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1. The Executioner (1963)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Comedy
An undertaker marries an old executioner's daughter and must continue his father-in-law's profession after his retirement, although he doesn't like it.
Director: Luis García Berlanga | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez
Votes: 7,440
2. Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
78 min | Comedy
After finding out that North American people are visiting the Spanish villages, the citizens of Villar del Río start preparing themselves to welcome them when they arrive.
Director: Luis García Berlanga | Stars: Lolita Sevilla, Manolo Morán, José Isbert, Alberto Romea
Votes: 4,823
3. La gran familia (1962)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Carlos Alonso and Mercedes Cebrián are parents of fifteen children of different ages. They all live with the grandfather and depend exclusively on Carlos work (moonlighting rigger) as the ... See full summary »
Directors: Fernando Palacios, Rafael J. Salvia | Stars: Alberto Closas, Amparo Soler Leal, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez
Votes: 631
4. El cochecito (1960)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Seventy-something Don Anselmo, a retired minister, becomes obsessed with owning a motorized wheelchair and fakes infirmity to get it.
Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: José Isbert, Pedro Porcel, José Luis López Vázquez, María Luisa Ponte
Votes: 1,576
5. Los jueves, milagro (1957)
84 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In the village of Fuentecilla is a medicinal spa which was very popular in the past but has now been forgotten by the public. To bring back the tourists, the "prominent men" of the village ... See full summary »
Director: Luis García Berlanga | Stars: Richard Basehart, José Isbert, Paolo Stoppa, Juan Calvo
Votes: 908
6. The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
93 min | Comedy
Professor Jorge Serra Hamilton, an American atomic-bomb specialist, flees from his transcendental duties to take shelter incognito in Calabuch, a small, idyllic Spanish village on the ... See full summary »
Director: Luis García Berlanga | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Valentina Cortese, Juan Calvo, Franco Fabrizi
Votes: 1,282
7. Mi tío Jacinto (1956)
90 min | Drama
Jacinto, a retired bullfighter who lives miserably with his nephew Pepote, receives a letter in which he is informed that, according to an old agreement, he must participate in a mock ... See full summary »
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Pablito Calvo, Antonio Vico, José Marco Davó, Juan Calvo
Votes: 357
8. The Man Who Wagged His Tail (1957)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A cold-hearted landlord is turned into a dog by a magician, and will remain a dog until he can find someone who loves him.
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Pablito Calvo, Aroldo Tieri, Silvia Marco
Votes: 254
9. La vida por delante (1958)
90 min | Comedy
Finished their careers of Law and Medicine, respectively, Antonio Redondo and Josefina Castro, a pair of young Spanish newlyweds, are looking for work to buy an apartment and start a life ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Fernán Gómez | Stars: Analía Gadé, Fernando Fernán Gómez, José Isbert, Félix de Pomés
Votes: 252
10. En un rincón de España (1949)
109 min | Drama
Director: Jerónimo Mihura | Stars: Carlos Agostí, José Bruguera, Jesús Castro Blanco, Arturo Cámara
11. Operation Delilah (1967)
87 min | Comedy
A couple try to help the residents of a small Caribbean island overthrow a dictator.
Director: Luis de los Arcos | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Gia Scala, Tomás Blanco, Beni Deus
Votes: 10
12. Cielo Negro (1951)
113 min | Drama
A woman who works as employee in a fashion store has to care for her ill mother. At the same time she falls in love with a bohemian man.
Director: Manuel Mur Oti | Stars: Susana Canales, Fernando Rey, Luis Prendes, Teresa Casal
Votes: 365
13. Historias de la radio (1955)
95 min | Comedy
Three different stories whose central axis are radio listeners: several contestants have to get to a radio station studio dressed as Eskimo, a thief answering a call in the house which is ... See full summary »
Director: José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Stars: Francisco Rabal, Margarita Andrey, José Isbert, Ángel de Andrés
Votes: 582
14. Tarde de toros (1956)
75 min | Drama
Sellout in the bullring of Las Ventas in Madrid. A luxury poster is about to deal a cattle from Antonio Pérez Tabernero. A spontaneous jumps into the ring, the wife of one of those ... See full summary »
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Domingo Ortega, Antonio Bienvenida, María Asquerino, Marisa Prado
Votes: 166
15. Miracle of the White Suit (1956)
93 min | Biography, Drama
Seven year old Marcos' only illusion is to have his First Communion in a white suit.
