Ricardo Palacios

Ricardo López-Nuño Díez, better known as Ricardo Palacios, was a Spanish actor, film director and screenwriter. Born in Reinosa (Cantabria), Palacios graduated from the Official Film School in Madrid as an actor and director. He debuted in the 1961 TV series Poly. He participated in about 150 films and television series, being mainly active in the Spaghetti Western genre, and he was also a recurring presence in films directed by Jesús Franco. In 1987, Palacios made his directorial debut with the comedy film ¡Biba la Banda!, starring Alfredo Landa, and in 1997 he directed the TV-series La Banda de Pérez. After spending over a month in hospital with heart problems, Ricardo died on 11 February 2015 of heart failure.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

EpicClassicOriginalAction-packed

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Eli Wallach  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Aldo Giuffrè

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Eli Wallach  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Aldo Giuffrè

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

EpicRomanticClassic

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lean
CAST:  Omar Sharif  •  Julie Christie  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Rod Steiger

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lean
CAST:  Omar Sharif  •  Julie Christie  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Rod Steiger

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

ClassicEnjoyableAdventurousAction-packed

Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Klaus Kinski

Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Klaus Kinski

Red Sun (1971)

In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Ursula Andress  •  Toshirō Mifune  •  Alain Delon

In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Ursula Andress  •  Toshirō Mifune  •  Alain Delon

The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)

When Israeli officials learn that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they send a team of secret agents to apprehend him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Topol  •  Nick Mancuso  •  Janet Suzman  •  Martin Balsam

When Israeli officials learn that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they send a team of secret agents to apprehend him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Topol  •  Nick Mancuso  •  Janet Suzman  •  Martin Balsam

Seven Days in January (1979)

After the death of Franco, the nostalgic fascist regime attempts to preserve the 1936's order.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Antonio Bardem
CAST:  Manuel Ángel Egea  •  Madeleine Robinson  •  Virginia Mataix  •  Jacques François

After the death of Franco, the nostalgic fascist regime attempts to preserve the 1936's order.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Antonio Bardem
CAST:  Manuel Ángel Egea  •  Madeleine Robinson  •  Virginia Mataix  •  Jacques François

Contra el tiempo (2012)

The young actor Antonio Mora wants to meet veteran actors, possibly unfamiliar, to learn from their successes and failures, to understand the facet of the interpreter as a worker and as a media star. This seeks help from a journalist friend who will put you in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Manuel Serrano Cueto
CAST:  Charly Bravo  •  Mabel Escaño  •  Lone Fleming  •  Fernando García Rimada

The young actor Antonio Mora wants to meet veteran actors, possibly unfamiliar, to learn from their successes and failures, to understand the facet of the interpreter as a worker and as a media star. This seeks help from a journalist friend who will put you in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Manuel Serrano Cueto
CAST:  Charly Bravo  •  Mabel Escaño  •  Lone Fleming  •  Fernando García Rimada

The Ugly Ones (1966)

Escaped outlaw Jose Gomez returns to his home town pursued by bounty killer Luke Chilson. The towns people protect Gomez, unaware, at first, that he is now a changed and dangerous man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Martín
CAST:  Tomas Milian  •  Richard Wyler  •  Mario Brega  •  Halina Zalewska

Escaped outlaw Jose Gomez returns to his home town pursued by bounty killer Luke Chilson. The towns people protect Gomez, unaware, at first, that he is now a changed and dangerous man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Martín
CAST:  Tomas Milian  •  Richard Wyler  •  Mario Brega  •  Halina Zalewska

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

Soldier of Fortune (1976)

Medieval soldier of fortune Ettore is travelling through Europe with his partners looking for fight where they can earn some money. When they come across a Spanish castle under siege by the French army, Ettore first bides his time to determine which side is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST:  Bud Spencer  •  Enzo Cannavale  •  Franco Agostini  •  Philippe Leroy

Medieval soldier of fortune Ettore is travelling through Europe with his partners looking for fight where they can earn some money. When they come across a Spanish castle under siege by the French army, Ettore first bides his time to determine which side is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST:  Bud Spencer  •  Enzo Cannavale  •  Franco Agostini  •  Philippe Leroy

Socrates (1971)

A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Rossellini
CAST:  Jean Sylvère  •  Anne Caprile  •  Giuseppe Mannajuolo  •  Ricardo Palacios

A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Rossellini
CAST:  Jean Sylvère  •  Anne Caprile  •  Giuseppe Mannajuolo  •  Ricardo Palacios

The Beasts' Carnival (1980)

