José Antonio de la Loma

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José Antonio de la Loma

Born March 4, 1924 · Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Died April 6, 2004 · aged 80

José Antonio de la Loma was born on 4 March 1924 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Manos sucias (1957), Jugando con la muerte (1982) and Feuer frei auf Frankie (1967). He died on 6 April 2004 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Known For

Grand SlamGrand Slam · 1967
Grand Slam
★ 7.11967
MovieCrimeThriller
Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to put together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio Carnival. Four international experts are brought together to carry out the robbery: a safe cracking expert, a master thief, a mechanical genius, and a playboy.
The TexicanThe Texican · 1966
The Texican
★ 5.41966
MovieWestern
Wanted north of the border, Jess Carlin resides safely in Mexico. Then he hears his brother was killed in a gunfight with another man. Knowning his brother never carried a gun he heads north to find his brother's killer. After battling bounty hunters he arrives in Rimrock, a town controlled by Luke Starr. Starr is the man he wants but he unable to find any evidence until he is given an item found by his brother's body.
Five Thousand Dollars on One AceFive Thousand Dollars on One Ace · 1965
Five Thousand Dollars on One Ace
★ 10.01965
MovieWestern
Jeff Clayton, who has already won $5,000 at poker when the game’s big loser returns, asking for one last hand. This time, the stranger will wager his portion of a ranch. He loses, tries to gun down Clayton in despair, and loses again, winding up dead on the floor of the saloon.
Street WarriorsStreet Warriors · 1977
Street Warriors
★ 6.61977
MovieActionDrama
Based on the juvenile delinquency of the 1970s and 80s in Spain. Set in Barrio de la Mina in Barcelona, one of the most conflict neighbourhoods in Spain. it follows real juvenile delinquents all with criminal records, used to give the film a realistic touch.
CounterforceCounterforce · 1988
Counterforce
★ 5.61988
MovieActionDrama
A team of specialists is dispatched to protect the leader of a Middle Eastern country from a neighboring dictator who has designs on his country.
Target EagleTarget Eagle · 1982
Target Eagle
★ 5.51982
MovieActionAdventure
A Spanish police chief hires an undercover agent, Eagle, to infiltrate a gang of heroin smugglers. Infiltrating the gang, he uses a female agent as a point of contact. However he discovers that there bigger goings-on than dope. The gang is involved in the transportation of smuggled uranium for the manufacture of nuclear arms for sale to Libya and other aspiring third world countries.
Lightning BoltLightning Bolt · 1966
Lightning Bolt
★ 5.61966
MovieActionThriller
A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.
ConquestConquest · 1983
Conquest
★ 5.21983
MovieAdventureFantasy
To mark his passage into manhood, young Ilias is gifted a magical bow by his father and embarks upon a journey into the wilderness to rid the land of evil, all the while battling the witch Ocron, who wishes to steal the bow for her own nefarious ends.

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The Woman from BeirutThe Woman from Beirut · 1965
The Woman from Beirut
★ 5.41965
MovieDrama
Isabel is a beautiful aspiring singer with great aspirations but persistent bad luck convicted of a crime she did not commit. Serving time in prison she is released under parole and lands a singing gig at a dive in Barcelona where she meets Sandro "The Greek" and his partner lover Gloria. The couple is posing as entertainment promoters but they are really running a prostitution ring based in Beirut. They offer Isabel a two-year contract to perform in "night clubs" in the Near and Mideast even after they learn that she cannot travel abroad due to her legal status. Upon arrival in Beirut, Isabel and the other girls are sped away to a luxurious villa where they discover the real intentions of the pseudo-promoters. They are expected to sing and dance but also to engage in sexual activities with the rich clients that patronize the place. Isabel pretends to go along with the situation but she has a plan to get away

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