Francisco Reiguera

Acting

Francisco Reiguera

Born November 9, 1899 · Madrid, Spain

Died March 15, 1969 · aged 69

Francisco Reiguera (November 9, 1899 – March 15, 1969) was a Spanish actor who is best known for playing the title role in Orson Welles’ unfinished film version of Don Quixote. He also appeared in the films Simon of the Desert (1965), Major Dundee (1965) and Guns for San Sebastian (1968). Description above from the Wikipedia article Francisco Reiguera, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contri…

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Guns for San SebastianGuns for San Sebastian · 1967
Guns for San Sebastian
★ 7.01967
MovieWestern
Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.
Major DundeeMajor Dundee · 1965
Major Dundee
★ 6.71965
MovieWesternWar
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Viva Maria!Viva Maria! · 1965
Viva Maria!
★ 6.11965
MovieAdventureComedy
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
Entrega InmediataEntrega Inmediata · 1963
Entrega Inmediata
★ 7.31963
MovieComedy
Immediate delivery recounts the misadventures of Feliciano Callosum (Cantinflas), a postman who is recruited by the secret counterintelligence service (called XU-777 secret agency), and must uncover an international conspiracy.
The Last of the Fast GunsThe Last of the Fast Guns · 1958
The Last of the Fast Guns
★ 5.51958
MovieWestern
A rich, dying Easterner hires gunfighter Brad Ellison to find his brother and heir in Mexico. En route, it becomes clear to Ellison that his is a dying profession. At a remote rancho, Ellison enlists ranch foreman Miles Lang to help him search the hills where the missing man is rumored to have lived. They find nothing ...except that someone wants to kill them; and Ellison becomes wrapped in a maze of double crosses.
Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights · 1954
Wuthering Heights
★ 6.21954
MovieDramaRomance
In 19th-century Mexico, young orphan Alejandro is adopted by the wealthy, landowning Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Catalina. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Catalina, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Eduardo, a man of means who befits her stature. Alejandro vows to win her back.
Simon of the DesertSimon of the Desert · 1965
Simon of the Desert
★ 7.61965
MovieComedyDrama
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Hermoso idealHermoso ideal · 1948
Hermoso ideal
★ 6.01948
Movie
Two Spanish children, boy and girl, make friends with a Mexican boy while on vacation. In adulthood, their friendship turns into a romantic triangle. Then bullfighting and the Foreign legion and stuff.

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