Fuller, Julián Mateos and Elisa Montés replace Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz and Rosenda Monteros as Vinn Tanner, Chico and Petra respectively. The film was written by Larry Cohen and directed by Burt Kennedy, and features Warren Oates, Claude Akins, Jordan Christopher and Virgilio Teixeira. Emilio Fernández is the villain. Fernando Rey portrays a priest. Rey was in the next film, ''Guns of the Magnificent Seven'', as a different character. Plot Fifty gunmen force all of the men in a small Mexican village to ride off with them into the desert. Among the captured farmers is Chico, who years before was one of seven hired gunslingers responsible for ridding the village of a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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