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: Miguel Gil, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Julia Martínez, Julio Núñez
Votes: 28
16. ¡¡Todo es posible en Granada!! (1954)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An American oil company buys land in Granada, but they have problems when one owner alone does not want to sell.
Director: José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Stars: Merle Oberon, Francisco Rabal, Peter Damon, Rafael Bardem
Votes: 41
17. The Lovers of Toledo (1953)
82 min | Drama
To save her fiance who is opponent to regime, the beautiful Ines agrees to marry the chief of Toledo police.
Directors: Henri Decoin, Fernando Palacios | Stars: Alida Valli, Pedro Armendáriz, Françoise Arnoul, Gérard Landry
Votes: 55
18. La casa de la Troya (1959)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gerardo Roquer's father sends his son, who is much more interested in nightlife and vaudeville chorus girls than in textbooks, from Madrid to the University of Santiago de Compostela to ... See full summary »
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: Ana Esmeralda, Arturo Fernández, Pepe Rubio, Julio Riscal
Votes: 42
19. Path to the Kingdom (1952)
Approved | 85 min | Drama
Dominique Blanchar (billed as Dominique Blanchard in the American-released print) gives up her profession as a singer, with a promising career,to become a nun, over the protestations and ... See full summary »
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: Dominique Blanchar, Francisco Rabal, María Dulce, Julia Caba Alba
Votes: 22
20. Amor sobre ruedas (1954)
87 min | Comedy, Musical
A taxi driver participates in a singing contest of a radio station for non-professionals and enters the final round. Being among the finalists he meets at the radio station a famous singer and falls in love with her.
Director: Ramón Torrado | Stars: Carmen Morell, Pepe Blanco, José Isbert, Félix Fernández
Votes: 23
21. ¡Che, qué loco! (1953)
85 min | Comedy
A ruined Pepe Valdés (Pepe Iglesias) tries to marry the millionaire Esperancita (Emma Penella), which triggers a series of misunderstandings.
Director: Ramón Torrado | Stars: Pepe Iglesias, Emma Penella, Silvia Morgan, José Isbert
Votes: 11
22. Margarita se llama mi amor (1961)
94 min | Comedy, Romance
Margarita is a beautiful girl with all her faculty fellows as pretenders, although none of them stole her heart...
Director: Ramón Fernández | Stars: Mercedes Alonso, Antonio Cifariello, Manuel Zarzo, Isana Medel
Votes: 97
23. Princess of the Ursinos (1947)
110 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of the Countess d'Orsini, French noblewoman and courtesan at the court of the Spanish king, who acted as an agent for the King of France and was one of the most powerful people at the Spanish court.
Director: Luis Lucia | Stars: Ana Mariscal, Roberto Rey, Fernando Rey, Juan Espantaleón
Votes: 44
24. Don Lucio y el hermano Pío (1960)
83 min | Comedy
A naive lay-brother goes to Madrid to collect alms for his orphanage. On the train he meets a small-time con-man and his troubles begin.
Director: José Antonio Nieves Conde | Stars: Tony Leblanc, Montserrat Salvador, Tony Soler, José Calvo
Votes: 50
25. Mi adorado Juan (1950)
91 min | Comedy
The strange disappearance of the dogs of his neighbors leads Juan to investigate the case on his own. It ends up finding out that the author of the robberies is a young woman called Eloísa,... See full summary »
Director: Jerónimo Mihura | Stars: Conchita Montes, Conrado San Martín, Juan de Landa, Luis Pérez de León
Votes: 59
26. Faustina (1957)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A conquering woman of love, power, and fame, is challenged by the devil, as he too, wants to conquer all.
