José Luis Galicia

In the late sixties, Spanish cinema began to produce a huge amount of horror genre films: international markets were opened, the production was continuous, a small star-system was created, as well as a solid group of specialized directors. Although foreign trends were imitated, Spanish horror offered a particular approach to sex, blood and violence. It was an extremely unusual artistic movement in Franco's Spain.

The Count of Capranegra, accompanied by his chamberlain, travels to Soborlskaia to claim the castle of his great-great-grandfather who died in strange circumstances. But to get the fortune he must first pass a difficult test.

After two bank robbers take hostages, one of them rapes the bank cashier and then tries raping Sylvia (Sylvia Kristel), the bank manager. The other robber is Ricardo, the bank president's son and brother of Julio, Sylvia's fiancé. Can Julio free his fiancé and the other hostages?

A newlywed couple move into the mansion of the bride's recently dead aunt. Soon strange things begin to happen when the various tenants and servants of the mansion don't want to leave and the bride and groom are in a deadly predicament.

A serpent, created by radioactivity, threatens a Spanish coastal town.

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, “Mio Cid”, is in love with Jimena, but the Count of Oviedo, his father, challenges him to a duel and is killed. He before him curses Rodrigo, that if he marries Jimena, he will lose his manly faculties. And, in fact, when he gets married, Rodrigo becomes effeminate.

A good looking Iberian macho courts a free spirited young woman. The passionate temperament of her romantic beau might become too much for her to handle; or can she control it?

Saturnino, a young archaeologist, bourgeois and wealthy, lives in a luxurious mansion. He receives a visit from his old teacher, Don Felipe, accompanied by his daughter and a monumental mummy he has just discovered in one of his excavations in the Upper Nile. The Mummy, was in his time a princess and has on his bandages a curse, that when it breaks ... it will be dedicated to chasing and raping all the men it finds in its path.

Sebastian (Alfredo Landa), dressmaker of great prestige, is aware of the boredom that produces sexual routine with his wife. Is then made with a good amount of erotic material, including books and magazines and catching up on what is current in the sexual aspects. His wife, alarmed at the new attitude of Sebastian, there is even the possibility to enter. Sebastian, determined to modernize the extreme, organize a parade with new models essentially erotic.

Luisa's daughter attempted suicide. While attending the clinic and, contemplating the state of his daughter, Luisa recalls the early happy years of her marriage to Pedro, a popular and friendly sports journalist. Soon after came the first deception of her husband.

A Drama film.

As a child, John watched his father murder a lover. Traumatized as an adult, his psychiatrist recommends that he sleep with his secretaries, but this awakens the most terrible memories in him and acts on him accordingly.

Macedo, bloodthirsty leader of a gang of Confederates shoots the captain of the Northerners, Jeff Mallighan, known as "Fast Hand", shattering his right hand. Jeff, wounded on the ground, could not see the face of the villain, but his silver spurs have stuck in his mind as well as his unique gun. Some time after this event Macedo continues with his misdeeds, however, a mysterious horseman dressed in black will stand in his way.

Don Santiago, a forty-year-old owner of a pastry shop in Madrid de los Austrias, receives surprising news: a woman, in fact his real mother, leaves him with a brothel in England.

Paul Naschy plays a hunchback with below average intelligence who works at the morgue. He is in love with a sickly girl who happens to be the only person who is kind to him. Each day he brings her flowers until the day she dies.

Shosena, a clever bank robber, is associated with "Jaguar" to take a big hit. They think the town where the bank owned dock Koven, a man who has against all the farmers of the place. His only son, George, is in love with the daughter of Rush, his most angry enemy. And ... coincidentally, Shosena and "Jaguar" to justify their stay in the village, get to work for him.

Four women spend the night in an old deserted sanitarium on a mountain. They each in turn fall into the the evil hands of a doctor…

A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and they are left without horses or a wagon. The sergeant must find a way to get his prisoners to their destination while protecting his daughter, watching out for the still pursuing bandits and trying to determine which one of the prisoners was the man who raped and murdered his wife.

