Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Lasa (22 March 1927 – 28 September 2017) was a Spanish film director and producer. Isasi-Isasmendi began working in the production firm Emisora Films as an assistant manager, film editor, scriptwriter, lead producer, and finally director. In 1955 he founded his own production company, Producciones Isasi in

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. He founded a second firm, Moon Films, in Madrid. In the mid-1960s he directed a series of action films designed for the wider European market including ''Scaramouche'' (''The Adventures of Scaramouche'') in 1963 ''and Estambul 65'' (''

That Man in Istanbul ''That Man in Istanbul'' ( es, Estambul 65, it, Colpo grosso a Galata Bridge, french: L'Homme d'Istamboul) is a 1965 English-language European international co-production adventure film directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Horst ...

'') in 1965. He made some English-language films, most notably ''

They Came to Rob Las Vegas ''They Came to Rob Las Vegas'' is a 1968 crime film directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb, and Jack Palance. The screenplay concerns a crime outfit who plan a heist to rob a hi-tech truck con ...

''. He abandoned directing for a decade after making ''El Perro'' (''The Dog'') in 1977 in favour of producing and distributing films before returning to the director's chair with ''El Aire de un Crimen'' (''The Hint of a Crime'') in 1987. He directed 13 feature films, wrote eleven and produced eight. In 1981, he was a member of the jury at the

31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Spanish film ''Deprisa, Deprisa'' directed by Carlos Saura. The retrospective was dedicated to British film producer Mic ...

Family

He had one daughter, María Isasi, from his relationship with the actress

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Selected filmography

Director

* '' Diego Corrientes'' (1959) * '' A Land for All'' (1962) * ''The Adventures of Scaramouche'' (1963) * ''

'' (1965) * ''

'' (1968) * ''

The Summertime Killer ''The Summertime Killer'' (also known as ''Target Removed'') is a 1972 crime film directed, produced and co-written by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Christopher Mitchum, Olivia Hussey and Karl Malden. Plot A young boy witnesses four mobs ...

'' (1972) * ''El perro'' (1977) * ''El aire de un crimen'' (1988)

Editor

* '' In a Corner of Spain'' (dir. Jerónimo Mihura, 1949) * '' My Beloved Juan'' (dir. Jerónimo Mihura, 1950) * '' Apartado de correos 1001'' (dir. Julio Salvador, 1950) * '' I Want to Marry You'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Last Day'' (dir. Antonio Román, 1952) * '' Court of Justice'' (dir.

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, 1953) * '' Eleven Pairs of Boots'' (dir.

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, 1954)

Prizes

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(1999) * CEC Award, Best Director (1973) * Prize of the National Syndicate of Spectacle, Best Director (1965)

References

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