José María Elorrieta

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José María Elorrieta

Born February 1, 1921 · Madrid, Spain

Died February 22, 1974 · aged 53

José María Elorrieta (1921–1974) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He wrote or directed a number of Spaghetti Westerns.

Known For

Massacre at Fort GrantMassacre at Fort Grant · 1964
Massacre at Fort Grant
★ 3.81964
MovieWestern
Story of a group of settlers and how they had to take refuge in a fort when they were attacked by Indians, as told by the only survivor
Apache FuryApache Fury · 1964
Apache Fury
★ 6.91964
MovieWestern
In an old fort dedicated to the service of change of chivalry, show up three hired murderers and warn Lohman, the manager, who is about to get a stagecoach traveling in the former judge who unjustly condemned to five years in prison , and of course the husband murderer now promised the judge, Ruth, indicating further that brings a suitcase with many dollars. However, Lohman rejects the suggestion of the bandits. But when the judge and his girlfriend, the fort was attacked by Indians.
1001 Nights1001 Nights · 1968
1001 Nights
★ 5.21968
MovieFantasyAdventure
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.
A Candidate for a KillingA Candidate for a Killing · 1969
A Candidate for a Killing
★ 5.51969
MovieDramaAction
A traveler becomes a target for various crime syndicates when it turns out he's a dead ringer for a wanted mercenary.
A Witch Without a BroomA Witch Without a Broom · 1967
A Witch Without a Broom
★ 5.31967
MovieComedyFantasy
A flirtatious sorcerous fancies a handsome human professor. Cross time antics arise when she attempts to bring the hapless professor into her alternate dimension.
The Feast of SatanThe Feast of Satan · 1971
The Feast of Satan
★ 4.01971
MovieHorror
A woman searching for her missing sister arrives at a small coastal village, where her sister was last seen. Unknown to her, her arrival has been noted by a crazed scientist, who has designs on her.
Call of the VampireCall of the Vampire · 1972
Call of the Vampire
★ 4.71972
MovieHorror
A small rural Spanish village of the present is haunted by vampires. Dr.Dora Maeterlick is called to a nearby castle to cure the father of Baron Carl von Rysselbert who suffers from a strange blood disease. Erika, assistant to Doctor, falls in love with Carl. But Carl is a vampire and pretty soon he makes Erika his vampire bride. From now on Dr.Maeterlick plunges into a nightmarish whirl of dark happenings...
Tres huchas para OrienteTres huchas para Oriente · 1954
Tres huchas para Oriente
★ 8.51954
MovieDrama
Pedro Manolo and Juan, three naughty and full of enthusiasm children go out with their piggy banks collecting money for missions. Near the end of the day, a car ran over one of them and is driven to a nearby hospital. The head of school, not knowing which of the children was injured calls the parents of the three to attend the health center. In parallel, we know the story of the three families. In the upper-class family, the father will leave his mother for another woman, in the middle class one, one sister invites her boyfriend to lunch and family revolutionizes and, finally, in that of lower class, the boy's father is about to be complicit in a crime

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