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The Happy Thieves
''The Happy Thieves'' is a 1961 American crime/comedy-drama film starring Rex Harrison and Rita Hayworth, and directed by George Marshall. The film is based on the novel ''The Oldest Confession'' by Richard Condon. The film was poorly received, with star Harrison later describing it as "absolute rubbish". Plot A valuable painting belonging to Duchess Blanca (Alida Valli) is stolen at night from her castle in Spain by one of her houseguests, Jimmy Bourne (Rex Harrison), who replaces the original work with a duplicate. The debonair gentleman thief then passes the painting to his partner in crime, Eve Lewis (Rita Hayworth). However, the artwork is subsequently stolen from them by a man acting on behalf of Dr. Victor Muñoz (Grégoire Aslan), the cousin of the duchess. Eve wants to go straight, but Victor blackmails her and Jim, demanding that they steal a renowned painting (''The Second of May 1808'') by Francisco de Goya from the Prado Museum in Madrid. An exact copy of the painti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Marshall (director)
George E. Marshall (December 29, 1891 – February 17, 1975) was an American actor, screenwriter, Film producer, producer, Film director, film and television director, active through the first six decades of film history. Relatively few of Marshall's films are well-known today, with ''Destry Rides Again'' (1939), ''The Ghost Breakers'' (1940), ''The Blue Dahlia'' (1946), ''The Sheepman'' (1958), and ''How the West Was Won (film), How the West Was Won'' (1962) being the biggest exceptions. John Houseman called him "one of the old maestros of Hollywood ... he had never become one of the giants but he held a solid and honorable position in the industry." In the 1930s, he established a reputation for comedy, directing Laurel and Hardy in three classic films, and also working on a variety of comedies for 20th Century Fox, Fox, though many of his films at Fox were destroyed in a vault fire in 1937. Later in his career he was particularly sought after for comedies. He did around h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Of May 1808
''The Second of May 1808, by Goya'', also known as ''The Charge of the Mamelukes'' ( es, El 2 de mayo de 1808 en Madrid, or ), is a painting by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya. It is a companion to the painting ''The Third of May 1808'' and is set in the Calle de Alcalá near Puerta del Sol, Madrid, during the Dos de Mayo Uprising. It depicts one of the many people's rebellions against the French occupation of Spain that sparked the Peninsular War. Both paintings were completed in a two-month time frame in 1814. Today they are displayed in Madrid's Museo del Prado. Background Goya witnessed first-hand the French occupation of Spain in 1808, when Napoleon used the pretext of reinforcing his army in Portugal to seize the Spanish throne, leaving his brother Joseph in power. Attempts to remove members of the Spanish royal family from Madrid provoked a widespread rebellion. This popular uprising occurred between the second and third of May 1808, when suppressed by forces un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gernikako Arbola (anthem)
"''Gernikako Arbola'' is the title of a song in ''bertso'' form presented both in Madrid (1853) and by the shrine of Saint Anthony at Urkiola (1854) by the Basque bard José María Iparraguirre (Spanish spelling Iparraguirre), celebrating the Tree of Gernika and the Basque liberties. The song is an unofficial anthem of the Basques, besides the "''Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia'', a largely instrumental version used for official purposes in the Basque Autonomous Community. In 2007, the General Assembly of Biscay declared it the district's official anthem. History The popularity of the song quickly expanded (sung by the bard in Madrid venues) on the heat of the pro-fueros movement in the run-up to their definite suppression (1876) and the political unrest following it. Its echo quickly spread to the French Basque Country, where it took hold spurred by the ''Lore Jokoak'' festivals, the "Floral Games". The song was chosen for the solemn end to the demonstration held at Pamplona in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hill (American Film Producer)
James Hill (August 1, 1916 – January 11, 2001) was an American film producer and screenwriter active from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and came to Hollywood as a writer, working on films and televisions shows for Warner Brothers Pictures and Columbia Broadcasting System. He was eventually teamed with film producer Harold Hecht and actor Burt Lancaster when the pair produced ''His Majesty O'Keefe'' for their own film production company, Norma Productions. The movie was filmed in 1952 in the Fiji Islands, but only released in 1954. In 1953, Hecht and Lancaster formed the imprint Hecht-Lancaster Productions and began producing films for United Artists, hiring Hill as producer for '' Vera Cruz'', '' The Kentuckian'' and ''Trapeze''. In early 1956, before ''Trapeze'' was released, Lancaster and Hecht announced in a press conference that Hill had been made an equal partner in their film production company; Hecht-Lancaster Productions would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Tichy
Gerard Tichy (also Gérard Tichy, Gerhard Tichi and Gerardo Tichy, 11 March 1920 – 11 April 1992) was a Spanish actor of German descent, who appeared in numerous movies, including several international productions. He was born in Weißenfels, Germany, on 11 March 1920, and died in Madrid, Spain, on 11 April 1992. Biography Tichy participated in World War II and held the rank of a lieutenant when it ended. He was put in a French POW camp but soon managed to escape to Spain. There he started his film career in the war epic '' Balarrasa'' (1951) and quickly became a prominent character actor in Spanish cinema, ultimately appearing in 99 films over the course of his career. A capable if not fluent English speaker, Tichy also appeared in several international productions that were filmed in Spain, most notably ''King of Kings'' (1961) as Joseph, ''El Cid'' (1961) playing King Ramirez, and ''Doctor Zhivago'' (1965) as Liberius, a Red partisan commander. He appeared in numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Rigaud
