Adolfo Thous

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The Dark Night of the Soul (1989)

Pantheon filmmaker Carlos Saura bounced back from a handful of failures with 1989's La Noche Oscura (The Dark Night). Juan Diego stars as San Juan de la Cruz (St. John of the Cross), the legendary 16th-century poet-prophet. Galvanized into action by the spirit of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Saura
CAST:  Juan Diego  •  Julie Delpy  •  Fernando Guillén  •  Manuel de Blas

Pantheon filmmaker Carlos Saura bounced back from a handful of failures with 1989's La Noche Oscura (The Dark Night). Juan Diego stars as San Juan de la Cruz (St. John of the Cross), the legendary 16th-century poet-prophet. Galvanized into action by the spirit of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Saura
CAST:  Juan Diego  •  Julie Delpy  •  Fernando Guillén  •  Manuel de Blas

The Crimson Night of the Hawk (1978)

A murder mystery set in the old west.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Bosch
CAST:  Chet Bacon  •  Diana Lorys  •  Luciano Pigozzi  •  Roberto Camardiel

A murder mystery set in the old west.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Bosch
CAST:  Chet Bacon  •  Diana Lorys  •  Luciano Pigozzi  •  Roberto Camardiel

The Legend of Blood Castle (1973)

Countess Elizabeth Bathory conspires with her husband to acquire the blood of virgins to maintain her youth and beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Grau
CAST:  Lucía Bosè  •  Espartaco Santoni  •  Ewa Aulin  •  Ana Farra

Countess Elizabeth Bathory conspires with her husband to acquire the blood of virgins to maintain her youth and beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Grau
CAST:  Lucía Bosè  •  Espartaco Santoni  •  Ewa Aulin  •  Ana Farra

Hunchback of the Morgue (1973)

A hunchback working in a morgue falls in love with a sick woman. He goes berserk when she dies and seeks help from a scientist to bring her back from the dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Javier Aguirre
CAST:  Alberto Dalbés  •  Maria Perschy  •  Víctor Barrera  •  Paul Naschy

A hunchback working in a morgue falls in love with a sick woman. He goes berserk when she dies and seeks help from a scientist to bring her back from the dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Javier Aguirre
CAST:  Alberto Dalbés  •  Maria Perschy  •  Víctor Barrera  •  Paul Naschy

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

Chino (1973)

Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges  •  Duilio Coletti
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Jill Ireland  •  Vincent Van Patten  •  Fausto Tozzi

Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges  •  Duilio Coletti
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Jill Ireland  •  Vincent Van Patten  •  Fausto Tozzi

Pancho Villa (1972)

In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, General Pancho Villa manages to escape from the clutches of General Goyo, his greatest enemy, only to face an even greater problem when he meets McDermott, a mysterious adventurer who promises to get him weapons and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Martín
CAST:  Telly Savalas  •  Clint Walker  •  Chuck Connors  •  Anne Francis

In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, General Pancho Villa manages to escape from the clutches of General Goyo, his greatest enemy, only to face an even greater problem when he meets McDermott, a mysterious adventurer who promises to get him weapons and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Martín
CAST:  Telly Savalas  •  Clint Walker  •  Chuck Connors  •  Anne Francis

Cervantes (1967)

This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and poet, during the 16th-century, when as a young man he goes to Italy to become a soldier for the Pope. Later he helps the Pope's emissary wage war against the Spanish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Horst Buchholz  •  Gina Lollobrigida  •  José Ferrer  •  Louis Jourdan

This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and poet, during the 16th-century, when as a young man he goes to Italy to become a soldier for the Pope. Later he helps the Pope's emissary wage war against the Spanish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Horst Buchholz  •  Gina Lollobrigida  •  José Ferrer  •  Louis Jourdan

Padre no hay más que dos (1982)

Amalio and Florencio are two cabaret artists who divorce their wives and stay with custody of their children. An unscrupulous cheat the two rent both of them the same dilapidated house. There will have to live both trying to get ahead as a team of magicians who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariano Ozores
CAST:  Fernando Esteso  •  Andrés Pajares  •  Miguel Ángel Valero  •  Miguel Joven

Amalio and Florencio are two cabaret artists who divorce their wives and stay with custody of their children. An unscrupulous cheat the two rent both of them the same dilapidated house. There will have to live both trying to get ahead as a team of magicians who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariano Ozores
CAST:  Fernando Esteso  •  Andrés Pajares  •  Miguel Ángel Valero  •  Miguel Joven

Hunting Ground (1983)

A female lawyer passionately defends criminals, believing that everyone deserves a second chance. But her latest defendants though have no qualms about making her their next victim. They steal her car, find the keys to her country villa and decide to rob the place. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Grau
CAST:  Assumpta Serna  •  Víctor Valverde  •  Luis Hostalot  •  Montserrat Salvador

A female lawyer passionately defends criminals, believing that everyone deserves a second chance. But her latest defendants though have no qualms about making her their next victim. They steal her car, find the keys to her country villa and decide to rob the place. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Grau
CAST:  Assumpta Serna  •  Víctor Valverde  •  Luis Hostalot  •  Montserrat Salvador

Operation Mantis (1984)

A beautiful woman, apparently a sophisticated Miss, is killed while skiing in Candanchú, an accurate shot in the head. But she is more than a beautiful model. It is a secret service agent of the terrorist organization IAAT His death triggers the alarm at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Naschy
CAST:  Paul Naschy  •  Julia Saly  •  José «Saza» Sazatornil  •  Anna Karin

