
Directing
José María Elorrieta
Born — Died
1921-02-01 — 1974-02-22
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
José María Elorrieta (1921–1974) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He wrote or directed a number of Spaghetti Westerns.
Known for
3.8Story of a group of settlers and how they had to take refuge in a fort when they were attacked by Indians, as told by the only survivor
Massacre at Fort Grant
1964
4.0A woman searching for her missing sister arrives at a small coastal village, where her sister was last seen. Unknown to her, her arrival has been noted by a crazed scientist, who has designs on her.
The Feast of Satan
1971
5.2Omar and his friend, Ali, returning to Moorish Granada after several years in the Middle East, discover that an evil usurper is now in power. With the help of a female genie, Omar sets about restoring freedom and justice.
1001 Nights
1968
6.9In an old fort dedicated to the service of change of chivalry, show up three hired murderers and warn Lohman, the manager, who is about to get a stagecoach traveling in the former judge who unjustly condemned to five years in prison , and of course the husband murderer now promised the judge, Ruth, indicating further that brings a suitcase with many dollars. However, Lohman rejects the suggestion of the bandits. But when the judge and his girlfriend, the fort was attacked by Indians.
Apache Fury
1964
5.3A flirtatious sorcerous fancies a handsome human professor. Cross time antics arise when she attempts to bring the hapless professor into her alternate dimension.
A Witch Without a Broom
1967
6.0Adventure film of Spanish production that follows point by point the parameters set by other literary characters, such as "El Zorro" or "El Coyote". José María Elorrieta, director with extensive experience in western spaghetti, is in charge of the direction and the script, in this film starring a gallant who was fervid among the female audience, Germán Cobos ("La patrulla", "La vida es maravillosa"). Shot on a small budget and with no other pretense than to entertain, "El falcón de Castilla" had considerable box office success.
El halcón de Castilla
1967
Behind the camera
3.8Story of a group of settlers and how they had to take refuge in a fort when they were attacked by Indians, as told by the only survivor
Massacre at Fort Grant
1964
3.8Story of a group of settlers and how they had to take refuge in a fort when they were attacked by Indians, as told by the only survivor
Massacre at Fort Grant
1964
4.0A woman searching for her missing sister arrives at a small coastal village, where her sister was last seen. Unknown to her, her arrival has been noted by a crazed scientist, who has designs on her.
The Feast of Satan
1971
4.0A woman searching for her missing sister arrives at a small coastal village, where her sister was last seen. Unknown to her, her arrival has been noted by a crazed scientist, who has designs on her.
The Feast of Satan
1971
5.2Omar and his friend, Ali, returning to Moorish Granada after several years in the Middle East, discover that an evil usurper is now in power. With the help of a female genie, Omar sets about restoring freedom and justice.
1001 Nights
1968
5.2Omar and his friend, Ali, returning to Moorish Granada after several years in the Middle East, discover that an evil usurper is now in power. With the help of a female genie, Omar sets about restoring freedom and justice.
1001 Nights
1968
6.9In an old fort dedicated to the service of change of chivalry, show up three hired murderers and warn Lohman, the manager, who is about to get a stagecoach traveling in the former judge who unjustly condemned to five years in prison , and of course the husband murderer now promised the judge, Ruth, indicating further that brings a suitcase with many dollars. However, Lohman rejects the suggestion of the bandits. But when the judge and his girlfriend, the fort was attacked by Indians.
Apache Fury
1964
6.9In an old fort dedicated to the service of change of chivalry, show up three hired murderers and warn Lohman, the manager, who is about to get a stagecoach traveling in the former judge who unjustly condemned to five years in prison , and of course the husband murderer now promised the judge, Ruth, indicating further that brings a suitcase with many dollars. However, Lohman rejects the suggestion of the bandits. But when the judge and his girlfriend, the fort was attacked by Indians.
Apache Fury
1964
5.3A flirtatious sorcerous fancies a handsome human professor. Cross time antics arise when she attempts to bring the hapless professor into her alternate dimension.
A Witch Without a Broom
1967
6.0Adventure film of Spanish production that follows point by point the parameters set by other literary characters, such as "El Zorro" or "El Coyote". José María Elorrieta, director with extensive experience in western spaghetti, is in charge of the direction and the script, in this film starring a gallant who was fervid among the female audience, Germán Cobos ("La patrulla", "La vida es maravillosa"). Shot on a small budget and with no other pretense than to entertain, "El falcón de Castilla" had considerable box office success.
El halcón de Castilla
1967
6.0Adventure film of Spanish production that follows point by point the parameters set by other literary characters, such as "El Zorro" or "El Coyote". José María Elorrieta, director with extensive experience in western spaghetti, is in charge of the direction and the script, in this film starring a gallant who was fervid among the female audience, Germán Cobos ("La patrulla", "La vida es maravillosa"). Shot on a small budget and with no other pretense than to entertain, "El falcón de Castilla" had considerable box office success.
El halcón de Castilla
1967
4.7A small rural Spanish village of the present is haunted by vampires. Dr.Dora Maeterlick is called to a nearby castle to cure the father of Baron Carl von Rysselbert who suffers from a strange blood disease. Erika, assistant to Doctor, falls in love with Carl. But Carl is a vampire and pretty soon he makes Erika his vampire bride. From now on Dr.Maeterlick plunges into a nightmarish whirl of dark happenings...