Pedro Jorge Rigato Delissetche, inenacional.com better known by his s George Rigaud, Georges Rigaud or Jorge Rigaud (11 August 1905 – 17 January 1984), was an film actor who appeared in 194 films between 1932 and 1981. Born in , he went to live in |
Peter Illing
Peter Illing (4 March 1899 – 29 October 1966) was an Austrian-born British film and television actor. Selected TV series * ''Deadline Midnight'' (1961) as Captain Dnieprovsky * ''The Saint'' (1962) as Inspector Buono Filmography * ''The Silver Darlings'' (1947) – Foreign Buyer * '' The End of the River'' (1947) – Ship's Agent * '' Against the Wind'' (1948) – Andrew * ''Eureka Stockade'' (1949) – Raffaello * ''Floodtide'' (1949) – Senor Arandha * ''The Huggetts Abroad'' (1949) – Algerian Detective * ''Poet's Pub'' (1949) – Charles (uncredited) * ''Madness of the Heart'' (1949) – Dr. Matthieu * '' Children of Chance'' (1949) * '' State Secret'' (1950) – Macco, the magician * '' My Daughter Joy'' (1950) – Sultan * ''Her Favourite Husband'' (1950) – Commissario Scaletti * ''Traveller's Joy'' (1950) – Tilsen * ''I'll Get You for This'' (1951) – Armando Ceralde * ''Outcast of the Islands'' (1952) – Alagappan * ''The Woman's Angle'' (1952) – Sergei * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Of May 1808
''The Third of May 1808'' (also known as or , or )The Museo del Prado entitles the work El 3 de mayo de 1808 en Madrid: los fusilamientos en la montaña del Príncipe Pío'' is a painting completed in 1814 by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. In the work, Goya sought to commemorate Spanish resistance to Napoleon's armies during the occupation of 1808 in the Peninsular War. Along with its companion piece of the same size, ''The Second of May 1808'' (or ''The Charge of the Mamelukes''), it was commissioned by the provisional government of Spain at Goya's suggestion. The painting's content, presentation, and emotional force secure its status as a ground-breaking, archetypal image of the horrors of war. Although it draws on many sources from both high and popular art, ''The Third of May 1808'' marks a clear break from convention. Diverging from the traditions of Christian art and traditional depictions of war, it has no distinct precedent, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of the Baroque period (c.1600–1750). He began to paint in a precise tenebrist style, later developing a freer manner characterized by bold brushwork. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family and commoners, culminating in his masterpiece ''Las Meninas'' (1656). Velázquez's paintings became a model for 19th-century realist and impressionist painters. In the 20th century, artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Francis Bacon paid tribute to Velázquez by re-interpreting some of his most iconic images. Most of his work entered the Spanish royal collection, and by far the best collection is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frameup
__NOTOC__ In the United States criminal law, a frame-up (frameup) or setup is the act of framing someone, that is, providing false evidence or false testimony in order to falsely prove someone guilty of a crime. While incriminating those who are innocent might be done out of sheer malice, framing is primarily used as a distraction. Generally, the person who is framing someone else is the actual perpetrator of the crime. In other cases it is an attempt by law enforcement to get around due process. Motives include getting rid of political dissidents or "correcting" what they see as the court's mistake. Some lawbreakers will try to claim they were framed as a defense strategy. Frameups in labor disputes sometimes swing public opinion one way or the other. In Massachusetts, during the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike, Massachusetts State Police officers acting on a tip discovered dynamite and blamed it on the Industrial Workers of the World union. National media echoed an anti-union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgilio Teixeira (actor)
Virgilio Delgado Teixeira (26 October 1917 – 5 December 2010) was a Portuguese film, television and stage actor, known for roles in Portuguese, Spanish and American films. He was known as a Portuguese "heartthrob" and a leading actor during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Teixeira was born in Funchal, Madeira, on 26 October 1917. He began his career in Portuguese and Spanish cinema before taking roles in Hollywood productions. Teixeira made his film debut in the 1943 film, '' Ave de Arribação''. In 1948, Teixeira portrayed Julio, the love interest of Amalia Rodrigues's character, in '' Fado, História de uma Cantadeira'', which was directed by Perdigão Queiroga. His later work in Portuguese film and television included '' A Mulher do Próximo'' in 1982 and the telenovela, ''Chuva na Areia'', in 1984. Teixeira's Hollywood credits included roles in ''Alexander the Great'', ''Return of the Seven'', and ''Doctor Zhivago''. Additionally, Teixeira served as the first director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matador
A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activity of bullfighting as practised in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, France, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and other countries influenced by Portuguese and Spanish culture. The main performer and leader of the entourage in a bullfight, and who finally kills the bull, is addressed as ''maestro'' (master), or with the formal title ''matador de toros'' (killer of bulls). The other bullfighters in the entourage are called ''subalternos'' and their suits are embroidered in silver as opposed to the matador's gold. They include the ''picadores'', ''rejoneadores'', and ''banderilleros''. Present since the sport's earliest history, the number of women in bullfighting has steadily increased since the late-19 century, both on foot and on horseback. Usua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
