Vicente Escrivá

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Vicente Escrivá

Born June 1, 1913 · Valencia, Spain

Died April 18, 1999 · aged 85

Vicente Escrivá (1 June 1913 – 18 April 1999) was a Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter. He worked on more than 50 films between 1948 and 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vicente Escrivá, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Forbidden Love GameForbidden Love Game · 1975
Forbidden Love Game
★ 5.11975
MovieComedyCrime
The film begins with a school teacher bidding farewell to his students, who are leaving for the summer. As he is heading home he notices two of his students are hitch-hiking and picks them up. He invites them over for dinner and lodging, which they accept.. The majority of the film from this point on is set at the mansion, where the two students turn from guests to prisoners under the teacher's command.
El golfoEl golfo · 1969
El golfo
★ 6.31969
MovieComedy
Tired of the monotony of her work, Mary O'Hara, executive of an important American company, travels to Acapulco for a few days in search of love and adventure. On the beach, her high hopes fade, since she only meets unscrupulous playboys. She declines all offers she gets until she meets Pancho el Golfo, a young man who makes a living as he can.
El virgo de VisantetaEl virgo de Visanteta · 1979
El virgo de Visanteta
★ 5.21979
MovieComedy
Tuareg: Desert WarriorTuareg: Desert Warrior · 1984
Tuareg: Desert Warrior
★ 5.31984
MovieActionAdventure
In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp of a Tuareg warrior where they're given water and shelter. Soldiers from the new Arab government now arrive by Jeep and demand the two men be turned over to them. The warrior refuses, citing the sacred laws of hospitality. The soldiers shoot dead one of the men and carry off the other - a political foe of the new government. The warrior mounts his camel and rides off to rescue his kidnapped guest.
Aunque la hormona se vista de seda...Aunque la hormona se vista de seda... · 1971
Aunque la hormona se vista de seda...
★ 3.51971
MovieComedy
El canto del galloEl canto del gallo · 1955
El canto del gallo
★ 5.51955
MovieDrama
A Catholic priest lives in a communist country where all religious are being killed. When trying to escape is stopped by a commissioner who had been a fellow student.
RecklessReckless · 1951
Reckless
★ 6.21951
MovieDrama
Javier Mendoza a Catholic missionary established in Alaska, recalls, when about to die, the years of his youth and his relationship with his family and friends.
El señor está servidoEl señor está servido · 1976
El señor está servido
★ 5.01976
MovieComedy
Three stories of three housemaids: Martina, shop steward, serves a marriage that can not have children because she entered the house with that condition. Basilia, Cateta coming to serve and not do anything, the contract for a small fee and let she carry a transistor always hung over the shoulder. And Lali, a gorgeous girl, but very serious and decent, it does not last any longer than 24 hours home because everyone wants to conquer.

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Sor Ye-yéSor Ye-yé · 1968
Sor Ye-yé
★ 5.11968
MovieComedyMusic
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.

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Requiem for GranadaRequiem for Granada · 1991
Requiem for Granada
★ 9.71991
SeriesDrama
In the late 15th century, the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain after eight centuries of splendor, faces its final days. As the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella launch their campaign to conquer the Emirate, internal rivalries, palace intrigues, and power struggles within the Nasrid dynasty — particularly between Sultan Muley Hacén, his son Boabdil, and the rival factions of the Abencerrajes and Zegríes — accelerate the kingdom’s downfall. Blending historical events with drama, romance, and epic battles, Réquiem por Granada recounts the tragic and glorious history of the fall of Granada from a perspective centered on its Muslim rulers and people, capturing the cultural richness, betrayals, and human cost of one of the defining moments in Spanish history.

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