Francisco Rabal

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Francisco Rabal - what members say

Dagon review by wikkidsmyle from Newmarket

Bizarrely campy (yet gory) horror hokum... 16 May 2009
...g). Ezra Godden does a decent attempt at nerd-cum-hero, although it is the late Francisco Rabal as the only (drunk) human in the village, who steals the movie. Worth viewing..... Read customer review

Goya en Bordeaux review by A customer from Croydon

A beautiful film, though historically misleading 20 February 2007
...d it to be. See it for the music, dance and pictorial representations alone. Francisco Rabal was taken ill on a plane soon after the film was released and the plane made an... Read customer review

Dagon (2001)
Starring: Ezra Godden, Raquel Merono, Francisco Rabal
Director: Stuart Gordon
Certificate:
This adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story from director Stuart Gordon (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND) tells the story of Paul, an American businessman (Ezra Godden) on a cruise with his girlfriend off the coast of Spain. After the ship crashes, they go ashore to find a strange and ancient fishing ..read more »

58% from 1,033 member
Not currently released

Goya en Bordeaux (1999)
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernandez
Director: Carlos Saura
Certificate:
Acclaimed painter Francisco de Goya reflects on his turbulent career and tempestuous relationships while living out his final days in exile. (Spanish with English subtitles)

67% from 23 members
Currently unavailable

Oedipus Mayor (1996)
Starring: Jorge Perugorria, Angela Molina, Francisco Rabal
Director: Jorge Ali Triana
Certificate:
This modern, Spanish-language retelling of Sophocles' ancient Greek tale is set in present-day Columbia and was co-written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

36% from 3 members
Currently unavailable

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! on DVD (1990)
Starring: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Francisco Rabal
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Certificate:
I'll never love you . . . ever! the sexy and attractive Marina (Victoria Abril) states emphatically to the love-struck Ricky (Antonio Banderas). You know she means what she says because when she makes this statement she is handcuffed and lashed to a bed, not exactly the proper way to warm anyone up ..read more »

64% from 7,871 members

The White Dove on DVD (1989)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Francisco Rabal, Emma Suarez
Director: Juan Minon
Certificate:
A man living in a Spanish town falls for a woman being sexually abused by her father. Attempting to stop the abuse tragedy soon follows...

35% from 74 members

Nightmare City (1980)
Starring: Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Mel Ferrer
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Certificate:
Umberto Lenzi (CANNIBAL FEROX) directed this rather bizarre yet popular zombie movie. The film stars Hugo Stiglitz as Dean Miller, a television reporter who is covering a nuclear accident in a major city. When a mysterious plane makes an emergency landing near the accident site, Miller goes to ..read more »

46% from 296 members
Not currently released

Flic Story on DVD (1975)
Starring: Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, Jacques Deray
Certificate:
Based on the true story of the hunt for the dangerous criminal Emile Buisson, who escaped from prison in 1947, who escaped capture by killing the police's informants.

67% from 137 members

Eagles Over London on DVD (1969)
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Van Johnson, Francisco Rabal
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Certificate:
Based on actual World War II events, EAGLES OVER LONDON chronicles the success of a German intelligence group's efforts to infiltrate the British army on the eve of the historic Battle of Britain. Directed by Enzo G. Castellari, the film features Ida Galli, Christian Hay, Van Johnson, Renzo Palmer, ..read more »

45% from 86 members

Eagles Over London - Blu-ray (1969)
Starring: Frederick Stafford, Van Johnson, Francisco Rabal
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Certificate:
Based on actual World War II events, EAGLES OVER LONDON chronicles the success of a German intelligence group's efforts to infiltrate the British army on the eve of the historic Battle of Britain. Directed by Enzo G. Castellari, the film features Ida Galli, Christian Hay, Van Johnson, Renzo Palmer, ..read more »

63% from 3 members
Currently unavailable

Alain Delon - The Screen Icon's Collection (5 discs) on DVD (1962)
Starring: Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Certificate:
The conclusion of Michelangelo Antonioni's informal trilogy on modern malaise. 'The Eclipse' tells the story of a young woman (Vitti) who leaves one lover only to drift into a relationship with another.

70% from 565 members

L'Eclisse on DVD (1962)
Starring: Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Certificate:
The conclusion of Michelangelo Antonioni's informal trilogy on modern malaise. 'The Eclipse' tells the story of a young woman (Vitti) who leaves one lover only to drift into a relationship with another.

72% from 385 members

Viridiana on DVD (1961)
Starring: Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
After 25 years' exile, Luis Buñuel was invited to his native Spain to direct Viridiana -- only to have the Spanish government suppress the film on the grounds of blasphemy and obscenity. Regarded by many as Buñuel's crowning achievement, the film centers on an idealistic young nun named Viridiana (..read more »

72% from 1,146 member

Nazarin on DVD (1959)
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Marga Lopez, Rita Macedo
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
A simple priest tries to live by Christian precepts in one of Luis Bunuel's best films. "I am very much attached to Nazarin," said Bunuel. "He is a priest. He could as well be a hairdresser or a waiter. What interests me about him is that he stands by his ideas, that these ideas are unacceptable to ..read more »

69% from 531 members

Dagon - 3.0 stars
Goya en Bordeaux - 3.5 stars
Oedipus Mayor - 2.0 stars
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! - 3.0 stars
The White Dove - 2.0 stars

Viridiana - 3.5 stars
L'Eclisse - 3.5 stars
Alain Delon - The Screen Icon's Collection - 3.5 stars
Nazarin - 3.5 stars
Flic Story - 3.5 stars

Oedipus Mayor - 2.0 stars
Eagles Over London - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Goya en Bordeaux - 3.5 stars
The White Dove - 2.0 stars
Eagles Over London - 2.5 stars

Renzo Palmer - 3 times - show films
Luis Davila - 3 times - show films
Frederick Stafford - 3 times - show films
Monica Vitti - 3 times - show films
Christian Hay - 3 times - show films

Michelangelo Antonioni - 3 times - show films
Luis Bunuel - 2 times - show films
Enzo G. Castellari - 2 times - show films
Pasquale Squitieri - 1 times - show films
Stuart Gordon - 1 times - show films