Directing
José Luis Madrid
Born — Died
1933-04-11 — 1999-07-19
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain
Known for
Directing
Credits
35 titles
José Luis Madrid is rather a man of cinema than a filmmaker, because apart from director, producer and screenwriter, he also was a member of the boards of producing American Films, SL, Andorra Films, SA, Cinefilms, SL, Theatrical Production Ufesa, SA, Servifilms, SL, Kfilms, SA, José Luis Madrid, PC, Film Cooperative Collects and Tilman Films, in positions ranging from owner to chairperson, and also owner of the Madrid theaters Picasso and Lumière, as well as the studios of Apolo Films in Villalba (Madrid),film producer formerly owned by his uncle, the also director Antonio del Amo, under whose orders began to take his first steps in the profession. Law school graduate and enrolled in the QF…
Known for
7.7An assumed-dead gangster wants to implicate a completely innocent man to pay for his crimes so he can give the slip to his avengers and persecutors.
Who Killed Johnny R.?
1966
6.5Two French agents fight a Chinese sect that aims to control the American Secretary of Defence via high-tech medicine, so that he would start a world war.
Death on a Rainy Day
1967
4.6Some kind of sadist, but not human, is murdering people. A doctor is convinced that the killings are the evil workings of a reclusive odd baron who died many years ago.
The Horrible Sexy Vampire
1971
4.5Several murders have taken place in London. All the victims are prostitutes and the murderer is using the same techniques as Jack the Ripper. Peter Dockerman, an ex-acrobat and husband of one of the victims is the prime suspect. But whoever the killer is has cannibalistic tendencies and if Scotland Yard doesn't solve the murders quickly the evidence just might be eaten!
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard
1972
6.2Some deeds done by a Nazi in France during World War II lead to more killings in the present. Are they revenge, or is there another motive? Both civilians and police tries to solve the mystery.
The Crimes of Petiot
1973
José Luis returns to his hometown after a long absence. Upon his arrival, he meets Ana, an aristocratic woman who introduces him to a world completely unfamiliar to him. The film explores themes of rediscovery, social contrast, and personal transformation as José Luis navigates this new environment.
La vuelta
1965
Behind the camera
7.7An assumed-dead gangster wants to implicate a completely innocent man to pay for his crimes so he can give the slip to his avengers and persecutors.
Who Killed Johnny R.?
1966
7.7An assumed-dead gangster wants to implicate a completely innocent man to pay for his crimes so he can give the slip to his avengers and persecutors.
Who Killed Johnny R.?
1966
6.5Two French agents fight a Chinese sect that aims to control the American Secretary of Defence via high-tech medicine, so that he would start a world war.
Death on a Rainy Day
1967
4.6Some kind of sadist, but not human, is murdering people. A doctor is convinced that the killings are the evil workings of a reclusive odd baron who died many years ago.
The Horrible Sexy Vampire
1971
4.6Some kind of sadist, but not human, is murdering people. A doctor is convinced that the killings are the evil workings of a reclusive odd baron who died many years ago.
The Horrible Sexy Vampire
1971
4.5Several murders have taken place in London. All the victims are prostitutes and the murderer is using the same techniques as Jack the Ripper. Peter Dockerman, an ex-acrobat and husband of one of the victims is the prime suspect. But whoever the killer is has cannibalistic tendencies and if Scotland Yard doesn't solve the murders quickly the evidence just might be eaten!
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard
1972
4.5Several murders have taken place in London. All the victims are prostitutes and the murderer is using the same techniques as Jack the Ripper. Peter Dockerman, an ex-acrobat and husband of one of the victims is the prime suspect. But whoever the killer is has cannibalistic tendencies and if Scotland Yard doesn't solve the murders quickly the evidence just might be eaten!
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard
1972
4.5Several murders have taken place in London. All the victims are prostitutes and the murderer is using the same techniques as Jack the Ripper. Peter Dockerman, an ex-acrobat and husband of one of the victims is the prime suspect. But whoever the killer is has cannibalistic tendencies and if Scotland Yard doesn't solve the murders quickly the evidence just might be eaten!
Seven Murders for Scotland Yard
1972
6.2Some deeds done by a Nazi in France during World War II lead to more killings in the present. Are they revenge, or is there another motive? Both civilians and police tries to solve the mystery.
The Crimes of Petiot
1973
José Luis returns to his hometown after a long absence. Upon his arrival, he meets Ana, an aristocratic woman who introduces him to a world completely unfamiliar to him. The film explores themes of rediscovery, social contrast, and personal transformation as José Luis navigates this new environment.
La vuelta
1965
José Luis returns to his hometown after a long absence. Upon his arrival, he meets Ana, an aristocratic woman who introduces him to a world completely unfamiliar to him. The film explores themes of rediscovery, social contrast, and personal transformation as José Luis navigates this new environment.
