Xan das Bolas

Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including Botón de ancla (1961). Source: Article "Xan das Bolas" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Diez fusiles esperan (1959)

During the first Carlist war in the 1830s in Spain a lieutenant falls into the enemy's hands and is arrested. When condemned, he claims he only wanted to see his newborn baby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
CAST:  Francisco Rabal  •  Rosita Arenas  •  Ettore Manni  •  Milly Vitale

During the first Carlist war in the 1830s in Spain a lieutenant falls into the enemy's hands and is arrested. When condemned, he claims he only wanted to see his newborn baby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
CAST:  Francisco Rabal  •  Rosita Arenas  •  Ettore Manni  •  Milly Vitale

Sign of Zorro (1963)

General Gutierrez, the evil governor of Mexico, terrorizes the people and demands high taxes. The young Ramon Martiney, after discovering that his father was murdered by Gutierrez, dons the mask of Zorro and starts fighting against the injustice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Caiano
CAST:  Sean Flynn  •  Gaby André  •  Folco Lulli  •  Walter Barnes

General Gutierrez, the evil governor of Mexico, terrorizes the people and demands high taxes. The young Ramon Martiney, after discovering that his father was murdered by Gutierrez, dons the mask of Zorro and starts fighting against the injustice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Caiano
CAST:  Sean Flynn  •  Gaby André  •  Folco Lulli  •  Walter Barnes

3 Fables of Love (1962)

"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all loosely parodying fables from the 17th-century French poet Jean de la Fontaine. The US cut usually features only 3 segments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alessandro Blasetti  •  René Clair  •  Luis García Berlanga  •  Hervé Bromberger
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  Charles Aznavour  •  Michel Serrault  •  Jean Poiret

"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all loosely parodying fables from the 17th-century French poet Jean de la Fontaine. The US cut usually features only 3 segments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alessandro Blasetti  •  René Clair  •  Luis García Berlanga  •  Hervé Bromberger
CAST:  Leslie Caron  •  Charles Aznavour  •  Michel Serrault  •  Jean Poiret

El guardián del paraíso (1955)

A serene mind a person is in a coffee some of their experiences: the story of a poet who gives shelter, a nun who takes off to find a drug habits in the black market, and his own witness of a robbery and as a lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arturo Ruiz Castillo
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Emma Penella  •  Rafael Bardem  •  Antonio Ozores

A serene mind a person is in a coffee some of their experiences: the story of a poet who gives shelter, a nun who takes off to find a drug habits in the black market, and his own witness of a robbery and as a lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arturo Ruiz Castillo
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Emma Penella  •  Rafael Bardem  •  Antonio Ozores

La reina mora (1955)

During the April Fair in Seville neighborhood of Santa Cruz, Antonio, in love with Coral, will meet Esteban, her boyfriend. The end result is that Antonio is hurt and Esteban goes to prison. To avoid gossip, Coral asks his brother of moving. Cotufo agrees and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raúl Alfonso
CAST:  Antoñita Moreno  •  Pepe Marchena  •  Miguel Ligero  •  Antonio Riquelme

During the April Fair in Seville neighborhood of Santa Cruz, Antonio, in love with Coral, will meet Esteban, her boyfriend. The end result is that Antonio is hurt and Esteban goes to prison. To avoid gossip, Coral asks his brother of moving. Cotufo agrees and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raúl Alfonso
CAST:  Antoñita Moreno  •  Pepe Marchena  •  Miguel Ligero  •  Antonio Riquelme

Love on Wheels (1954)

A taxi driver participates in a singing contest of a radio station for non-professionals and enters the final round. Being among the finalists he meets at the radio station a famous singer and falls in love with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  Alicia Altabella  •  Matilde Artero  •  Pepe Blanco  •  Carmen Morell

A taxi driver participates in a singing contest of a radio station for non-professionals and enters the final round. Being among the finalists he meets at the radio station a famous singer and falls in love with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  Alicia Altabella  •  Matilde Artero  •  Pepe Blanco  •  Carmen Morell

Hollyhock (1954)

Malvaloca, dancer and singer, go to Las Canteras when she finds out that Salvador, her exboyfriend has been hurt. Salvador's college, Leonardo, goes with her and falls in love. They start a relation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  Matilde Artero  •  Inocencio Barbán  •  Francisco Bernal  •  Paquita Rico

Malvaloca, dancer and singer, go to Las Canteras when she finds out that Salvador, her exboyfriend has been hurt. Salvador's college, Leonardo, goes with her and falls in love. They start a relation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  Matilde Artero  •  Inocencio Barbán  •  Francisco Bernal  •  Paquita Rico

La Cruz de Mayo (1955)

Coral is a girl who works in a Seville ceramics factory to raise her family, but her greatest illusion is to sing. She is chosen for her good voice and qualities to go to an art academy. That's the beginning of a great success in her career and an advantageous contract.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florián Rey
CAST:  Xan das Bolas  •  Gracia de Triana  •  Félix Briones hijo  •  Miguel Ligero

Coral is a girl who works in a Seville ceramics factory to raise her family, but her greatest illusion is to sing. She is chosen for her good voice and qualities to go to an art academy. That's the beginning of a great success in her career and an advantageous contract.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florián Rey
CAST:  Xan das Bolas  •  Gracia de Triana  •  Félix Briones hijo  •  Miguel Ligero

