Joaquín Romero Marchent

Directing

Joaquín Romero Marchent

Born — Died

1921-08-27 — 2012-08-16

Place of birth

Madrid, Spain

Known for

Directing

Credits

42 titles

Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent (26 August 1921 – 16 August 2012) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He directed several Spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s. He died on 16 August 2012 at the age of 91 in Madrid.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Fulano y Mengano poster
6.8

Eudosio and Carlos were imprisoned by mistake. Now out of prison, are trying to get a job and to adapt to a society that rejects them.

Fulano y Mengano

1957

Fulano y Mengano poster
6.8

Eudosio and Carlos were imprisoned by mistake. Now out of prison, are trying to get a job and to adapt to a society that rejects them.

Fulano y Mengano

1957

The Pitiless Three poster
5.9

Three unequal brothers seek revenge for the murder of their father. Each of them goes a different way.

The Pitiless Three

1964

The Pitiless Three poster
5.9

Three unequal brothers seek revenge for the murder of their father. Each of them goes a different way.

The Pitiless Three

1964

Cut-Throats Nine poster
6.5

A group of ruthless convicts is led to prison through an inhospitable mountain range by a small cavalry detachment commanded by Sergeant Brown, who is accompanied by his young and beautiful daughter.

Cut-Throats Nine

1971

Sartana Kills Them All poster
5.2

A pair of outlaws are on the hunt for some loot they know is missing from a robbery. Outsmarting and killing anyone who tries to foil their plans.

Sartana Kills Them All

1970

Hour of Death poster
5.1

When Bob Carey is released from prison after a long sentence for murder, begins the search for Mary, his former girlfriend. But soon he finds out that during his absence, she has married Clifford, a wealthy landowner. The happiness of that marriage is only apparent, Mary, in fact, is seriously ill, suffering from a brain tumor whose pains she attributes to an imaginary pregnancy. It becomes necessary to bring to the city of Laredo for an operation, so Clifford sells all his possessions and begins the long journey towards hope. Soon others will join the expedition: a former army scout named Rogers, a nice Chinese cook, Lin-Chu, and a mestizo that responds to the name of "Bets".

Hour of Death

1964

Hour of Death poster
5.1

When Bob Carey is released from prison after a long sentence for murder, begins the search for Mary, his former girlfriend. But soon he finds out that during his absence, she has married Clifford, a wealthy landowner. The happiness of that marriage is only apparent, Mary, in fact, is seriously ill, suffering from a brain tumor whose pains she attributes to an imaginary pregnancy. It becomes necessary to bring to the city of Laredo for an operation, so Clifford sells all his possessions and begins the long journey towards hope. Soon others will join the expedition: a former army scout named Rogers, a nice Chinese cook, Lin-Chu, and a mestizo that responds to the name of "Bets".

Hour of Death

1964

Juzgado permanente poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Juzgado permanente

1953

Juzgado permanente poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Juzgado permanente

1953

The Son of Zorro poster
8.3

Zorro aids an American gun-runner in his effort to supply arms to Mexican revolutionaries in their effort to overthrow Emperor Maximillian.

The Son of Zorro

1973

Dead Are Countless poster
5.8

Johnny was mentally traumatised when he witnessed as a child the killing of his father (a deserter) by a group of soldiers. As an adult he randomly kills every soldier he gets hold of, so that the army sends out the brutish Lieutenant Garringo to stop Johnny.

Dead Are Countless

1969

The Coyote's Justice poster
5.5

California, 1840s. Wealthy landowner César de Echagüe, secretly acting as El Coyote, the legendary masked hero, continues his fight against the injustices and abuses suffered by the Hispanic population at the hands of the US Army.

The Coyote's Justice

1956

El hombre del paraguas blanco poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

El hombre del paraguas blanco

1958

El hombre del paraguas blanco poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

El hombre del paraguas blanco

1958

Las fantasías de Cuny poster
9.0

A spaceship connects with a singer's son and makes his dreams and those of two of his friends come true.

Las fantasías de Cuny

1984

Las fantasías de Cuny poster
9.0

A spaceship connects with a singer's son and makes his dreams and those of two of his friends come true.

Las fantasías de Cuny

1984

The Shadow of Zorro poster
6.5

A battle between revolutionary Mexicans and the U.S. cavalry brings Zorro onto the scene to enact vengeance for violent acts incurred by the cavalry Sergeant. Once the Sergeant is killed, Don Jose de la Torre retires from being Zorro and settles down to live a quiet life. The brother of the Sergeant, in an act of his own justice, dons the costume of Zorro and terrorizes the countryside. In an act to draw out the true Zorro, the imposter kidnaps Don Jose's wife, making him once again don the mask to rescue her.

The Shadow of Zorro

1962

Seven Hours of Gunfire poster
5.8

When he was 12 years old, Bill Cody, later knew as Buffalo Bill, is rider for "pony express" carrying the mail through the wilds of America. It becomes later caravans guide. When driving one of them meets Luisa, the niece of a priest who tried to evangelize the savage tribes accompanied by a converted Indian. It is a dangerous time because, before the advancing white man, the Sioux tribes are buying weapons from unscrupulous dealers...

