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The Man Who Wanted To Kill Himself
''Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' ( es, El hombre que se quiso matar) is a 1942 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Antonio Casal and Rosita Yarza. It is based on a short story by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez. It was remade in 1970 by the same director. Premise Federico Solá (''Antonio Casal'') is a 30 years old provincial architect who, in the same day, loses his job, his girlfriend, his located room and decides to commit suicide. Cast * Antonio Casal ... Federico Solá * Rosita Yarza ... Irene Argüelles *Manuel Arbó Manuel Arbó (18 July 1898 – 25 May 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Drácula'' (1931, Spanish version) * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931, Spanish-language ... ... Sr. Argüelles *Xan das Bolas ... Huésped *José Prada ... Presidente círculo *Camino Garrigó ... Patrona *Irene Mas ... Juanita *Alejandro Nolla ... Fabricante *José Acuaviva ...
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El Hombre Que Se Quiso Matar
''Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' ( es, El hombre que se quiso matar) is a 1942 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Antonio Casal and Rosita Yarza. It is based on a short story by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez. It was remade in 1970 by the same director. Premise Federico Solá (''Antonio Casal'') is a 30 years old provincial architect who, in the same day, loses his job, his girlfriend, his located room and decides to commit suicide. Cast * Antonio Casal ... Federico Solá * Rosita Yarza ... Irene Argüelles *Manuel Arbó Manuel Arbó (18 July 1898 – 25 May 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Drácula'' (1931, Spanish version) * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931, Spanish-language ... ... Sr. Argüelles *Xan das Bolas ... Huésped *José Prada ... Presidente círculo *Camino Garrigó ... Patrona *Irene Mas ... Juanita *Alejandro Nolla ... Fabricante *José Acuaviva ...
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1942 Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus The Battle of Issus (also Issos) occurred in southern Anatolia, on November 5, 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of ...: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 Roman legion, legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to An ...
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Films Directed By Rafael Gil
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Spain In Fiction
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Spanish Black-and-white Films
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain * Spanish Fort (other) Spanish Fort or Old Spanish Fort may refer to: United States * Spanish Fort, Alabama, a city * Spanish Fort (Color ...
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1940s Spanish-language Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 1 ...
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Spanish Comedy Films
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain * Spanish Fort (other) Spanish Fort or Old Spanish Fort may refer to: United States * Spanish Fort, Alabama, a city * Spanish Fort (Colo ...
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1942 Comedy Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 da ...
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Manuel Arbó
Manuel Arbó (18 July 1898 – 25 May 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Drácula'' (1931, Spanish version) * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931, Spanish-language version of Charlie Chan Carries On) * '' Juan Simón's Daughter'' (1935) * ''The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' (1942) * ''A Palace for Sale'' (1942) * ''Journey to Nowhere'' (1942) * ''Follow the Legion'' (1942) * '' Idols'' (1943) * ''Bamboo'' (1945) * ''Unknown Path'' (1946) *'' The Prodigal Woman'' (1946) * ''The Party Goes On'' (1948) * ''Guest of Darkness'' (1948) * '' The Butterfly That Flew Over the Sea'' (1948) * '' Rumbo'' (1949) * ''The Guitar of Gardel'' (1949) * '' The Captain from Loyola'' (1949) * '' They Always Return at Dawn'' (1949) * '' El último caballo'' (1950) * ''Apollo Theatre'' (1950) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1950) * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * ''Tales of the Alhambra'' (1950) * ''The Lioness of Castille'' ...
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Rafael Gil
Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His film ''La noche del sábado'' (1950) was nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1950 Venice Film Festival and his film ''El beso de Judas'' (1954) was also nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1954 festival in Venice. His film ''Let's Make the Impossible!'' (1958) was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. He has won nine prizes of the National Syndicate of Spectacle of Spain. Gil was a prominent director of the Franco era. His later works, often in collaboration with the Pro-Franco screenwriter and novelist Fernando Vizcaíno Casas, looked back nostalgically to the years of Franco's rule.Mira p.147 Filmography * ''The Queen's Flower Girl'' (1940) *''The Man Who Wanted ...
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The Man Who Wanted To Kill Himself (1970 Film)
''The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' (Spanish: ''El hombre que se quiso matar'') is a 1970 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Tony Leblanc, and Elisa Ramírez Elisa Ramírez (born 1943) is a Spanish film and television actress.Goble p.118 Selected filmography * ''Another's Wife'' (1967) * ''The Wanton of Spain'' (1969) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1969) * ''The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' (1970) * ''M ....Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 372. . It is a remake of the 1942 film of the same title. Cast References External links * 1970 comedy films Spanish comedy films Films directed by Rafael Gil Remakes of Spanish films Films with screenplays by Rafael J. Salvia 1970s Spanish-language films 1970s Spanish films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub ...
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