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José Luis Merino
Jose Luis Merino (10 June 1927 – 2 July 2019) was a Spanish film writer and director who developed a cult following among horror film fans. Biography He was born in 1927 in Madrid, Spain, as José Luis Merino Boves, and went on to direct around 30 films during his long and varied career as director and writer (1958–1990), most of them action/adventure films, crime dramas, spaghetti westerns, war movies and costume dramas involving Robin Hood, pirates, Zorro etc. He is known to horror film fans for the two horror movies he directed in the early 1970s: ''Orgy of the Dead'' ( '' The Hanging Woman'') and ''Scream of the Demon Lover'' (a.k.a. ''Ivanna''), which have both become cult classics over the years. Merino never considered himself a horror film director, he chose rather to favor his many action/adventure films. He died on July 2, 2019, at age 92."Fallece José Luis Merino". Academia de cine (in Spanish). Retrieved July 6, 2019. Films Director *1958: ''Aquellos tiempos del c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hanging Woman
''La orgía de los muertos'' (translated as ''Orgy of the Dead'') a.k.a. ''The Hanging Woman'' (US theatrical release), ''Beyond the Living Dead'', ''Return of the Zombies'' and ''Bracula: Terror of the Living Dead'', is a 1972 Italian/Spanish horror film directed by José Luis Merino, starring Paul Naschy and Dyanik Zurakowska. The film was shot in March 1972, but was not shown in Spanish theaters (as ''La orgía de los muertos'') until September 3, 1973. It was shown theatrically in the U.S. in 1974 as ''The Hanging Woman'', and then was later re-released there as ''Beyond the Living Dead''. It was released in Germany on April 6, 1976 as ''Der Totenchor der Knochenmänner'' / ''Death Chorus of the Skeletons'', and re-released in Germany on March 1, 1977 as ''Die Bestie aus dem Totenreich'' / ''The Beast from the Death Realm''. It was shown in the U.K. as ''Zombies - Terror of the Living Dead'', in France as ''Les Orgies Macabres'', and in Australia as ''Bracula, Terror of the Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scream Of The Demon Lover
''Scream of the Demon Lover'' (released in Italy as ''Il castello dalle porte di fuoco''/ ''The Castle With the Door of Fire'') is a horror film, originally written under the title ''Ivanna''. It was released in France as ''Le Monstre du château'', and in Mexico as ''El Castillo di Frankestein''.Christopher T Koetting, ''Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures'', Hemlock Books. 2009 p 28-20 It was written by Enrico Colombo and Maria del Carmen Martinez Roman, with input from the director Jose Luis Merino. Roger Corman bought the film for his New World Pictures to put on a drive-in double bill with ''The Velvet Vampire''. The film was cut in the U.S. from 98 minutes to only 78 minutes, eliminating some of the nudity and gore.An Annotated Filmography of R-Rated Sexploitation Films Released During the 1970s Waller, Gregory A. Journal of Popular Film and Television; Washington, D.C. Vol. 9, Issue 2, (Summer 1981): 98. Plot A beautiful young woman nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réquiem Para El Gringo
''Requiem for a Gringo'' (, , also known as ''Duel in the Eclipse'') is a 1968 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Eugenio Martín and José Luis Merino and starring Lang Jeffries, Fernando Sancho and Femi Benussi. It is most known for the gore and psychedelic elements. It is the only western film of the Eurospy and peplum film genre star Lang Jeffries. The film is partially based on Masaki Kobayashi's film ''Harakiri''. Plot Spaghetti western starring Lang Jeffries. A man with special knowledge of the heavens looks to avenge his brother's murder. He targets a gang of Mexican bandits who have occupied a hacienda and picks the day of an eclipse to bring his plan to fruition. Cast * Lang Jeffries as Ross Logan / Django * Femi Benussi as Alma (as Femy Benussi) * Fernando Sancho as Porfirio Carranza * Carlo Gaddi as Ted Corbin * Rubén Rojo as Tom Leader * Carlo Simoni as Dan * Aldo Sambrell as Charley Fair * Marisa Paredes as Nina * Giuliana Garavaglia as Lupe (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Batalla Del último Panzer
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings *La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper *La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Dollars For The MacGregors
