José Luis Merino

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Tiovivo c. 1950 (2004)

This movie doesn't have any coherent plot. It's the portrait of the lives of different people in the hard years of post-war in Spain (the 40's), and how they manage to survive in a country desolated by the war. Like other films: La colmena or Roma (Fellini) it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  María Adánez  •  Francisco Algora  •  Manuel Andrés  •  Fernando Fernán Gómez

This movie doesn't have any coherent plot. It's the portrait of the lives of different people in the hard years of post-war in Spain (the 40's), and how they manage to survive in a country desolated by the war. Like other films: La colmena or Roma (Fellini) it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  María Adánez  •  Francisco Algora  •  Manuel Andrés  •  Fernando Fernán Gómez

La herida luminosa (1997)

Dr. Molinos, a prestigious cardiologist, and his wife Isabel are going through a serious marital crisis. They live in Oviedo, in the oppressive Spain of the 50s, in the company of two maids: Escolástica and Jovita. His only daughter, Maribel, entered a convent of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Fernando Guillén  •  Mercedes Sampietro  •  Julia Gutiérrez Caba  •  María Massip

Dr. Molinos, a prestigious cardiologist, and his wife Isabel are going through a serious marital crisis. They live in Oviedo, in the oppressive Spain of the 50s, in the company of two maids: Escolástica and Jovita. His only daughter, Maribel, entered a convent of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Fernando Guillén  •  Mercedes Sampietro  •  Julia Gutiérrez Caba  •  María Massip

El crack (1981)

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Alfredo Landa  •  María Casanova  •  José Bódalo  •  Manuel Tejada

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Alfredo Landa  •  María Casanova  •  José Bódalo  •  Manuel Tejada

Scream of the Demon Lover (1970)

A beautiful young woman travels to a remote estate to seek employment as a biochemist for Baron Janos Dalmar. She finds herself attracted to him, so immerses herself in her work to suppress her lusty desires. A rash of rather brutal murders occurs in the area and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Erna Schürer  •  Carlos Quiney  •  Agostina Belli  •  Cristiana Galloni

A beautiful young woman travels to a remote estate to seek employment as a biochemist for Baron Janos Dalmar. She finds herself attracted to him, so immerses herself in her work to suppress her lusty desires. A rash of rather brutal murders occurs in the area and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Erna Schürer  •  Carlos Quiney  •  Agostina Belli  •  Cristiana Galloni

Las verdes praderas (1979)

José is a happily married executive, with children, a flat in Madrid and a house in the suburbs. It's Friday and the weekend seems to follow the usual pattern: football match with mates, travel to the mountains and family visit. Nevertheless, José feels no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Alfredo Landa  •  María Casanova  •  Carlos Larrañaga  •  Ángel Picazo

José is a happily married executive, with children, a flat in Madrid and a house in the suburbs. It's Friday and the weekend seems to follow the usual pattern: football match with mates, travel to the mountains and family visit. Nevertheless, José feels no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Alfredo Landa  •  María Casanova  •  Carlos Larrañaga  •  Ángel Picazo

Requiem for a Gringo (1968)

Returning home, Ross Logan immediately gets into conflict with the Carranza gang, which had just crossed the Mexican border and has occupied a nearby Hacienda. After his brother is killed he plans a cold blooded revenge for which he separates the gang's most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Lang Jeffries  •  Fernando Sancho  •  Carlo Gaddi  •  Femi Benussi

Returning home, Ross Logan immediately gets into conflict with the Carranza gang, which had just crossed the Mexican border and has occupied a nearby Hacienda. After his brother is killed he plans a cold blooded revenge for which he separates the gang's most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Lang Jeffries  •  Fernando Sancho  •  Carlo Gaddi  •  Femi Benussi

The Grandfather (1998)

After his son dies, an elderly man comes back to Spain from the US and hopes to find out which of his granddaughters is true, and which one is bastard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Rafael Alonso  •  Cayetana Guillén Cuervo  •  Agustín González

After his son dies, an elderly man comes back to Spain from the US and hopes to find out which of his granddaughters is true, and which one is bastard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Rafael Alonso  •  Cayetana Guillén Cuervo  •  Agustín González

El crack dos (1983)

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo investigates the life of a gay man who has apparently abandoned his partner. When they both turn up dead, it seems one killed the other before committing suicide, but Areta is not convinced.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Alfredo Landa  •  María Casanova  •  Miguel Rellán  •  Arturo Fernández

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo investigates the life of a gay man who has apparently abandoned his partner. When they both turn up dead, it seems one killed the other before committing suicide, but Areta is not convinced.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Garci
CAST:  Alfredo Landa  •  María Casanova  •  Miguel Rellán  •  Arturo Fernández

Las chicas del bingo (1982)

The movie tells the story of four beautifull and young girls: María, Pilar, Patricia and Virginia. They all work at the bingo and while they sell bingo cars they fill the room with smiles, happyness and excitement. But not all in their lifes is a game. They have ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julián Esteban Rivera
CAST:  Silvia Aguilar  •  José Bódalo  •  María José Cantudo  •  María Kosty

The movie tells the story of four beautifull and young girls: María, Pilar, Patricia and Virginia. They all work at the bingo and while they sell bingo cars they fill the room with smiles, happyness and excitement. But not all in their lifes is a game. They have ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julián Esteban Rivera
CAST:  Silvia Aguilar  •  José Bódalo  •  María José Cantudo  •  María Kosty

USA, violación y venganza (1983)

John White, accounting for a large crime boss named Mancini is arrested and pressured by the prosecution to testify against Mancini before the grand jury, so it can be processed by one of his many crimes. Mafia boss knows that his book is a man of weak character ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Pilar Alcón  •  Werner Pochath  •  Luc Littleros  •  Ricardo Palacios

