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Diana Loris
Diana Lorys (born Ana María Cazorla Vega; 20 October 1940) is a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than fifty films since 1960. Filmography References External links * 1940 births Living people Spanish film actresses Actresses from Madrid {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Commandos
''Battle of the Commandos'' (also known as ''Legion of the Damned'') is a European Macaroni-War film directed in 1969 by Umberto Lenzi. The movie was a co-production between Italy (where it was released as ''La legione dei dannati''), West Germany (where is known with the title ''Die zum Teufel gehen'') and Spain (where it is known as ''La brigada de los condenados''). Plot In June 1944, the Allies initiate the liberation of Europe by landing in Normandy. The Germans have fortified the French coasts to resist the landing, but the exact location and day are unknown to them. Colonel Henderson, an English officer, is given a mission to form a commando unit and reach the French coasts near Le Havre, east of Normandy, to mislead the Germans about the landing location. Colonel Ackerman, who had previously defeated Henderson's unit in North Africa, commands the German troops in that area. Upon reaching the beach, the commandos detonate underwater mines, neutralize bunkers, and face a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January 4 – WWII: Luftwaffe Chief and Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring assumes control of most war industries in Nazi Germany, Germany, in his capacity as Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan. *January 6 – WWII: Winter War – General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Soviet forces. *January 7 – WWII: Winter War: Battle of Raate Road – Outnumbered Finnish troops decisively defeat Soviet forces. *January 8 – WWII: **Winter War: Battle of Suomussalmi – Finnish forces destroy the 44th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), Soviet 44th Rifle Division. **Food rationing in the United Kingdom begins; it will remain in force until 1954. *January 9 – WWII: British submarine is sunk in the Heligoland Bight. *January 10 – WWII: Mechele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ciudad Maldita
''La ciudad maldita'' (known in Italian as ''La Notte rossa del falcon'') is a 1978 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western murder mystery film directed by Juan Bosch. The film was written by Alberto De Stefanis, produced by José María Cunillés, scored by Franco Julian, and starring Diana Lorys, Luciano Pigozzi, Roberto Camardiel and Daniel Martín. It is based on the novel ''Red Harvest'', by Dashiell Hammett, inspired in ''Yojimbo'', by Kurosawa, and ''A Fistful of Dollars'', by Sergio Leone. Cast * Chet Bakon as OP * Diana Lorys as Dinah * Roberto Camardiel as Sheriff Noonan * Daniel Martín as Max Thaler * Nat Graywood * Adolfo Thous * Alan Collins as Don Wilson * Eduardo Bea * Frank Clement * Francisco Casares * Manuela Aleardi * Lone Fleming * Antonio Mayans (as José Antonio Mayans) * José Yepes * Jesús Enguita * Antonio Molino Rojo Antonio Molino Rojo (14 September 1926 – 2 November 2011) was a Spanish film actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti Westerns in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California (1977 Film)
''California'' is a 1977 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Michele Lupo. The film was generally well received by critics and was successful at the Italian box office. Plot After the American Civil War gunman California wants to renew his life. He changes his name to Michael Random and seeks a home where he can live in peace. In the war's aftermath he gets to know young Willy Preston. En route to Preston's family, Willy is killed by a gang of criminals under the helm of Robert Whittaker. California informs Willy's kin and falls in love with Willy's sister, Helen. One day they witness Whittaker and his gang robbing a bank; Helen is taken hostage. California is faced with the decision to resort to the merciless shootist he was during the war although it will not spare Helen the gruesome experience of being game to ruthless desperados. Cast * Giuliano Gemma: Michael 'California' Random * Miguel Bosé: Willy Preston * Chris Avram: Nelson * Paola Dominguín (as Paola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Mean
''Get Mean'', also known as ''Beat a Dead Horse'', ''Vengeance of the Barbarians'' and ''The Stranger Gets Mean'', is a 1975 Italian-American Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista, Raf Baldassarre, Diana Lorys and Mirta Miller. It is the final sequel to '' A Stranger in Town'', with Anthony reprising the role of "The Stranger." The film was released to little acclaim and never received a physical release on the home video market until 2015, when it was released by Blue Underground on remastered Blu-ray and DVD. Plot The film begins as The Stranger is dragged into a ghost town by his horse, who dies upon entering the town. In the town is a family of gypsies and a fortune teller, who offers the Stranger $50,000 to return Princess Elizabeth Maria de Burgos to Spain, where her nation is being attacked by Barbarians. The Stranger turns down their request, before their home is ransacked by a troop of Barbarians. The Stranger be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Eyes Of The Broken Doll
''Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll'' () is a 1973 Spanish horror-giallo film directed by Carlos Aured and starring Paul Naschy (who also wrote the film), Diana Lorys, Maria Perschy, and Eva Leon. The film was shown theatrically in Spain in August 1974 as ''Los Ojos Azules de la Muñeca Rota''. It was released theatrically in the U.S. and on VHS Home Video as ''The House Of Psychotic Women'' (slightly edited), and was shown on U.S. late-night television as ''House of Doom'' (in an even more edited version). The film was shown in Belgium as ''Mystery of the Blue Eyes''. Most prints are missing a brief scene where a pig is slaughtered on a farm. Today the film is readily available complete and unedited on DVD and Blu-ray as ''The Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll''. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in raids in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic, probably due to the lurid video box art. Strangel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chino (1973 Film)
''Chino'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Valdez, il mezzosangue'', UK theatrical title: ''Valdez the Half Breed'') is a 1973 Western film starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marcel Bozzuffi, and Vincent Van Patten. The original English language title shown at the beginning of the film was ''The Valdez Horses'', the same title as the 1967 novel by Lee Hoffman on which the movie is based. Hoffman was awarded the 1967 Western Writers of America Spur Award. It was an Italian-Spanish-French co-production filmed in Spain, with Italian and French funding. Plot Chino Valdez (Bronson) is a lonely horse breeder, whose life is thrown into turmoil when a young runaway (Van Patten) turns up at his door looking for work and, later, he falls in love with a beautiful woman (Ireland) whose brother (Bozzuffi) hates him. Cast Production Director John Sturges was unhappy with the finished film and considered the casting of Jill Ireland a fatal mistake. Six months after finishing the movie, Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Quijote Cabalga De Nuevo
''Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo'' () is a 1973 Spanish-Mexican comedy film directed by Roberto Gavaldón, loosely based on Miguel de Cervantes's novel ''Don Quixote'' and starring Cantinflas as Sancho Panza, Fernando Fernán Gómez as Don Quixote, and María Fernanda D'Ocón as Dulcinea. Plot Don Quijote is obsessed with chivalry and its codes of honour. Accompanied by his peculiar squire Sancho Panza, he embarks on a series of adventures in which he is mocked and tricked by some, while others try to help him recover his sanity. But neither Don Quixote nor Sancho give up trying to protect humanity. Cast *Cantinflas as Sancho Panza *Fernando Fernán Gómez as Alonso Quijano "Don Quijote" * María Fernanda D'Ocón as Aldonza Lorenzo "Dulcinea del Toboso" * Paca Gabaldón as Altisidora (credited as Mary Francis) *Ricardo Merino as Bachelor Sansón Carrasco * José Orjas as Judge * Emilio Laguna as Duke *Alberto Fernández as Pedro Pérez, the parish priest *Laly Soldevila as Duche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Man's River
''Bad Man's River'' ( and ) is a 1971 Italian/Spanish/French international co-production comedy Spaghetti Western directed by Eugenio Martín and starring Lee Van Cleef, James Mason, Gina Lollobrigida, Sergio Fantoni, Simón Andreu and Lone Fleming, the director's then wife. Soundtrack was composed by Tony Duhig, Jon Field, Glyn Havard and Waldo de los Ríos. Plot Roy King's gang robs a bank and flees to Mexico on a train. Roy meets a beautiful woman, Alicia, and marries her, only to have her run off with all of the money. An offer comes his way to blow up the arsenal of the Mexican army, then rob their representatives when they take money across the border to replace the destroyed weapons. A daring plan gets the job done, only to have Roy double-crossed once more, unable to get his money. Cast * Lee Van Cleef Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blindman
''Blindman'' (also known in Italian as ''Il Pistolero Cieco'', lit. "The Blind Gunfighter") is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and co-written and co-produced by Tony Anthony. The film's protagonist, played by Anthony, is an homage to Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi character: a blind transient who does odd jobs and is actually a high-skilled warrior. The film has achieved cult status over the years, mainly due to the involvement of Ringo Starr, a former member of the Beatles, in one of the roles. Plot A blind but deadly gunman is hired to escort 50 mail order brides to their miner husbands. When he is double-crossed by his friends and a Mexican bandit, he heads for Mexico to settle scores and save the women. Cast * Tony Anthony as Blindman/Ciego * Ringo Starr as Candy * Lloyd Battista as Domingo * Magda Konopka as Sweet Mama * Raf Baldassarre as El General * Agneta Eckemyr as Pilar * David Dreyer as Dude * Marisa Solinas as Margherita * Gaetano Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