Director: José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Stars: María Félix, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Fernando Rey, Elisa Montés
Votes: 115
27. Estrella de Sierra Morena (1952)
96 min | Drama
Director: Ramón Torrado | Stars: Lola Flores, Rubén Rojo, José Nieto, Manolo Morán
Votes: 23
28. Policarpo 'ufficiale di scrittura' (1959)
104 min | Comedy
The action is focused at the end of the 19th century. Policarpo De Tappetti is a calligrapher who works under the orders of Don César Pancarano de Rondò. For many years, Policarpo seeks a ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Soldati | Stars: Renato Rascel, Carla Gravina, Romolo Valli, Tony Soler
Votes: 117
29. El capitán Veneno (1951)
85 min | Comedy
In Madrid, under Queen Isabel II reign, rebellions are frequent events. During one of them Captain Jorge de Córdoba, nicknamed Veneno (poison) for his quarrelsome disposition, bad temper ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Marquina | Stars: Sara Montiel, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Amparo Martí, José Isbert
Votes: 60
30. Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1956)
89 min | Comedy
Three criminals from Madrid meet a former partner who plans to commit a robbery at a jewelry store. The attempt is a failure.
Director: Pedro L. Ramírez | Stars: José Luis Ozores, José Isbert, Encarnita Fuentes, Rafael Bardem
Votes: 151
31. El bailarín y el trabajador (1936)
83 min | Comedy
A rich and skittish young girl falls in love with a young man who has a good social position and has won a waltzes contest. The father of the girl wants for her daughter a man of the future... See full summary »
Director: Luis Marquina | Stars: Roberto Rey, Ana María Custodio, Antoñita Colomé, José Isbert
Votes: 56
32. El fantasma y Dª Juanita (1945)
73 min | Comedy
Faced with the possibility that her niece Rosita abandon her true love to contract a marriage of convenience, Miss Juanita tells the girl what happened to herself many years ago when she ... See full summary »
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: Antonio Casal, Mary Delgado, Juan Espantaleón, Alberto Romea
Votes: 60
33. La pícara molinera (1955)
80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Film based on the popular romance of the 'Molinero de Arcos'.
Director: León Klimovsky | Stars: Carmen Sevilla, Francisco Rabal, Mischa Auer, Madeleine Lebeau
Votes: 50
34. Un día perdido (1955)
85 min | Comedy
Three nuns passing through Madrid must spend the night in the convent of their order. When they pick up their bags, they discover a basket with a newborn child inside and, although they ... See full summary »
Director: José María Forqué | Stars: Ana Mariscal, Elvira Quintillá, María Dulce, José Isbert
Votes: 28
35. La pandilla de los once (1963)
95 min | Comedy
Inspired by the American gangster films, a group of thugs decides to dock the Bank of Spain. "El Rubio" explains to his men that, to commit the armed robbery, they will have to dig a ... See full summary »
Director: Pedro Lazaga | Stars: Ángel de Andrés, Antonio Riquelme, José Isbert, Manolo Gómez Bur
Votes: 56
36. Dos novias para un torero (1956)
85 min | Comedy
Director: Antonio Román | Stars: Manuel Arbó, Xan das Bolas, Dolores Bremón, Licia Calderón
Votes: 8
37. Séptima página (1951)
84 min | Drama
An urban newspaper's seventh page ("séptima página") is a compendium of society events and varied incidents, each one reflecting an individual story beyond the written words.
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Adriano Domínguez, Raúl Cancio, Carlota Bilbao, José María Rodero
Votes: 46
38. Pacto de silencio (1949)
106 min | Thriller
A woman is told his military husband is considered dead, the truth is he has been transferred to the secret service. When he returns to Spain and they get reunited he ends killing a German spy, and then she gets prosecuted.
