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Fernando Sánchez Polack
Fernando Sánchez Polack (11 August 1920 – 24 January 1982) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 110 films and television shows from 1959 to 1982, mostly in supporting roles in Spaghetti Western films. He starred in the 1966 film ''La caza'', which won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival. On 1 December 1981 he was hospitalized from a paraplegia at Residencia Sanitaria Provincial, and he died on 24 January 1982 aged 61 from cardiac arrest. Selected filmography * ''Los tramposos'' (1959) - Ayudante truhán * ''La fiel infantería'' (1960) - Sargento Asterio * ''Los económicamente débiles'' (1960) * ''Trío de damas'' (1960) - Horacio, un basurero * '' Don Mendo's Revenche'' (1962) - Barón de Vedia * ''The Balcony of the Moon'' (1962) * '' Weeping for a Bandit'' (1964) - Antonio * ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) - Rojo Gang Member Crushed by Wine Cask (uncredited) * '' I due violenti'' (1964) - Hombre de Barnes * ''Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Gundown
''The Big Gundown'' () is a 1967 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Sollima, and starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian. It was followed by Run, Man, Run in 1968. Plot Possessing a reputation for bringing criminals to justice, ready-to-retire bounty hunter Jonathan Corbett (Lee Van Cleef) is summoned to a party by a Texas railroad tycoon by the name of Brokston (Walter Barnes (actor), Walter Barnes), whose daughter is getting married. Brokston plants the seed that Corbett should consider a run for the Senate, but not before doing one last bounty hunt. Brokston offers Corbett his political backing in exchange for tracking down a 12-year-old girl's accused rapist and murderer, who goes by the name of Cuchillo (Tomas Milian), a Mexican who is fleeing back to his native land. Cuchillo means "knife" in Spanish, which is the rascal’s weapon of choice. Corbett expects it to be easy, even offering to do it as a wedding gift. Corbett sets out in pursuit of Cuchillo, who is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Retorno De Walpurgis
''El Retorno de Walpurgis'' (''The Return of Walpurgis'', also known as ''Curse of the Devil'') is a 1973 Mexican-Spanish co-production horror film that is the seventh in a twelve-film series about the werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy. This film ignored the events in all of the earlier Wolf Man films and began an entirely new origin for el Hombre Lobo, which is strange because the film's Spanish title ''The Return of Walpurgis'' seems to tie it in with Naschy's earlier 1970 film ''Walpurgis Night''. The Wolf Man makeup was done by Fernando Florido. The film was shot in June 1973, and by September, it was already in theaters in Spain, as ''El Retorno de Walpurgis''. It wasn't released theatrically in the U.S. however until 1976, as ''Curse of the Devil''. It was shown in Germany originally on August 7, 1974, as ''Night of the Diabolical Orgy'', then was re-released on October 7, 1974, as ''Die Todeskralle des Grausamen Wolfes'' / ''Death Claws of the Cruel W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancho Villa (film)
''Pancho Villa'' is a 1972 Italian-Spanish spaghetti western film directed by Eugenio Martín. It takes as its starting point the life and legend of the Mexican bandit-revolutionary of that name, but has no other basis in historical fact. The film features Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors and Anne Francis. Shot in Spain, this "brawling spectacle" has an often-overlooked light-comedy satirical facet, which to this day often confuses viewers. The storyline was developed during the Vietnam War and reflected certain antiwar sentiments in an American society. The title song "We All End Up the Same", with music by John Cacavas and lyrics by Don Black, is sung by Savalas. Plot After being double-crossed in an arms deal by a gun merchant McDermott (Luis Dávila) from Columbus, New Mexico, legendary Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas) and his American lieutenant Scotty (Clint Walker) decide to exact revenge by raiding a US Army weapons depot in Columbus and seizin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cannibal Man
''The Cannibal Man'' (Spanish ''La Semana del asesino'', literally "Week of the Killer") is a 1972 horror film, directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and written by de la Iglesia and Antonio Fos. Despite the international title, the film contains no scenes of cannibalism. The film is also known as ''The Apartment On The 13th Floor''. The film was featured on the British Director of Public Prosecutions' list of " Video Nasties". Plot After accidentally killing a taxicab driver, Marcos (Vicente Parra), a young man who works as a butcher, wants to cover up his crime. Marcos's girlfriend Paula (Emma Cohen), the only witness, wishes to go to the police, so he strangles her. Marcos finds himself killing others, including members of his family, as they become suspicious of his actions, butchering his victims' remains at his workplace to dispose of the bodies. Background TV Guide opined that "this bloody, politically inflected drama is not at all what the exploitative English-language tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Doves
''The House of the Doves'' (, ) is a 1972 Italian-Spanish drama film directed by Claudio Guerin and starring Ornella Muti, Lucia Bosé and Glen Lee.Bentley p.208 The film's sets were designed by Ramiro Gómez. Cast * Ornella Muti as Sandra * Lucia Bosé as Alexandra * Glen Lee as Fernando * Carmen de Lirio as Marilú * Caterina Boratto as Virginia * Luis Davila as Enrique * Blanca Sendino * Concha Goyanes as María * Kiti Mánver as Elisa * Fernando Sánchez Polack Fernando Sánchez Polack (11 August 1920 – 24 January 1982) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 110 films and television shows from 1959 to 1982, mostly in supporting roles in Spaghetti Western films. He starred in the 1966 film ... as Sirviente de Fernando * Juana Azorín References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. External links * 1972 drama films Italian drama films Spanish drama films 1972 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Apache
