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Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Spanish actor (1917-1994)
September 20, 1917 (March 9, 1994)
G.-B. 1992. History by Ridley Scott with Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver. The main stages of the discovery of the New World by Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus.
Runtime: 150 min.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1988. Adventures by Jacques Trébouta with Louise Marleau, Claude Rich, Peter Sattmann. A young woman searches for her lover, a biologist, who disappeared after an Indian scientist made a discovery that could endanger humanity.
Runtime: 330 min.

Mon Général

V.O.: Mi General
Esp. 1987. Satire by Jaime de Arminan with Fernando Rey, Fernando Fernán Gomez, Hector Alterio. The tribulations of a group of senior officers gathered in a castle to attend a remedial course given by junior military officers.
Runtime: 107 min.

Angel of Death

V.O.: Commando Mengele
Runtime: 92 min.
G.-B. 1985. Psychological drama by Jana Bokova with Fernando Rey, Fabrice Luchini, Artus de Penguern. In a Parisian hotel, an old Lithuanian Jewish actor meets men and women who, like him, are trying to overcome their failures and frustrations.
U.S. 1985. Satire by Hugh Wilson with Tom Berenger, G.W. Bailey, Marilu Henner. A cowboy fights against a colonel who wants to take over the land of a village where the railroad will pass.
Runtime: 88 min.
Esp. 1985. Satire by Francisco Regueiro with Fernando Rey, Francisco Rabal, Victoria Abril. Warned of his imminent death, a Spanish cardinal of the Vatican curia returns home to fix family matters.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1985. Chronicle by Yves Robert with Christian Clavier, Anaïs Jeanneret, Jean Carmet. In 1936, the life of the inhabitants of a Breton manor is disturbed by the arrival of workers on vacation.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1985. Chronicle by Yves Robert with Christian Clavier, Anaïs Jeanneret, Jean-Pierre Bouvier. While trying to find her summer acquaintances, a young bourgeois woman gets involved in social conflicts.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1984. Dramatic comedy by Robert M. Young with Tom Conti, Fernando Rey, Giancarlo Giannini.
Runtime: 112 min.
G.-B. 1984. Thriller by Stephen Frears with John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Laura Del Sol. A snitch who has taken refuge in Spain is kidnapped by two hired killers who are charged with bringing him to Paris for execution.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1984. Adventures by John Hough with Stephan Chase, Oliver Reed, Fernando Rey. In the fifteenth century in England, a masked vigilante defends the oppressed.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1983. Mores drama by Jean-Pierre Dougnac with Fernando Rey, Saverio Marconi, Brigitte Fossey. In the eighteenth century, an orphan adopted by a wealthy Italian banker agrees to marry one of his relatives, while pursuing a secret affair with another woman.
Runtime: 99 min.
U.S. 1982. Drama by Frank Perry with Christopher Reeve, Fernando Rey, Geneviève Bujold. The dubious undertakings of an American priest involved in the financial administration of the Vatican.
Runtime: 122 min.

Fleur de vice

V.O.: Miele di donna
Runtime: 85 min.

La Dame aux camélias

V.O.: La Vera Storia della signora delle camelie
Runtime: 115 min.
U.S. 1978. Science-fiction by Robert Altman with Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Bibi Andersson.
Runtime: 117 min.

The Last Romantic Lover

V.O.: Le Dernier Amant romantique
Fr. 1978. Dramatic comedy by Just Jaeckin with Dayle Haddon, Gérard Ismaël, Fernando Rey. A lion tamer participates in a contest organized by a women's magazine.
Runtime: 103 min.

The Assignment

V.O.: Uppdraget
Suèd. 1977. Social drama by Mats Arehn with Thomas Hellberg, Christopher Plummer, Fernando Rey. The tribulations of a Swedish diplomat sent as a mediator in a country plagued by violence.
Runtime: 97 min.

That Obscure Object of Desire

V.O.: Cet obscur objet du désir
Fr. 1977. Dramatic comedy by Luis Bunuel with Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Angela Molina. During a train trip, a man tells other passengers about his recent romantic affair with a capricious young woman.
Runtime: 103 min.
It. 1976. Sentimental comedy by Vincente Minnelli with Liza Minnelli, Ingrid Bergman, Spiros Andros. An Italian film star recalls her humble beginnings as a hotel maid.
Runtime: 99 min.