''More Dollars for the MacGregors'' (, ) is a 1970 Spaghetti Western film directed by José Luis Merino and starring Peter Lee Lawrence, Carlos Quiney and Malisa Longo.Weisser p.220 Cast * Peter Lee Lawrence as Robert McGregor / Blondie * Carlos Quiney as George Forsyte * Malisa Longo as Yuma * Stelvio Rosi as Ross Steward * Mariano Vidal Molina as Joe Saxon * María Salerno as Maticha * María Mahor as Gladys McGregor * Luis Marín as Pancho * Antonio Mayans as Young Man after Saxon * Dan van Husen as Frank Landon * Antonio Jiménez Escribano as Old Tradesman * José Jaspe as Sheriff of Jonesville * José Marco as Debuty sheriff * Stefano Caprioti * Enrique Ávila * Giancarlo Fantini * Enzo Fisichella * Renato Paracchi * Santiago Rivero * Claudio Trionfi References Bibliography * Thomas Weisser. ''Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Crack (1981 Film)
''El Crack'' () is a 1981 Spanish crime drama film co-written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Alfredo Landa. The plot was inspired by the novels written by Dashiell Hammett, to whom the film is dedicated. It is a detective film and basically a Spanish film noir. The story takes place in Madrid and New York City in December 1980. Plot Germán Areta is a 43-year-old private detective in Madrid. He previously spent 12 years as a Police Detective and now has his own Private Eye agency solving mostly "routine" cases like marital infidelities. Along with him works his employee and "jack-of-all-trades" Cárdenas, (nicknamed "El Moro"), a chatty and funny man and former car thief, once arrested and after that freed by Germán while he was in the Police. Moro is German's main connection with the underworld and night life. One day, Francisco Medina, a widower and mysterious man, comes to German's office and asks him to find his daughter, Isabel, who was 17 years old when she ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grandfather (1998 Film)
''The Grandfather'' () is a 1998 Spanish drama film written, produced and directed by José Luis Garci. It stars Fernando Fernán-Gómez, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo and Rafael Alonso. The film, an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Benito Pérez Galdós, tells the story of an aristocrat's search to discover which of his two putative granddaughters resulted from an extramarital affair by his daughter-in-law. The film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards. Plot Don Rodrigo, Count of Albrit, an old Spanish aristocrat, returns to turn-of-the-20th-century Spain after losing his fortune in America. The death of his only son has compelled him to come back to his family estate, now in possession of his daughter-in-law Lucrecia. Upon his return, Don Rodrigo is pleased to meet his granddaughters, Dolly and Nelly, both of whom are adorable and attentive towards him. However, something nags at Don Rodrigo. His son died heartbroken af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're The One (2000 Film)
''You're the One'' () is a 2000 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci. It was Spain's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast * Lydia Bosch - Julia * Julia Gutiérrez Caba - tía Gala * Juan Diego - don Matías * Ana Fernández - Pilara * Manuel Lozano - Juanito * Iñaki Miramón - Orfeo * Fernando Guillén - Padre de Julia * Marisa de Leza - Madre de Julia * Carlos Hipólito - Fidel * Jesús Puente - doctor Bermann Plot Julia, an only child of an affluent, bank owning family living in Madrid, escapes from her family to get over her grief that her boyfriend has been imprisoned. Julia is a well-educated woman, having studied in Switzerland and England, who wants to become a writer. Julia drives to a little village in Asturias called "Corralbos del Sella" and there she stays in a mansion "llendelabarca" of an old childhood friend "Pilara" she had spent many a happy summer with. Also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Births
Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ** The first transatlantic telephone call is made ''via radio'' from New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom. ** The Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team play their first ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois. * January 9 – The Laurier Palace Theatre fire at a movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. * January 10 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' is released in Germany. * January 11 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. * January 24 – U.S. Marines United States occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Deaths
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Spanish Horror Film Directors
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