Edgar Neville

Directing

Edgar Neville

Born — Died

1899-12-28 — 1967-04-23

Place of birth

Madrid, Spain

Known for

Directing

Credits

42 titles

Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (1899-1967) was a Spanish diplomat, playwright, and film director. He is considered one of the best directors of post-war Spain. Neville's life could be regarded as eventful. After a short participation in the Rif War as a hussar, Neville entered the artistic world, making friends with figures such as José López Rubio, Luis Buñuel, Federico García Lorca, Manuel de Falla, and Salvador Dalí. At the same time, in 1922 he became a diplomat, thanks to which he travelled the world until he settled in Los Angeles. There he met Charles Chaplin, who introduced him to the industry as a writer. In the 1930s, he returned to Spain and became romanticall…

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

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NR

A parody of the current affairs news format built upon autonomous pieces.

Fake News

1933

No artwork available
NR

A parody of the current affairs news format built upon autonomous pieces.

Fake News

1933

Yo quiero que me lleven a Hollywood poster
7.0

This Spanish lost film showed various episodes where several Spanish try to achieve their dream about going to Hollywood.

Yo quiero que me lleven a Hollywood

1931

Yo quiero que me lleven a Hollywood poster
7.0

This Spanish lost film showed various episodes where several Spanish try to achieve their dream about going to Hollywood.

Yo quiero que me lleven a Hollywood

1931

The Marquis of Salamanca poster
6.3

José de Salamanca was arguably one of the most influential figures of the Spanish 1800s. This films tells his story.

The Marquis of Salamanca

1948

The Marquis of Salamanca poster
6.3

José de Salamanca was arguably one of the most influential figures of the Spanish 1800s. This films tells his story.

The Marquis of Salamanca

1948

The Marquis of Salamanca poster
6.3

José de Salamanca was arguably one of the most influential figures of the Spanish 1800s. This films tells his story.

The Marquis of Salamanca

1948

The Irony of Money poster
5.6

The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.

The Irony of Money

1957

The Irony of Money poster
5.6

The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.

The Irony of Money

1957

The Irony of Money poster
5.6

The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.

The Irony of Money

1957

La Parrala poster
NR

Film about the flamenco singer Dolores Parrales Moreno "La Parrala".

La Parrala

1941

La Parrala poster
NR

Film about the flamenco singer Dolores Parrales Moreno "La Parrala".

La Parrala

1941

Bound for Cairo poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bound for Cairo

1935

La vida en un hilo poster
6.1

After her husband's sudden death, a young widow leaves her small town to start anew in the big city. On the train, she meets a fortune teller who will fill her in about the life she could've led had she never met her late husband.

La vida en un hilo

1945

La vida en un hilo poster
6.1

After her husband's sudden death, a young widow leaves her small town to start anew in the big city. On the train, she meets a fortune teller who will fill her in about the life she could've led had she never met her late husband.

La vida en un hilo

1945

La vida en un hilo poster
6.1

After her husband's sudden death, a young widow leaves her small town to start anew in the big city. On the train, she meets a fortune teller who will fill her in about the life she could've led had she never met her late husband.

La vida en un hilo

1945

Una mujer bajo la lluvia poster
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Una mujer bajo la lluvia

1992

Carmen and the Reds poster
6.6

Javier Navarro, a Falangist, is ordered to infiltrate Republican Madrid to deliver a message to a member of the Fifth Column.

Carmen and the Reds

1939

Carmen and the Reds poster
6.6

Javier Navarro, a Falangist, is ordered to infiltrate Republican Madrid to deliver a message to a member of the Fifth Column.

Carmen and the Reds

1939

The Bullfighter's Suit poster
NR

A young bullfighter full of illusions triumphs in Mexico and decides to get married there and forget about his old Spanish girlfriend, who by then has just given birth to his son.

The Bullfighter's Suit

1947

The Bullfighter's Suit poster
NR

A young bullfighter full of illusions triumphs in Mexico and decides to get married there and forget about his old Spanish girlfriend, who by then has just given birth to his son.