The Desert of the Tartars

V.O.: Il Deserto dei Tartari
Fr. 1976. Psychological drama by Valerio Zurlini with Jacques Perrin, Giuliano Gemma, Vittorio Gassman. An officer spends his entire career in a border fortress waiting for hypothetical enemies.
Runtime: 137 min.

Elisa, mon amour

V.O.: Elisa vida mia
Esp. 1976. Psychological drama by Carlos Saura with Geraldine Chaplin, Fernando Rey, Norman Briski. A young woman in trouble with her husband spends a few days with her father.
Runtime: 127 min.

Seven Beauties

V.O.: Pasqualino Settebelleze
It. 1975. Satire by Lina Wertmüller with Giancarlo Giannini, Shirley Stoler, Fernando Rey. A Neapolitan mobster bends to various demands to ensure his survival, especially when he finds himself in a concentration camp.
Runtime: 115 min.
U.S. 1975. Crime drama by John Frankenheimer with Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson. A New York police officer travels to Marseille to help capture the leader of a major drug trafficking operation.
Runtime: 119 min.

Cadavres exquis

V.O.: Cadaveri eccellenti
It. 1975. Crime drama by Francesco Rosi with Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Max von Sydow. A detective believes he sees a pattern in a series of assasination attempts on judges.
Runtime: 121 min.

The Woman With Red Boots

V.O.: La Femme aux bottes rouges
Fr. 1974. Fantasy by Juan Luis Bunuel with Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Adalberto Maria Merli. A wealthy man invites a young novelist with apparent supernatural powers into his home.
Runtime: 93 min.

Smiling Maniacs

V.O.: Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia
It. 1974. Social drama by Marcello Aliprandi with Franco Nero, Fernando Rey, Martin Balsam. An important magistrate is suspected of having connections with a dishonest industrialist.
Runtime: 108 min.

La Police accuse, la loi acquitte

V.O.: La Polizia incrimina la legge assolve
It. 1973. Crime drama by Enzo G. Castellari with Franco Nero, Fernando Rey, James Whitmore. A commissioner investigating a major drug deal is faced with the disappearance of an important file.
Runtime: 103 min.
Fr. 1973. Crime drama by Pierre Grimblat with Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, John Moulder-Brown. In a rich, flowery house, a family lives with the fear of death lurking behind everyone before it strikes inexorably.
Runtime: 100 min.

White Fang

V.O.: Zanna Bianca
It. 1973. Adventures by Lucio Fulci with Franco Nero, Virna Lisi, Fernando Rey. During the Klondyke Gold Rush, a wolfhound is tamed by a young Native American and then retrieved by a smuggler.
Runtime: 101 min.

Une Bonne Planque

V.O.: Bianco, rosso e...
It. 1972. Dramatic comedy by Alberto Lattuada with Sophia Loren, Adriano Celentano, Fernando Rey. A nun who has become the director of administrative services in a hospital must confront a patient who is a member of the communist party.
Runtime: 96 min.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

V.O.: Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Fr. 1972. Satire by Luis Bunuel with Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stéphane Audran. Two bourgeois couples and a diplomat suffer various setbacks every time they get together for a meal.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1971. Adventures by Kevin Billington with Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar. A man fights against shipwreckers who have taken over a lighthouse.
Runtime: 122 min.
U.S. 1971. Crime drama by William Friedkin with Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey. Two New York cops uncover a major drug ring tied to French criminals.
Runtime: 104 min.

The Wind's Fierce

V.O.: La collera del vento
Esp. 1971. Drama by Mario Camus with Terence Hill, Maria Gracia Buccella, Fernando Rey. A landowner hires two assassins to kill an agitator.
Runtime: 95 min.
Esp. 1970. Psychological drama by Luis Bunuel with Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero. An orphan girl falls in love with a young painter and runs away with him to escape the tutor who has made her his mistress.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1970. Adventures by Lewis Gilbert with Bekim Fehmiu, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Aznavour. The eventful life of a South American who wants to avenge his family, who was killed during a revolution.
Runtime: 168 min.
U.S. 1968. Adventures by Buzz Kulik with Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson. An American adventurer offers his services as an airplane pilot to a revolutionary leader in Mexico.
Runtime: 125 min.