John White, accounting for a large crime boss named Mancini is arrested and pressured by the prosecution to testify against Mancini before the grand jury, so it can be processed by one of his many crimes. Mafia boss knows that his book is a man of weak character ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Pilar Alcón  •  Werner Pochath  •  Luc Littleros  •  Ricardo Palacios

La avispita Ruinasa (1983)

Ruinasa is a holding company dedicated to leisure and, why not say, to vice. But these businesses are about to go bankrupt. To avoid this, sincehis prestige is at stake, a company dedicated to protecting various groups of gangsters takes over the holding. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Jesús Puente  •  Licia Calderón  •  José «Saza» Sazatornil  •  María Casal

Ruinasa is a holding company dedicated to leisure and, why not say, to vice. But these businesses are about to go bankrupt. To avoid this, sincehis prestige is at stake, a company dedicated to protecting various groups of gangsters takes over the holding. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Jesús Puente  •  Licia Calderón  •  José «Saza» Sazatornil  •  María Casal

Those times of the cuplé (1958)

Mercedes Pavón, a famous singer of cuplés is harassed by three men totaly different.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino  •  Mateo Cano
CAST:  Rafael Luis Calvo  •  Gérard Tichy  •  Manuel Monroy  •  Ángel Jordán

Mercedes Pavón, a famous singer of cuplés is harassed by three men totaly different.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino  •  Mateo Cano
CAST:  Rafael Luis Calvo  •  Gérard Tichy  •  Manuel Monroy  •  Ángel Jordán

Europa canta (1966)

Little Europe, a town in the American West, is chosen as the site for a European Music Festival to be internationally broadcast via television. The peace of the village is put in jeopardy when it comes to electing judges because the dormant antagonisms of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Vivi Bach  •  Gustavo Rojo  •  Thomas Alder  •  Renzo Palmer

Little Europe, a town in the American West, is chosen as the site for a European Music Festival to be internationally broadcast via television. The peace of the village is put in jeopardy when it comes to electing judges because the dormant antagonisms of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Vivi Bach  •  Gustavo Rojo  •  Thomas Alder  •  Renzo Palmer

Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North (1967)

A former Canadian Mountie escorts a group of women and coffins to Fort Eagle, but finds it destroyed and remains to defend the fort from a gang of marauding Indians and outlaws led by the mysterious Renegade who are after a shipment of gold bullion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  George Hilton  •  Krista Nell  •  Piero Lulli  •  Gustavo Rojo

A former Canadian Mountie escorts a group of women and coffins to Fort Eagle, but finds it destroyed and remains to defend the fort from a gang of marauding Indians and outlaws led by the mysterious Renegade who are after a shipment of gold bullion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  George Hilton  •  Krista Nell  •  Piero Lulli  •  Gustavo Rojo

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DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Stelvio Rosi  •  Helga Liné  •  Livio Lorenzon  •  Umberto Raho

The Battle of the Last Panzer (1969)

The Allied D-Day invasion is a success, and German forces begin leave Normandy. After an ambush takes out a set of Panzer tanks led by German Lt. Hunter, he finds himself alone with his unit in what may be the last Panzer that's still operational. While traveling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Stelvio Rosi  •  Erna Schürer  •  Guy Madison  •  Rubén Rojo

The Allied D-Day invasion is a success, and German forces begin leave Normandy. After an ambush takes out a set of Panzer tanks led by German Lt. Hunter, he finds himself alone with his unit in what may be the last Panzer that's still operational. While traveling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Stelvio Rosi  •  Erna Schürer  •  Guy Madison  •  Rubén Rojo

Hell Commandos (1969)

Members of a German tank crew become trapped behind enemy lines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Guy Madison  •  Raffaella Carrà  •  Stelvio Rosi  •  Piero Lulli

Members of a German tank crew become trapped behind enemy lines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Guy Madison  •  Raffaella Carrà  •  Stelvio Rosi  •  Piero Lulli

Slaughter on the Khyber Pass (1970)

Soldiers on a mission from a fort on the Northwest Frontier of British-Raj India argue over tactics as they seek to deal with reports of a native uprising.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Peter Lee Lawrence  •  Sergio Ciani  •  Carlos Quiney  •  Beatriz Savón

Soldiers on a mission from a fort on the Northwest Frontier of British-Raj India argue over tactics as they seek to deal with reports of a native uprising.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Peter Lee Lawrence  •  Sergio Ciani  •  Carlos Quiney  •  Beatriz Savón

Robin Hood, l'invincibile arciere (1970)

Robin Hood tries to help a crossed gentleman, in love with Isabel, because the girl's uncle has decided to marry her with another.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Carlos Quiney  •  Antonio Mayans  •  Dan van Husen  •  Franca Polesello

Robin Hood tries to help a crossed gentleman, in love with Isabel, because the girl's uncle has decided to marry her with another.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Carlos Quiney  •  Antonio Mayans  •  Dan van Husen  •  Franca Polesello

Satan's Five Warnings (1970)

Two couples live through attraction, distraction, sympathy, friendship, quarrel, jealousy, fidelity, and the Devil supervises it all by delivering solemn warnings in choice moments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Arturo Fernández  •  Cristina Galbó  •  Américo Coimbra  •  Madalena Iglésias

Two couples live through attraction, distraction, sympathy, friendship, quarrel, jealousy, fidelity, and the Devil supervises it all by delivering solemn warnings in choice moments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Merino
CAST:  Arturo Fernández  •  Cristina Galbó  •  Américo Coimbra  •  Madalena Iglésias
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