La vuelta
1965
10.0After the end of the Spanish Civil War, General Antonio Escobar Huerta stoically awaits his execution, accused of military treason and sentenced to death for having sworn allegiance to the Republic. Despite being a man of deep religious convictions, Antonio Escobar decided to make an oath honoring the legally constituted government of the Second Spanish Republic against the military uprising led by Francisco Franco and supported by the Catholic Church. While waiting for his execution in prison, he recalls the beginning of the Civil War, the years of battles during which he ascended to the rank of General, and his own decisions, of which he has no regrets. With a clear conscience, Escobar waits his own execution with the calm of those who know they have done their duty. "If my life and that of all who have fallen serves to avoid this from happening again, our blood will not have been in vain" - Antonio Escobar Huerta.
Memorias del general Escobar
1984
10.0After the end of the Spanish Civil War, General Antonio Escobar Huerta stoically awaits his execution, accused of military treason and sentenced to death for having sworn allegiance to the Republic. Despite being a man of deep religious convictions, Antonio Escobar decided to make an oath honoring the legally constituted government of the Second Spanish Republic against the military uprising led by Francisco Franco and supported by the Catholic Church. While waiting for his execution in prison, he recalls the beginning of the Civil War, the years of battles during which he ascended to the rank of General, and his own decisions, of which he has no regrets. With a clear conscience, Escobar waits his own execution with the calm of those who know they have done their duty. "If my life and that of all who have fallen serves to avoid this from happening again, our blood will not have been in vain" - Antonio Escobar Huerta.
Memorias del general Escobar
1984
10.0After the end of the Spanish Civil War, General Antonio Escobar Huerta stoically awaits his execution, accused of military treason and sentenced to death for having sworn allegiance to the Republic. Despite being a man of deep religious convictions, Antonio Escobar decided to make an oath honoring the legally constituted government of the Second Spanish Republic against the military uprising led by Francisco Franco and supported by the Catholic Church. While waiting for his execution in prison, he recalls the beginning of the Civil War, the years of battles during which he ascended to the rank of General, and his own decisions, of which he has no regrets. With a clear conscience, Escobar waits his own execution with the calm of those who know they have done their duty. "If my life and that of all who have fallen serves to avoid this from happening again, our blood will not have been in vain" - Antonio Escobar Huerta.
Memorias del general Escobar
1984
8.5No synopsis available yet.
El último tango en Madrid
1975
8.5No synopsis available yet.
El último tango en Madrid
1975
6.3Madrid, November 20, 1973. The Txikia commando unit of the terrorist group ETA planned and carried out the attack that killed Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco.
Comando Txikia: muerte de un presidente
1976
6.3Madrid, November 20, 1973. The Txikia commando unit of the terrorist group ETA planned and carried out the attack that killed Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco.
Comando Txikia: muerte de un presidente
1976
6.3Madrid, November 20, 1973. The Txikia commando unit of the terrorist group ETA planned and carried out the attack that killed Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco.
Comando Txikia: muerte de un presidente
1976
7.0Seven legendary outlaws face a rival gang.
Seven Jackals
1974
7.0Seven legendary outlaws face a rival gang.
Seven Jackals
1974
4.8An innocent girl arrives as a domestic in a house where people are fueled by mutual hatred.
Lucecita
1976
4.8An innocent girl arrives as a domestic in a house where people are fueled by mutual hatred.
Lucecita
1976
3.7No synopsis available yet.
Strip-tis a la inglesa
1975
3.7No synopsis available yet.
Strip-tis a la inglesa
1975
7.0No synopsis available yet.
La gran coartada
1963
7.0No synopsis available yet.
La gran coartada
1963
10.0Crime film.
The Hyena
1973
10.0Crime film.
The Hyena
1973
Frank, sheriff of Cumberland City, looks for his brother, Johnny, who is member of the gang of a Mexican bandit nicknamed "Lefty" in order to take him to see their father before he dies.
Tumba para un forajido
1965
7.0Bandits kill Mr. Duvall when they try to steal the titles of possesion of the mine in that county. All the blame fall on Clark Harrison, but he is innocent. Later, after paying a penalty he did not commit and supposedly rehabilitated, he is appointed sheriff.
Ruthless Colt of the Gringo
1966
8.0Four people meet in a chalet in the Madrid area. During the play it is discovered that all four are dead.
From the Other Side
1965
9.0Vine finds himself on the trail of a missing Russian spy and soon finds himself involved in a bonkers plot involving Albanians and the Chinese.
Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy
1968
9.0Vine finds himself on the trail of a missing Russian spy and soon finds himself involved in a bonkers plot involving Albanians and the Chinese.
Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy
1968
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Invierno en Marbella
1983