Gianni Garko stars as the Holy Ghost, a supernatural gunfighter dressed in white and with a dove sitting on his shoulder. With his sidekick (Chris Huerta), the Holy Ghost rescues some farmers from the fortified prison of the evil General Ubarte, then raids the castle again for gold treasure aided by some local prostitutes.

Джейн живет в Лондоне со своим бойфрендом Ричардом. Когда ей было 5 лет, она стала свидетельницей убийства своей матери. Плюс совсем недавно она потеряла в автокатострофе ребенка. Ее постоянно преследуют страшные сны - сны, где голубоглазый незнакомец с ножом охотится на нее. Ричард пытается помочь ей, но его рецепт - всего лишь горстка витаминов. Барбара, сестра Джейн, предлагает серьезную помощь – психоанализ. Неожиданно, познакомившись с милой соседкой, Джейн находит себе избавление от кошмаров. Та обещает полное избавление от страха, взамен - участие в Сатанинских ритуалах. Вначале Черные Мессы помогают, но потом ее кошмары воплощаются в реальности!

Американская революция..... но Кингу с его бандой на это наплевать - они по-прежнему продолжают грабить банки. И вдруг выясняется что у некоего мистера Монтеро есть чек на миллион долларов, и этот чек оказывается нужен не только Кингу, но и другим баньдюгам....

Мексика, 1914 год, революция в полном разгаре. Дни диктатуры Уэрты уже сочтены. Диего Медина, внук генерала Медины, молодой идеалист, похищает план обороны города Закатекаса, чтобы отдать его Панчо Вилья, революционному генералу и лидеру крестьянских повстанцев. Спасаясь от преследования федералов, он присоединяется к Хуану Мальпело и его банде разбойников. Диего убеждает Мальпело, чтобы он сопроводил его к Панчо Вилья, где того ждет награда в 50 000 песо и звание полковника революционной армии...

Spain 1930s. A troupe of performers travel from city to city entertaining audiences and earning a living. The cast includes a magician, a ventriloquist, muscle men, dancers, singers and a full orchestra. The star of the show is Carmen Soler (Trini Alonso) a celebrated singer, now way past her prime, who refuses to retire gracefully and defends her stardom ruthlessly. On her shadow lives and works Ana Marques (Sara Montiel) a younger singer who dreams of the big time and patiently waits for her break.

Богатая вдова в Греции обналичивает миллион долларов страховки, доставшийся ей после гибели мужа в авиакатастрофе. Вокруг этого события вьется несколько человек: любовница погибшего, агент страховой службы, агент интерпола и любопытная журналистка.

Конец 19-го века. 12 лет тому назад в одном из парижских театров, во время выступления, произошёл несчастный случай, когда один из актёров получил страшные ожоги лица и умер. В настоящие дни в том же самом театре, славящемся своими экстремальными и смелыми постановками, начинают происходить убийства людей (поначалу – девушек), которым неизвестный, всё время появляющийся со зловещим карликом, плескает в лицо кислоту. Инспектор полиции начинает расследование и приходит к заключению, что эти смерти связаны с тем давнишним несчастным случаем и что убийца испытывает излишнюю тягу к молодой начинающей актрисе…

Конец 19-го века. 12 лет тому назад в одном из парижских театров, во время выступления, произошёл несчастный случай, когда один из актёров получил страшные ожоги лица и умер. В настоящие дни в том же самом театре, славящемся своими экстремальными и смелыми постановками, начинают происходить убийства людей (поначалу – девушек), которым неизвестный, всё время появляющийся со зловещим карликом, плескает в лицо кислоту. Инспектор полиции начинает расследование и приходит к заключению, что эти смерти связаны с тем давнишним несчастным случаем и что убийца испытывает излишнюю тягу к молодой начинающей актрисе…

Film inspired on the character from "Don Juan Tenorio".