Seven Hours of Gunfire

1965

The Implacable Three poster
5.2

Guzman, a rich U.S. landowner is forced to leave for a short time, leaving his pregnant wife alone in the ranch. That night, a group of bandits, believing that the house is empty, enters with the purpose of stealing. She surprises them and they kill her. When Guzman returns, he finds in the fingers of his dead wife the tie pin of the murderer. Then, with the help of a Portuguese and a Mexican friends,he begins his revenge.

The Implacable Three

1963

Dollars for a Fast Gun poster
6.0

In a desert region, Martin, bound to a wheelchair, is served by a gang of desperados to collect rents and kill anybody who resists. Then Lassiter arrives, telling Martin that he knows where Frank is, the man who made him a cripple. A reward is promised for his head. Then Frank smells danger... Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net

Dollars for a Fast Gun

1966

Hotel der toten Gäste poster
6.1

London crime reporter Barney Blair has an appointment in his office with Janosch Kovac, the hotel detective at the Hotel Atlanta in San Remo. The informant wants to sell Blair some explosive background material, but it doesn't get that far because the man is stabbed to death beforehand. Blair goes to the hotel, where the film and music festival is currently taking place, to investigate the case himself and soon senses a big story.

Hotel der toten Gäste

1965

The Coyote poster
6.4

California, 1848. An invading army has defeated the few opposing forces and the territory has become part of the United States. Don César de Echagüe, an old gentleman, begs his son César to return from Europe, confident that he will know how to confront the oppressor.

The Coyote

1955

The Tough One poster
9.0

The elderly O'Hara, owner of a fortune in emeralds, offers half of his estate to whoever manages to get him out of jail. The adventurer Don Casey arrives in the town of Guaynas, ruled by the tyrant Villarde, to fulfill that wish.

The Tough One

1966

The Tough One poster
9.0

The elderly O'Hara, owner of a fortune in emeralds, offers half of his estate to whoever manages to get him out of jail. The adventurer Don Casey arrives in the town of Guaynas, ruled by the tyrant Villarde, to fulfill that wish.

The Tough One

1966

The Deadly Triangle poster
4.2

Inspired by "The diabolical" by Clouzot. The life of a woman becomes a sinister nightmare due to the plan drawn up by her husband.

The Deadly Triangle

1973

The Deadly Triangle poster
4.2

Inspired by "The diabolical" by Clouzot. The life of a woman becomes a sinister nightmare due to the plan drawn up by her husband.

The Deadly Triangle

1973

Despido improcedente poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Despido improcedente

1980

Zorro the Avenger poster
7.5

Don Jose disguises himself as Zorro, the masked freedom fighter, who tries to protect his people from the wrath of an evil military officer who is using his position to his own advantage.

Zorro the Avenger

1962

The Black Wolf poster
5.4

A version of "Zorro" (fox in Spanish) but this time is a wolf... and black, located in California in mid-nineteenth century

The Black Wolf

1981

I Do Not Forgive... I Kill! poster
7.5

Don Ramon, a wealthy patron, receives his son back after he has sent him away to medical school, only to have him fall in love with his new young wife.

I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!

1968

I Do Not Forgive... I Kill! poster
7.5

Don Ramon, a wealthy patron, receives his son back after he has sent him away to medical school, only to have him fall in love with his new young wife.

I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!

1968

El hombre que viajaba despacito poster
9.0

A tank regiment soldier needs a permit to go to his village to meet his newborn son. It will not be easy, leading to absurd situations featuring the legendary humorist Miguel Gila.

El hombre que viajaba despacito

1957

El hombre que viajaba despacito poster
9.0

A tank regiment soldier needs a permit to go to his village to meet his newborn son. It will not be easy, leading to absurd situations featuring the legendary humorist Miguel Gila.

El hombre que viajaba despacito

1957

Revenge of the Black Wolf poster
5.9

Black Wolf is forced again to fight his rival, who now has been appointed California Governor. Against such power, the lonely 'wolf' fights a duel to the death.

Revenge of the Black Wolf

1981

Sor Angélica poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sor Angélica

1954

Sor Angélica poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sor Angélica

1954

El clan de los Nazarenos poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

El clan de los Nazarenos

1975

Ella y los veteranos poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ella y los veteranos

1961

Cristo Negro poster
6.0

After witnessing the murder of her father, the little Mikoa flees the plantation where he works as a slave. Janson, master of the plantation, and his daughter Laura, found lost in the jungle and decide to present to the Father Braulio, a missionary who welcomes him like his son. The young native is raised and educated in the mission, becoming a good man in love with his childhood friend, however, still has much hatred for the person who killed his father, Charles, a cruel white overseer who now at the service of revolutionary blacks.

Cristo Negro

1963