''Captain Apache'' is a 1971 Spanish-British acid Western film directed by Alexander Singer and starring Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, and Stuart Whitman. It was written and produced by Milton Sperling and Philip Yordan. The film was based on the 1965 novel ''Captain Apache'' by Sidney Edgerton Whitman, a prolific writer of Western fiction. The vocals of the opening and credits song were written by Dolores Claman and performed by Van Cleef. Synopsis Captain Apache is a Native American U.S. Cavalry officer, who finds himself tangled into a conspiracy, and proceeding upon the case of solving the enigma of the last words of a dead commissioner (and captain's old friend), which were: "April morning". Each time he nears discovering the meaning of the phrase, another character capable of providing certain help in solving the mystery dies and throws him off the trail. The journey eventually takes the captain to a train, one which pulls a private railroad car named ''April Morning' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind's Fierce
''The Wind's Fierce'' (, , also known as ''Revenge of Trinity'', ''Trinity Sees Red'' and ''The Wind's Anger'') is a 1970 Spanish-Italian western-drama film written and directed by Mario Camus. Plot Andalusia, the late nineteenth century. Wealthy landowner Don Antonio hires two assassins, Marcos and Jacobo, to infiltrate a group of peasant revolutionaries and kill the leaders. After falling in love with the rebel Soledad, Marcos has a change of heart and decides to unite with the peasants. Cast *Terence Hill as Marcos *Maria Grazia Buccella as Soledad * Mario Pardo as Jacobo *Máximo Valverde as Ramón *Fernando Rey as Don Antonio * Ángel Lombarte as José * William Layton as Don Lucas *Manuel Alexandre as Agustín * Manuel de Blas as Rafael Reception Although set in Spain, this film is often classified as a spaghetti-western due to themes, scenes and settings deliberately evocative of the western genre. Terence Hill gives a dramatic performance in his last film before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Bosque Del Lobo
''The Ancines Woods'' ( also known as ''The Wolf's Forest'') is a 1970 Spanish drama/horror film co-written, produced, and directed by Pedro Olea. It is based on the novel by Carlos Martínez-Barbeito, and is partially based on the life of Manuel Blanco Romasanta and his alleged lycanthropy. Plot The film focuses on Benito Freire, a lonely and miserable peddler whose world is dominated by ignorance and superstition. Wandering through various Galicia towns, he regularly suffers from severe attacks of epilepsy. Rumors about him begin to spread throughout the region, rumors that claim that Benito is both a werewolf and possessed by a demonic spirit. As the rumors about him continue to spread, Benito slowly descends into madness. Cast * José Luis López Vázquez as Benito Freire * Amparo Soler Leal as Pacucha * Antonio Casas as Abad * John Steiner as Robert * Nuria Torray as Avelina * María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara as Gabriela * Alfredo Mayo as Don Nicolás de Valcárcel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pizza Triangle
''The Pizza Triangle'' (), also released as ''A Drama of Jealousy (and Other Things)'' and ''Jealousy, Italian Style'', is a 1970 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ettore Scola, who co-wrote the screenplay with the screenwriter duo of Age & Scarpelli. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti and Giancarlo Giannini. Spanish actors Manuel Zarzo and Juan Diego were dubbed into Italian. Plot At Festa de ''l'Unità'' in Rome, a florist named Adelaide Ciafrocchi meets Oreste Nardi, a middle-aged communist bricklayer. She tells him that she once saw him passing her flower stand at the Campo Verano cemetery, and they fall in love, despite the fact that he is married to the much older Antonia. Upon discovering the affair, Antonia confronts Adelaide at her flower stand. When Adelaide vehemently refuses to leave Oreste and mistakes Antonia for his mother, Antonia physically attacks Adelaide, who ends up hospitalised. Visiting Adelaide at the hospital, Oreste excitedly tells her tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bullet For Sandoval
''A Bullet for Sandoval'' (a.k.a. ''Those Desperate Men Who Smell of Dirt and Death'', a.k.a. ''Desperate Men'') is a 1969 Spaghetti Western film. It is a co-production between Italy (where is known as ''Quei disperati che puzzano di sudore e di morte'') and Spain (where it was released as ''Los Desperados''). The film was generally well received by critics. For years, it was thought that famed Italian horror film director Lucio Fulci directed this western, but that was later disputed by the film's lead star George Hilton. Plot John Warner is a soldier for the Confederate States of America. When he receives a message that his lover is about to deliver a child he becomes a deserter. On his way to her he is captured and brought before a tribunal. Yet two old friends make sure he can escape. He makes it to the town where he expects his lover to be. Only is he too late too marry her because she's died in the meantime. He tries to take care of his child as a single father but the citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood In The Bullring
''Blood in the Bullring'' (Spanish:''Sangre en el ruedo'') is a 1969 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Alberto Closas, Ángel Teruel and Francisco Rabal.Bentley p.169 Synopsis The son of a famous bullfighter tries to solve an injustice that his father did, even if he must become a bullfighter too. Cast * Alberto Closas as José Domínguez * Ángel Teruel as Juanito Carmona 'Manuel Montes' * Francisco Rabal as Juan Carmona * Cristina Galbó as Paloma Domínguez * José Sazatornil as ''apoderado'' (manager/agent) * José Sacristán as Andrés Medina * Guillermo Marín as newspaper director * Mary Begoña as Ramona * Arturo López * Manuel Velasco * Joaquín Pamplona as Cayetano * Alfonso del Real as mayor * Erasmo Pascual as priest in the seats * Goyo Lebrero as railway ticket seller * Rafael Hernández as mechanic * Fernando Sánchez Polack as Félix * José Morales * José Guijarro * Luis Barbero as Jorge * María José Garc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
