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Giovanni Korporaal
Born February 14, 1922 · The Hague, Netherlands
Died February 9, 2004 · aged 81
Giovanni Korporaal (February 14, 1922 – February 9, 2004), also known as John Korporaal or Giovanni Corporale, was a Dutch actor, video editor, screenwriter and film director who made a career in Mexico. His debut film, El Brazo Fuerte (The Strong Arm, 1958), a political satire that was barred from cinema exhibitions until 1974, is recognized as groundbreaking. In the Netherlands he directed two m…
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Familiarities · 1969Familiarities
★ 6.71969
MovieRomanceComedy
Betty is visited by a strange salesman the day she is going away on a trip. He stays in the house as a series of bizarre events occur with his arrival.
Mid-Century Loves · 1954Mid-Century Loves
★ 5.21954
MovieDramaRomance
Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.
The Strong Arm · 1958The Strong Arm
★ 7.71958
MovieDramaComedy
Agileo, a government employee, is commissioned to build a road in a town. At first, he suffers the hostility of the locals, but a letter from the government makes them believe that he is an influential character and they begin to treat him well, to the degree that he becomes the local cacique.
Reed: Insurgent Mexico · 1972Reed: Insurgent Mexico
★ 6.01972
MovieDramaWar
A dramatization of John Reed's newspaper accounts of the Mexican Revolution. Considered the first real film in Mexican cinema to be made on the Mexican Revolution.
Inspector Calzonzin · 1974Inspector Calzonzin
★ 7.51974
MovieComedy
A rumor reaches a small town, San Garabato, that a government infiltrator will arrive to check the conditions of the community. Quickly, the municipal president, Don Perpetuo del Rosal, orders the imprisonment of those who might give a bad image. An indigenous man named Calzonzin arrives in town, pursued by two men. He is quickly taken as the infiltrated inspector, and protected by all the local authorities.
The Olympics in Mexico · 1969The Olympics in Mexico
★ 6.11969
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1999.
Rififi in Amsterdam · 1962Rififi in Amsterdam
★ 4.01962
MovieCrimeComedy
Petty criminal Bert Oliemans goes down for stealing jewellery from a former SS man. After his release he is constantly followed by police commissioner Van Houthem and a greedy gang leader, both out to get their hands on the stolen jewels.
Torero! · 1957Torero!
★ 6.01957
MovieDocumentaryDrama
The life of the famed Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna, from his boyhood through his training and the triumphs that followed as Procuna rose to the peak of his profession. Written by Jim Beaver
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Mid-Century Loves · 1954Mid-Century Loves
★ 5.21954
MovieDramaRomance
Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.
(segment "Dopoguerra 1920") (uncredited)