Call of the Vampire
1972
4.7A small rural Spanish village of the present is haunted by vampires. Dr.Dora Maeterlick is called to a nearby castle to cure the father of Baron Carl von Rysselbert who suffers from a strange blood disease. Erika, assistant to Doctor, falls in love with Carl. But Carl is a vampire and pretty soon he makes Erika his vampire bride. From now on Dr.Maeterlick plunges into a nightmarish whirl of dark happenings...
Call of the Vampire
1972
5.5A traveler becomes a target for various crime syndicates when it turns out he's a dead ringer for a wanted mercenary.
A Candidate for a Killing
1969
5.8During the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa is wounded and left his large treasure in gold back in the city of Colón. He is forced to establish an alliance with General Urbina, leader, and he asks seven of his faithful guerrillas to take back the gold that he has hidden in a farm, near the New Mexico border, and which will allow him to pay for a new army and guns.
The Vengeance of Pancho Villa
1967
7.0They came to the Polynesian Islands, fabulous for its Polynesian pearls… its strange rites… its exotic women…
The Treasure of Makuba
1967
7.0They came to the Polynesian Islands, fabulous for its Polynesian pearls… its strange rites… its exotic women…
The Treasure of Makuba
1967
5.3Frank Latimore is cast as Balboa, the heroic Spanish explorer who discovers the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, he must pacify the wrath of his enemies and battle his way through a forest inhabited by savage natives. This one features some really nice battles, stunning ocean photography, and tolerable reconstruction of historic events.
Los conquistadores del Pacífico
1963
5.3Frank Latimore is cast as Balboa, the heroic Spanish explorer who discovers the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, he must pacify the wrath of his enemies and battle his way through a forest inhabited by savage natives. This one features some really nice battles, stunning ocean photography, and tolerable reconstruction of historic events.
Los conquistadores del Pacífico
1963
8.5Pedro Manolo and Juan, three naughty and full of enthusiasm children go out with their piggy banks collecting money for missions. Near the end of the day, a car ran over one of them and is driven to a nearby hospital. The head of school, not knowing which of the children was injured calls the parents of the three to attend the health center. In parallel, we know the story of the three families. In the upper-class family, the father will leave his mother for another woman, in the middle class one, one sister invites her boyfriend to lunch and family revolutionizes and, finally, in that of lower class, the boy's father is about to be complicit in a crime
Tres huchas para Oriente
1954
9.0No synopsis available yet.
La bella Mimí
1961
9.0No synopsis available yet.
La bella Mimí
1961
4.6Maria Preston, Iberia stewardess, lives with her friend and companion Elena O'Hara. She finds out that is followed by a mysterious character. He is Charly, an airport employee, U.S. Vietnam veteran, unhinged and with sexual disorders due to the infidelity of his wife.
The Specter of Terror
1973
4.6Maria Preston, Iberia stewardess, lives with her friend and companion Elena O'Hara. She finds out that is followed by a mysterious character. He is Charly, an airport employee, U.S. Vietnam veteran, unhinged and with sexual disorders due to the infidelity of his wife.
The Specter of Terror
1973
10.0Jimmy is in pursuit of outlaw Marco but stops and helps farmers battle a greedy landowner who is attempting to buy up and control the entire region.
If You Shoot… You Live!
1975
7.5Adventurers endeavor to find a tomb that houses a legendary diamond.
The Girl of the Nile
1969
7.5Adventurers endeavor to find a tomb that houses a legendary diamond.
The Girl of the Nile
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mi adorable esclava
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mi adorable esclava
1962
7.0Try the descent to Earth, specifically to Spain, of the Three Wise Men.
Messengers of Peace
1957
8.0A village teacher, in love with the same girl as a bullfighter, is challenged to kill a bull.
Torero por alegrías
1957
6.0A series of mysterious thefts of jewelry are occurring in many museums in Europe. All the stolen jewels belonged to the collection of the former Order of the Golden Eagle, with many of which will be held an exhibition in Toledo. Interpol stands guard and, despite his precautions, there was another robbery. The investigation leads to the Duke, a character who, in the twentieth century, wants to revive the extinct Order
Las joyas del diablo
1969
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Pasa la tuna
1960
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Pasa la tuna
1960
6.5A passionate football player complicates the life of his family driven by his passion. Enthusiastic, fanatic, and passionate, the fervor of football runs through the blood of the main character as if it were a matter of life and death. Raised in an atmosphere of football art supporters, the young man organizes his life around this sport. The comedy is understood as a portrait of the world of football, from the point of view of day to day that passes the protagonist fan.
El hincha
1958
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Usted tiene ojos de mujer fatal
1962
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Usted tiene ojos de mujer fatal
1962
8.0Three friends in love, are ignored because of their lack of gift to conquer. After learning of the existence of a school of seduction, are enrolled as students.
School of Seductresses
1962
10.0Year 1860. Rosa Maria, daughter of a wealthy Cuban landowner, is studying at a convent school in Cadiz and requests to return to Cuba after spending many years in Spain. But now the economic situation of his father is disastrous and therefore he tries to delay the return of his daughter, hiding that fact. Rosa Maria knows nothing and, at the refusal of his father, she runs away from school, embarking as a stowaway on a ship bound for home.
Habanera
1958
10.0Year 1860. Rosa Maria, daughter of a wealthy Cuban landowner, is studying at a convent school in Cadiz and requests to return to Cuba after spending many years in Spain. But now the economic situation of his father is disastrous and therefore he tries to delay the return of his daughter, hiding that fact. Rosa Maria knows nothing and, at the refusal of his father, she runs away from school, embarking as a stowaway on a ship bound for home.
Habanera
1958