A beautiful woman, apparently a sophisticated Miss, is killed while skiing in Candanchú, an accurate shot in the head. But she is more than a beautiful model. It is a secret service agent of the terrorist organization IAAT His death triggers the alarm at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Naschy
CAST:  Paul Naschy  •  Julia Saly  •  José «Saza» Sazatornil  •  Anna Karin

The Last Kamikaze (1984)

A cruel hitman nicknamed "Kamikaze" uses all kinds of methods to carry out his jobs. One day he will have to face an old enemy who has an old account pending with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Naschy
CAST:  Paul Naschy  •  Irán Eory  •  Manuel Tejada  •  Leticia Marfil

A cruel hitman nicknamed "Kamikaze" uses all kinds of methods to carry out his jobs. One day he will have to face an old enemy who has an old account pending with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Naschy
CAST:  Paul Naschy  •  Irán Eory  •  Manuel Tejada  •  Leticia Marfil

1001 Nights (1968)

Omar and his friend, Ali, returning to Moorish Granada after several years in the Middle East, discover that an evil usurper is now in power. With the help of a female genie, Omar sets about restoring freedom and justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José María Elorrieta
CAST:  Luciana Paluzzi  •  Jeff Cooper  •  Raf Vallone  •  Perla Cristal

Omar and his friend, Ali, returning to Moorish Granada after several years in the Middle East, discover that an evil usurper is now in power. With the help of a female genie, Omar sets about restoring freedom and justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José María Elorrieta
CAST:  Luciana Paluzzi  •  Jeff Cooper  •  Raf Vallone  •  Perla Cristal

Dr. Jekyll vs. the Werewolf (1972)

Here he comes to swinging seventies' London, seeking a cure to his malady. Unfortunately, he meets Dr. Jekyll who injects him with a serum that turns him into the lascivious killer Mr. Hyde. In his top hat and black cloak, Hyde haunts the fleshpots of Soho, while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  León Klimovsky
CAST:  Paul Naschy  •  Shirley Corrigan  •  Jack Taylor  •  Mirta Miller

Here he comes to swinging seventies' London, seeking a cure to his malady. Unfortunately, he meets Dr. Jekyll who injects him with a serum that turns him into the lascivious killer Mr. Hyde. In his top hat and black cloak, Hyde haunts the fleshpots of Soho, while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  León Klimovsky
CAST:  Paul Naschy  •  Shirley Corrigan  •  Jack Taylor  •  Mirta Miller

Las violentas (1974)

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DIRECTION:  Fernando Miranda
CAST:  Patty Shepard  •  Gela Geisler  •  Loreta Tovar  •  Barta Barri

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DIRECTION:  Fernando Miranda
CAST:  Patty Shepard  •  Gela Geisler  •  Loreta Tovar  •  Barta Barri

No quiero perder la honra (1975)

In Madrid, during the postwar, Miguel, decide to live supported by women. He has two workers who doesn´t make much headway, for that reason, advised by one of his friends, he decides to go to other town to find a young girl, naive but ambitious in order to take her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Martín
CAST:  José Sacristán  •  Ángela Molina  •  Florinda Chico  •  Laly Soldevila

In Madrid, during the postwar, Miguel, decide to live supported by women. He has two workers who doesn´t make much headway, for that reason, advised by one of his friends, he decides to go to other town to find a young girl, naive but ambitious in order to take her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Martín
CAST:  José Sacristán  •  Ángela Molina  •  Florinda Chico  •  Laly Soldevila

The Paranoid (1975)

As a child, John watched his father murder a lover. Traumatized as an adult, his psychiatrist recommends that he sleep with his secretaries, but this awakens the most terrible memories in him and acts on him accordingly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francisco Ariza
CAST:  Dean Selmier  •  May Heatherly  •  Lone Fleming  •  Beatriz Savón

As a child, John watched his father murder a lover. Traumatized as an adult, his psychiatrist recommends that he sleep with his secretaries, but this awakens the most terrible memories in him and acts on him accordingly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francisco Ariza
CAST:  Dean Selmier  •  May Heatherly  •  Lone Fleming  •  Beatriz Savón

The People Who Own the Dark (1976)

A group of rich businessmen and military officers who are partying in an old castle are spared when a nuclear war ravages the earth. When they venture out into the nearest town to search for food and supplies, they find most of the residents blinded, and soon they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  León Klimovsky
CAST:  Nadiuska  •  Alberto de Mendoza  •  Paul Naschy  •  Maria Perschy

A group of rich businessmen and military officers who are partying in an old castle are spared when a nuclear war ravages the earth. When they venture out into the nearest town to search for food and supplies, they find most of the residents blinded, and soon they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  León Klimovsky
CAST:  Nadiuska  •  Alberto de Mendoza  •  Paul Naschy  •  Maria Perschy

Esposa y amante (1977)

Luisa's daughter attempted suicide. While attending the clinic and, contemplating the state of his daughter, Luisa recalls the early happy years of her marriage to Pedro, a popular and friendly sports journalist. Soon after came the first deception of her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angelino Fons
CAST:  Concha Velasco  •  Ricardo Merino  •  Victoria Abril  •  Erika Wallner

Luisa's daughter attempted suicide. While attending the clinic and, contemplating the state of his daughter, Luisa recalls the early happy years of her marriage to Pedro, a popular and friendly sports journalist. Soon after came the first deception of her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angelino Fons
CAST:  Concha Velasco  •  Ricardo Merino  •  Victoria Abril  •  Erika Wallner
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