Luis Bacalov

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Luis Bacalov

Born March 31, 1933 · San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died November 15, 2017 · aged 84

Luis Enríquez Bacalov was an Argentine-born film composer. He composed scores for Spaghetti Western films early in his career, and eventually collaborated with Italian progressive rock bands in the 70s. Bacalov was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, winning it in 1996 for Il Postino.

Known For

Django UnchainedDjango Unchained · 2012
Django Unchained
★ 8.22012
MovieDramaWestern
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Caliber 9: DocumentaryCaliber 9: Documentary · 2004
Caliber 9: Documentary
2004
MovieDocumentary
Short documentary on the 1972 Italo-crime classic Caliber 9
DjangoDjango · 1966
Django
★ 7.21966
MovieActionWestern
A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.
Woman on TopWoman on Top · 2000
Woman on Top
★ 6.12000
MovieComedyDrama
Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.
The Gospel According to St. MatthewThe Gospel According to St. Matthew · 1965
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
★ 7.41965
MovieDrama
Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, brusque, and demanding. His parables often take on the powers that be, so he and his teachings come to the attention of the Pharisees, the chief priests, and elders. They conspire to have him arrested, beaten, tried, and crucified, just as he prophesied to his followers.
The PostmanThe Postman · 1994
The Postman
★ 7.91994
MovieComedyDrama
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
Street PeopleStreet People · 1976
Street People
★ 5.01976
MovieDramaAction
A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also enlists the aid of his best friend, a grand prix driver with an adventurous streak.
MadnessMadness · 1980
Madness
★ 5.21980
MovieThrillerAction
An escaped convicted murderer invades the cottage of a man, his wife and the wife's sister, whereupon he proceeds to torment this already dysfunctional trio with rape and violence.

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The Love LetterThe Love Letter · 1999
The Love Letter
★ 5.21999
MovieComedyRomance
In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter has arrived that is going to wake things up. It is a love letter - ardent, sensual... and unsigned. As the letter falls into different hands, residents of the small town to eye one another with renewed interest - wondering who it's for and who it's from. Determined to find the letter's author, Helen MacFarquhar begins a quest that will open her life to a new chapter involving two decidedly different men: George, an old friend from her past, and Johnny, a young man very much in her present. Unexpectedly, one mysterious love note has the power to unlock some startling secrets, leaving a trail of wonderful surprises as it turns an entire town upside down.

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