Джули Уорд возвращается со своим мужем-дипломатом в родную Вену. В это время неизвестный терроризирует город: молодые и красивые женщины становятся жертвами убийцы с бритвой. Джули начинает подозревать своего экс-бойфренда Жана, у которого были садисткие наклонности — в сексуальных играх он любил избивать и резать ее. В это время Жан как раз появляется в городе с намерением вернуть Джули. Также за госпожой Уорд приударяет красавчик Джордж — кузен ее близкой подруги. Среди всех ее мужчин возникают очень напряженные отношения. А Джули придется использовать весь свой ум, чтобы понять, кто же убийца, ведь он все ближе и ближе…

Коварный бродячий стрелок Сартана приезжает в маленький городок и пытается отыскать спрятанные полмиллиона долларов в золоте и два миллиона фальшивых долларов. Разумеется множество других темных личностей, в том числе вдова Сеньора Манассас, ушлый парень - стрелок Гранд Фулл и жестокий и сумасшедший Генерал Монк, тоже пытаются прибрать сокровища к рукам.

Аризону ложно обвинили в налёте на дилижанс и он “возвращается” в город, где не был уже очень долгое время. Но в городе все уверены, что он там недавно был, ограбил дилижанс и убил людей. За его голову обещана награда 1000 долларов… Естественно, Аризона решает разобраться.

Fred Leinster, an alcoholic ex-sheriff, is paid to collect a ransom for the kidnapping of a young boy. When he finds out the particulars of the crime he turns the tables on the outlaws.

The bandit Kriminal by pure chance finds a fragment of a map in an old porcelain statue indicating the location of two precious paintings hidden by a notorious outlaw before he was executed. Kriminal immediately begins searching for the three other statuettes, similar to the one in their possession, containing the fragments needed to complete the map .

Бандиты пытаются ограбить банк — но нет никаких денег в том банке, потому что транспорт с 200 000$ еще не прибывал. Они угрожают вскоре вернуться..., и граждане стремятся найти нового шерифа и подготовиться к нападению.

Don Ramon, a wealthy patron, receives his son back after he has sent him away to medical school, only to have him fall in love with his new young wife.

Действие картины происходит между техасским городом Эль-Пасо и мексиканским Веракрус. Именно по пути на юг, в пустынной жаркой местности, герой Джона Иреленда по прозвищу "Аул (Сова) - ночной охотник" встречает такого же, мастерски владеющего оружием Джонни (Марк Дамон), который не всегда дружит с законом, но знает цену дружбы. Эта встреча закончилась для Аула потерей лошади, и он вынужден вернуться в Эль-Пасо, где становится свидетелем шулерства против Джонни местным шулером Морганом. На следующий день, во время изоблечения Моргана, двоим задержанным мексиканским бандитам Гомесу и Пако удаётся уйти, благодаря Джонни и Аулу, который ему помог восстановить справедливость.

Forced to abandon their land that was sold to the United States, a group of Mexicans turns into bandits. Their leader, Rojas, with the help of Trevor organizes a big robbery. But, caught by the sheriff, he is condemned to 20 years of prison. Threatening to torture Rojas' son, Trevor learns where the money is hidden, not realizing that Rojas' revenge would be so ruthless...

A retired ex-criminal, the notorious Mister X, must clear his name when an up-and-comer commits a heinous copycat crime.

… если ты жив — стреляй! Вестерн о Джанго, мстителе и защитнике слабых и беззащитных, таскающем за собой на веревке убедительный аргумент в виде пулемета в гробу. Одиночка, пришедший из ниоткуда. Он один выступает против злодея и его банды головорезов, терроризирующего все население небольшого городка на Диком Западе и окрест.

A man is arrested, tried and convicted for a robbery that was actually committed by someone else. After he gets out of prison, he goes in search of the real robbers.

Джуди и Алекс — единственные выжившие после карательного рейда на поселение, учинённого по приказу богатого и безжалостного Морана. Девушка становится горничной на его ранчо, а парня приютила семья квакеров. Несмотря на подчеркнутую внешнюю смиренность, Алекс планирует реванш.

This spaghetti western presents a fictitious version of the often filmed legend of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Billy becomes innocently an outlaw while protecting his mother, but then turns into a trigger happy killer. When he falls in love he tries with the help of Pat Garrett, a fatherly friend, to change back. However, circumstances force Billy to become violent again and it is Garrett who is credited with the killing.