The Bullfighter's Suit

1947

Mi calle poster
6.6

Life events around a city street and its residents are told along the years while time goes by, wars break out and end and life evolves.

Mi calle

1960

Mi calle poster
6.6

Life events around a city street and its residents are told along the years while time goes by, wars break out and end and life evolves.

Mi calle

1960

La torre de los siete jorobados poster
6.5

In Madrid, Spain, at the end of the 19th century, the young and reckless Basilio seems to be the only person who perceives the spectral presence of Professor Robinsón de Mantua, who begs him to take care of his niece Inés, because she is in grave danger.

La torre de los siete jorobados

1944

La torre de los siete jorobados poster
6.5

In Madrid, Spain, at the end of the 19th century, the young and reckless Basilio seems to be the only person who perceives the spectral presence of Professor Robinsón de Mantua, who begs him to take care of his niece Inés, because she is in grave danger.

La torre de los siete jorobados

1944

No artwork available
NR

This Spanish lost film was a parody of the zarzuela genre.

Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si

1935

No artwork available
NR

This Spanish lost film was a parody of the zarzuela genre.

Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si

1935

The Crime of Bordadores Street poster
6.4

Madrid, late 19th century. A wealthy woman is found murdered in her home and her maid seems to be the main suspect; but her statement further entangles the case.

The Crime of Bordadores Street

1946

The Crime of Bordadores Street poster
6.4

Madrid, late 19th century. A wealthy woman is found murdered in her home and her maid seems to be the main suspect; but her statement further entangles the case.

The Crime of Bordadores Street

1946

The Devil's Roundup poster
NR

Divided in several episodes, this film presents different stories that share the fantasy theme.

The Devil's Roundup

1952

The Devil's Roundup poster
NR

Divided in several episodes, this film presents different stories that share the fantasy theme.

The Devil's Roundup

1952

Carnival Sunday poster
5.8

Madrid, Carnival Sunday. A night watchman finds the body of a woman, a rich and greedy moneylender who has apparently been murdered. The prime suspect is a watchmaker who owed her a lot of money.

Carnival Sunday

1945

Carnival Sunday poster
5.8

Madrid, Carnival Sunday. A night watchman finds the body of a woman, a rich and greedy moneylender who has apparently been murdered. The prime suspect is a watchmaker who owed her a lot of money.

Carnival Sunday

1945

Carnival Sunday poster
5.8

Madrid, Carnival Sunday. A night watchman finds the body of a woman, a rich and greedy moneylender who has apparently been murdered. The prime suspect is a watchmaker who owed her a lot of money.

Carnival Sunday

1945

Correo de Indias poster
7.0

A Dutch sailing ship finds the wreckage of a Spanish mail ship, which has collided with an iceberg. Inside, the bodies of a man and a woman are found embraced.

Correo de Indias

1942

Correo de Indias poster
7.0

A Dutch sailing ship finds the wreckage of a Spanish mail ship, which has collided with an iceberg. Inside, the bodies of a man and a woman are found embraced.

Correo de Indias

1942

Ciudad Universitaria poster
6.0

War propaganda directed by Edgar Neville about the Madrid Front.

Ciudad Universitaria

1938

Ciudad Universitaria poster
6.0

War propaganda directed by Edgar Neville about the Madrid Front.

Ciudad Universitaria

1938

Sancta Maria poster
7.0

Nadia, a young Soviet journalist who is passing through Pompeii, discovers the power that comes from the Catholic faith when the painter she loves, Paolo, and who saved her from drowning during the shipwreck of the cruise in which they met, is at the gates of death because of a serious illness whose symptoms are similar to those of leprosy.

Sancta Maria

1942

Sancta Maria poster
7.0

Nadia, a young Soviet journalist who is passing through Pompeii, discovers the power that comes from the Catholic faith when the painter she loves, Paolo, and who saved her from drowning during the shipwreck of the cruise in which they met, is at the gates of death because of a serious illness whose symptoms are similar to those of leprosy.

Sancta Maria

1942