Mathias Sandorf (1963)

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DIRECTION:  Georges Lampin
CAST:  Louis Jourdan  •  Renaud Mary  •  Francisco Rabal  •  Serena Vergano

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DIRECTION:  Georges Lampin
CAST:  Louis Jourdan  •  Renaud Mary  •  Francisco Rabal  •  Serena Vergano

La mujer perdida (1966)

Sara is the daughter of a fisherman. She leaves her small village but she goes to Madrid to work as a flamenco singer in a club  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tulio Demicheli
CAST:  Sara Montiel  •  Giancarlo Del Duca  •  Massimo Serato  •  Carmen Bernardos

Sara is the daughter of a fisherman. She leaves her small village but she goes to Madrid to work as a flamenco singer in a club  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tulio Demicheli
CAST:  Sara Montiel  •  Giancarlo Del Duca  •  Massimo Serato  •  Carmen Bernardos

Cinco almohadas para una noche (1974)

Ana, a girl who is about to get married, discovers in her boyfriend's house a photograph in which her mother, dead at birth, and her future father-in-law appear in a very affectionate way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Lazaga Sabater
CAST:  Sara Montiel  •  Craig Hill  •  Manuel Zarzo  •  Rafael Arcos

Ana, a girl who is about to get married, discovers in her boyfriend's house a photograph in which her mother, dead at birth, and her future father-in-law appear in a very affectionate way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Lazaga Sabater
CAST:  Sara Montiel  •  Craig Hill  •  Manuel Zarzo  •  Rafael Arcos

Delusions of Grandeur (1971)

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Oury
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Yves Montand  •  Alice Sapritch  •  Karin Schubert

Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Oury
CAST:  Louis de Funès  •  Yves Montand  •  Alice Sapritch  •  Karin Schubert

Cry, Onion! (1975)

Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in possession of the orphans of the original owner and is coveted by the local oil baron.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Sterling Hayden  •  Martin Balsam  •  Leo Anchóriz

Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in possession of the orphans of the original owner and is coveted by the local oil baron.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Sterling Hayden  •  Martin Balsam  •  Leo Anchóriz

Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966)

Ranch owner MacGregor has seven sons and oldest Gregor leads his brothers to Las Mesas, a small town where they want to sell horses. They get into trouble with local people who are related with evil Santillana. After getting imprisoned and losing their horses they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franco Giraldi
CAST:  Robert Woods  •  Manuel Zarzo  •  Fernando Sancho  •  Leo Anchóriz

Ranch owner MacGregor has seven sons and oldest Gregor leads his brothers to Las Mesas, a small town where they want to sell horses. They get into trouble with local people who are related with evil Santillana. After getting imprisoned and losing their horses they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franco Giraldi
CAST:  Robert Woods  •  Manuel Zarzo  •  Fernando Sancho  •  Leo Anchóriz

Cut-Throats Nine (1972)

A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquín Romero Marchent
CAST:  Claudio Undari  •  Emma Cohen  •  Alberto Dalbés  •  Mabel Karr

A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquín Romero Marchent
CAST:  Claudio Undari  •  Emma Cohen  •  Alberto Dalbés  •  Mabel Karr

The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960)

A boy gets involved in a bank robbery  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Virgílio Teixeira  •  Maurice Reyna  •  Marianne Benet  •  Harold Kasket

A boy gets involved in a bank robbery  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Virgílio Teixeira  •  Maurice Reyna  •  Marianne Benet  •  Harold Kasket

The Castilian (1963)

Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual mid-1960s "tax shelter" international cast. Broderick Crawford plays a despotic 10th century Spanish king who, in cahoots with the invading Moors, has banished ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Javier Setó
CAST:  Espartaco Santoni  •  Frankie Avalon  •  Cesar Romero  •  Teresa Velázquez

Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual mid-1960s "tax shelter" international cast. Broderick Crawford plays a despotic 10th century Spanish king who, in cahoots with the invading Moors, has banished ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Javier Setó
CAST:  Espartaco Santoni  •  Frankie Avalon  •  Cesar Romero  •  Teresa Velázquez

Strange Voyage (1964)

In a small town near Madrid, Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and with a childish personality, live under the shadow of their bossy older sister, Ignacia, a grumpy old maid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez
CAST:  Carlos Larrañaga  •  Tota Alba  •  Lina Canalejas  •  Jesús Franco

In a small town near Madrid, Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and with a childish personality, live under the shadow of their bossy older sister, Ignacia, a grumpy old maid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez
CAST:  Carlos Larrañaga  •  Tota Alba  •  Lina Canalejas  •  Jesús Franco

Sonatas (1959)

In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares, and in return, the Marquis agrees to help him escape to America. Adaptation of "Sonata de Otoño" and "Sonata de Estío" of Ramón María del Valle-Inclan, which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Antonio Bardem
CAST:  María Félix  •  Francisco Rabal  •  Aurora Bautista  •  Fernando Rey

In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares, and in return, the Marquis agrees to help him escape to America. Adaptation of "Sonata de Otoño" and "Sonata de Estío" of Ramón María del Valle-Inclan, which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Antonio Bardem
CAST:  María Félix  •  Francisco Rabal  •  Aurora Bautista  •  Fernando Rey
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