Director: Antonio Román | Stars: Ana Mariscal, Adriano Rimoldi, María Martín, Conrado San Martín
Votes: 28
39. Los dinamiteros (1964)
93 min | Comedy
Doña Pura, don Benito and don Augusto are three venerable old people who usually coincide each month in the queues of the mutuality windows to collect their pension, an opportunity they ... See full summary »
Director: Juan García Atienza | Stars: José Isbert, Sara García, Carlo Pisacane, Lola Gaos
Votes: 139
40. El Litri y su sombra (1960)
90 min | Drama
Biographical film about the Spanish matador Miguel Báez "el Litri", a descendant of two generations of bullfighters: his elder brother touched glory before he died at 22 from a goring ... See full summary »
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: Litri, Katia Loritz, Ismael Merlo, Pilar Cansino
Votes: 38
41. Fulano y Mengano (1957)
70 min | Comedy
The stay in the prison of Eudosio and Carlos, accused unjustly, prevents them from getting a job when they go free. As much as they intend to explain that they were locked up for no reason,... See full summary »
Director: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent | Stars: José Isbert, Julia Martínez, Juanjo Menéndez, Emilio Santiago
Votes: 74
42. Un caballero andaluz (1954)
90 min | Musical
In the Los Laureles farmhouse, owned by don Juan Manuel Almodóvar, a wealthy Andalusian landowner, preparations are made to receive José Luis, Juan Manuel's only son, who is being educated ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Lucia | Stars: Jorge Mistral, Carmen Sevilla, Manuel Luna, Julia Caba Alba
Votes: 22
43. The Adventurer of Seville (1954)
92 min | Comedy, Musical
Figaro, a singing barber, gets caught by some bandits who use his abilities to attract travelers and assault them. To escape justice he joins the army where he meets no other than the ... See full summary »
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Luis Mariano, Lolita Sevilla, José Isbert, Danielle Godet
Votes: 70
44. Sabían demasiado (1962)
95 min | Comedy
A gang of Spanish pickpockets decide to send one of them to Chicago to learn how to be a gangster...
Director: Pedro Lazaga | Stars: Tony Leblanc, Concha Velasco, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez
Votes: 92
45. Once pares de botas (1954)
106 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport
Ignacio, a professional footballer, has sentimental and labor problems. His girlfriend is about to abandon him because of the constant displays of affection that the player receives from an... See full summary »
Director: Francisco Rovira Beleta | Stars: José Suárez, Mari Carmen Pardo, Elisa Montés, José Isbert
Votes: 62
46. Cuentos de la Alhambra (1950)
103 min | Comedy
American writer Washington Inving travels to La Alhambra de Granada, visiting its moorish buildings and getting inspiration from the people he meets : Mariquilla the gipsy, the soldier in love with her, bandoleers and local politicians.
Director: Florián Rey | Stars: Carmen Sevilla, Nicolás D. Perchicot, José Isbert, Mario Berriatúa
Votes: 21
47. Love Charm (1947)
90 min | Comedy
Berta is a good-hearted girl who dreams of the good life. She has a sweet fiancé who has all the qualities but one in her opinion : he is too timid to ask his boss for a raise. Her ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Lucia | Stars: Tony Leblanc, Carlota Bilbao, Eduardo Fajardo, José Isbert
Votes: 30
48. La chica del barrio (1956)
80 min | Comedy, Musical
A young orphan serves some ladies who mistreat and humiliate her. But the most handsome singer falls in love with her and her voice.
Director: Ricardo Núñez | Stars: Pepe Blanco, Lolita Sevilla, José Isbert, José Luis Ozores
Votes: 21
49. Tú y yo somos tres (1962)
89 min | Comedy
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: Analía Gadé, Alberto de Mendoza, Pepe Rubio, Ismael Merlo
Votes: 30
50. Te quiero para mí (1944)
92 min | Comedy
In an exclusive finishing school, the Administrator is fighting the Philosophy Professor for teaching outside the regular curriculum. A scandal erupts when a student in love with the Administrator runs away with the Professor.
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés, José Nieto, María Brú
Votes: 11