A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese assassins in hot pursuit, he takes refuge in the home of a local doctor and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Naschy
CAST:  Paul Naschy  •  Eiko Nagashima  •  Lautaro Murúa  •  Silvia Aguilar

A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese assassins in hot pursuit, he takes refuge in the home of a local doctor and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Naschy
CAST:  Paul Naschy  •  Eiko Nagashima  •  Lautaro Murúa  •  Silvia Aguilar

Crystalstone (1987)

Deserted by their father and with their mother dead, nine-year-old Pablo and his little sister Maria refuse to be separated from each other by their caretaker aunt. With a cross as their guide, they embark on a perilous, but ultimately rewarding adventure in search ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Peláez
CAST:  Frank Grimes  •  Kamlesh Gupta  •  Laura Goodwin  •  Edward Kelsey

Deserted by their father and with their mother dead, nine-year-old Pablo and his little sister Maria refuse to be separated from each other by their caretaker aunt. With a cross as their guide, they embark on a perilous, but ultimately rewarding adventure in search ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Peláez
CAST:  Frank Grimes  •  Kamlesh Gupta  •  Laura Goodwin  •  Edward Kelsey

Run, Man, Run (1968)

The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Sollima
CAST:  Tomas Milian  •  Donald O'Brien  •  Linda Veras  •  Marco Guglielmi

The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Sollima
CAST:  Tomas Milian  •  Donald O'Brien  •  Linda Veras  •  Marco Guglielmi

The Impeccable Sinner (1987)

Honorio Sigüenza is a man in his forties who has always lived under the yoke of his possessive mother. When his mother dies, he undergoes a radical transformation that will lead him to live numerous love affairs in the face of the disapproval of his cousin Veni, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Augusto M. Torres
CAST:  Alfredo Landa  •  Chus Lampreave  •  Julieta Serrano  •  Queta Claver

Honorio Sigüenza is a man in his forties who has always lived under the yoke of his possessive mother. When his mother dies, he undergoes a radical transformation that will lead him to live numerous love affairs in the face of the disapproval of his cousin Veni, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Augusto M. Torres
CAST:  Alfredo Landa  •  Chus Lampreave  •  Julieta Serrano  •  Queta Claver

Lulú de noche (1986)

German, a young theater director, tries to organize a theater play about Lulu, a prostitute that was killed in London by Jack the ripper. While looking for the protagonist, Rufo appears, an introvert jazz musician. He could play Jack the ripper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Martínez Lázaro
CAST:  Imanol Arias  •  Amparo Muñoz  •  Antonio Resines  •  Assumpta Serna

German, a young theater director, tries to organize a theater play about Lulu, a prostitute that was killed in London by Jack the ripper. While looking for the protagonist, Rufo appears, an introvert jazz musician. He could play Jack the ripper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Martínez Lázaro
CAST:  Imanol Arias  •  Amparo Muñoz  •  Antonio Resines  •  Assumpta Serna

The Things of Love (1989)

In 1940's Madrid. Juan plays piano for Pepita and her on-stage partner Mario. Although Mario really wants to steal Juan for himself, Juan is not interested and Mario resorts to a string of lovers as consolation. When he loves (and leaves) a young nobleman, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime Chávarri
CAST:  Ángela Molina  •  Ángel de Andrés López  •  Manuel Bandera  •  María Barranco

In 1940's Madrid. Juan plays piano for Pepita and her on-stage partner Mario. Although Mario really wants to steal Juan for himself, Juan is not interested and Mario resorts to a string of lovers as consolation. When he loves (and leaves) a young nobleman, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime Chávarri
CAST:  Ángela Molina  •  Ángel de Andrés López  •  Manuel Bandera  •  María Barranco

The Man Called Noon (1973)

Noon is a gunfighter who has become amnesiac. Helped by Rimes, an outlaw who has befriended him, he tries to figure out who he is actually. It gradually appears that his wife and kid have been murdered. As time goes by, Noon also recalls a fortune hidden somewhere. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Richard Crenna  •  Stephen Boyd  •  Rosanna Schiaffino  •  Farley Granger

Noon is a gunfighter who has become amnesiac. Helped by Rimes, an outlaw who has befriended him, he tries to figure out who he is actually. It gradually appears that his wife and kid have been murdered. As time goes by, Noon also recalls a fortune hidden somewhere. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Richard Crenna  •  Stephen Boyd  •  Rosanna Schiaffino  •  Farley Granger

El Condor (1970)

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions -- or billions -- of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within. Written ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Jim Brown  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  Marianna Hill

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions -- or billions -- of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within. Written ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Jim Brown  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  Marianna Hill
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