The Viscount

V.O.: Le Vicomte règle ses comptes
Fr. 1967. Crime drama by Maurice Cloche with Kerwin Mathews, Sylvia Sorrente, Jean Yanne. While investigating a daring bank robbery, an adventurer finds himself in the middle of a war between two gangs.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1967. Crime drama by Bernard Glasser with Kieron Moore, Ina Balin, Keenan Wynn. An adventurer seizes stolen diamonds in a South American country.
Runtime: 92 min.

Espionage in Lisbon

V.O.: Anonima de asesinos
Esp. 1965. Spy drama by Tulio Demicheli with Brett Halsey, Marilu Tolo, Fernando Rey. Secret agents fight over the invention of a German scientist who took refuge in Lisbon.
Runtime: 93 min.

Backfire

V.O.: Échappement libre
Fr. 1964. Police comedy by Jean Becker with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Gert Fröbe. A journalist agrees to smuggle gold hidden in a sports car.
Runtime: 105 min.

Le Rossignol de Castille

V.O.: La Nueva Cenicienta
Esp. 1964. Musical by George Sherman with Marisol , Robert Conrad, Antonio . In an attempt to get an audition for noncommittal performers, a young dancer causes trouble on a television show.
Runtime: 85 min.

Face of Terror

V.O.: La Cara del terror
Esp. 1962. Horror by Isodoro M. Ferry with Lisa Gaye, Fernando Rey, Virgilio Teixeira. A young girl with a disfigured face finds temporary relief in a new plastic treatment.
Fr. 1962. Adventures by Pierre Gaspard-Huit with Anna Karina, Gérard Barray, Antonio Vilar. On a mission for Emperor Charlemagne, a knight falls in love with a princess who is promised to the Caliph of Baghdad.
Runtime: 124 min.
Esp. 1961. Mores drama by Luis Bunuel with Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey. A young girl turns her deceased uncle's estate into an asylum for beggars.
Runtime: 90 min.

Goliath Against the Giants

V.O.: Goliath contro i Giganti
It. 1961. Adventures by Guido Malatesta with Brad Harris, Gloria Milland, Fernando Rey. Goliath fights against a tyrant.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Last Days of Pompeii

V.O.: Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompei
Esp. 1960. Drama by Mario Bonnard with Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Fernando Rey. In Pompeii, Christians are falsely accused of all sorts of crimes.
Runtime: 95 min.
Esp. 1959. Crime drama by Anthony Squire with Lex Barker, Juli Reding, Fernando Rey. An American business person investigates the death of a friend who went to Morocco to look for oil sources.

The Night Heaven Fell

V.O.: Les Bijoutiers du clair de lune
Fr. 1957. Drama by Roger Vadim with Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Alida Valli. The niece of a squire runs away with the man who killed him in self-defense, much to the annoyance of the deceased?s wife, who had become the murderer's mistress.
Runtime: 87 min.
Fr. 1956. Musical by Richard Pottier with Luis Mariano, Bourvil, Annie Cordy. A young Basque man accepts to replace the star singer of an operetta of which he is the look-alike.
Runtime: 103 min.

The Adventures of Gil Blas

V.O.: Les Aventures de Gil Blas de Santillante
Fr. 1955. Adventures by René Jolivet with Georges Marchal, Susana Canales, Barbara Laage. A Spanish student and skilled fencer who is destined for priesthood has several adventures that will divert him from his destiny.
Runtime: 95 min.

Plage interdite

V.O.: Playa prohibida
Esp. 1955. Crime drama by Julian Soler with Rossana Podesta, Fernando Rey, Marco Vicario.
Runtime: 73 min.

Du Sang à l'aube

V.O.: Mare Nostrum
Esp. 1953. Spy drama by Rafael Gil with Maria Felix, Fernando Rey, Guillermo Martin. A Spanish commander falls in love with a German spy.

La Dame de Fatima

V.O.: La Senora de Fatima
Esp. 1951. Religious drama by Rafael Gil with Inès Orsini, Fernando Rey, Maria Dulce. The story of the appearances of the Virgin to the three shepherds of Fatima.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Mad Queen

V.O.: Locura de amor

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