An electronic ray that can counter any aerial attacks has just been invented by Professor Goodwin, but before he can put in good hands, he is kidnapped by a criminal organization, that starts an international bid for him and his invention among the rogue countries of the world. The CIA sends Agent Sigma 3 to find the Professor before the transaction takes place. His mission takes him from Rome to Tangiers, and to Barcelona.

Diabolik was the "Genius of Crime", Kriminal was known as the "Genius of Evil". While the character was created after Diabolik, it was the first to make it to the big screen. Kriminal was considered more sadistic than Diabolik (though in later tales he softens up and does heroic deeds), and while we see him do some nasty, cruel things, such as the attempt to blow up his ex-wife, the steam bath death of Lady Gold and putting acid in the shaving cream can of his criminal opposite Alex; he somehow doesn't come off as vicious as he was in the fumetti.

В карманах Фиделя всего лишь пара монет, но зато он является обладателем карты, на которой указано место, где спрятаны огромные сокровища. Эта карта вытатуирована у него на спине, однако она содержит не весь рисунок и чтобы узнать точное расположение клада, необходимо отыскать хранителя остальной его части. Группе авантюристов становится известно об сокровищах и они собираются провернуть это дело и забрать весь клад себе. Начинается настоящая охота за золотом...

Two bumbling southern soldiers are still trying to fight the war well after its conclusion. Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net

Professor Freeman is an important English scientist that is investigating a method to treat cancer. His daugther is killed in the swiming pool of a hotel in Beirut. The case is confidential so that the mission is entrusted to the Special Agent Mikel Brown.

Shenandoah (Steffen) works his way into a band of highwaymen led by Rojo (Armando Calvo). His initiation consists of hunting down and killing a member of the gang who has 12 bullets while he is only given 2 bullets. When the bandits attempt to rob a wealthy rancher, whom Shenandoah knows, he warns him. The outlaws begin to suspect they were betrayed and commence to rough Shenandoah up. Shenandoah then reveals his true reason for joining the gang; one of them killed his wife and he is there for retribution.

Franco and Ciccio mosey into the Mexican border town of Santa Genoviefa. Both are dressed in ponchos, one rides a small mule, one a large one. They are gun salesmen, peddling their wares from town to town.

When Bob Carey is released from prison after a long sentence for murder, begins the search for Mary, his former girlfriend. But soon he finds out that during his absence, she has married Clifford, a wealthy landowner. The happiness of that marriage is only apparent, Mary, in fact, is seriously ill, suffering from a brain tumor whose pains she attributes to an imaginary pregnancy. It becomes necessary to bring to the city of Laredo for an operation, so Clifford sells all his possessions and begins the long journey towards hope. Soon others will join the expedition: a former army scout named Rogers, a nice Chinese cook, Lin-Chu, and a mestizo that responds to the name of "Bets".

Early Spanish western. Ramon Torrado’s westerns remain among the most obscure ones. Of his four westerns, all shot around 1964.

Early Spanish western. Ramon Torrado’s westerns remain among the most obscure ones. Of his four westerns, all shot around 1964.

A small town in Arizona is oppressed by the tyranny of a powerful rancher. The owner of a farm, fed up with constant abuse, decides to hire a former gunslinger, as the town sheriff is recognized powerless to stand against the tyrant.

California, 1847. The territory is about to be incorporated into the United States. Parker, the new governor, is a cruel man who believes that the time has come to get rich regardless of the means, but he will soon find a mysterious opponent driven to end his tyranny.

To avenge his father's death and free the people of Seriphos from the evil King Galinor of Argus, the noble Perseus must defeat a dragon -- and the monster Medusa, whose steely gaze has cast the kingdom's best soldiers into stone.

A battle between revolutionary Mexicans and the U.S. cavalry brings Zorro onto the scene to enact vengeance for violent acts incurred by the cavalry Sergeant. Once the Sergeant is killed, Don Jose de la Torre retires from being Zorro and settles down to live a quiet life. The brother of the Sergeant, in an act of his own justice, dons the costume of Zorro and terrorizes the countryside. In an act to draw out the true Zorro, the imposter kidnaps Don Jose's wife, making him once again don the mask to rescue her.