Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

Directing

Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

Born — Died

1927-03-22 — 2017-09-28

Place of birth

Madrid, Spain

Known for

Directing

Credits

38 titles

Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Lasa (22 March 1927 – 28 September 2017) was a Spanish film director and producer. Isasi-Isasmendi began working in the production firm Emisora Films as an assistant manager, film editor, scriptwriter, lead producer, and finally director. In 1955 he founded his own production company, Producciones Isasi in Barcelona. He founded a second firm, Moon Films, in Madrid. In the mid-1960s he directed a series of action films designed for the wider European market including Scaramouche (The Adventures of Scaramouche) in 1963 and Estambul 65 (That Man in Istanbul) in 1965. He made some English-language films, most notably They Came to Rob Las Vegas. He abandoned directing fo…

Known for

The Adventures of Scaramouche poster
5.9

Robert Lafleur (Scaramouche) is an actor in 18th century France who spends most of his time, including when he should be on stage, light-heartedly having love affairs and generally enjoying life. One day, a marquis visits him and asks him questions about the birth mark on his shoulder...

The Adventures of Scaramouche

1963

A Dog Called... Vengeance poster
5.5

A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.

A Dog Called... Vengeance

1977

They Came to Rob Las Vegas poster
6.0

After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

1968

Summertime Killer poster
5.8

During his childhood, a boy sees four men drown his father; now, the grown young man makes it his business to kill each member of the foursome. His last killing presents him with some challenges, as his victim is only wounded. He kidnaps the man's daughter and goes to a hideout. In the meantime, an ex-cop has been tracking them down.

Summertime Killer

1972

That Man in Istanbul poster
5.7

An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret organization.

That Man in Istanbul

1965

Scent of a Crime poster
4.0

Spain, 1950s. The corpse of an unknown person appears in the town square of Bocentellas, within the mythical territory of Región. The inhabitants will ask for help to Captain Medina, young officer in command of a nearby military fort, until the arrival of the judge.

Scent of a Crime

1988

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Adventures of Scaramouche poster
5.9

Robert Lafleur (Scaramouche) is an actor in 18th century France who spends most of his time, including when he should be on stage, light-heartedly having love affairs and generally enjoying life. One day, a marquis visits him and asks him questions about the birth mark on his shoulder...

The Adventures of Scaramouche

1963

The Adventures of Scaramouche poster
5.9

Robert Lafleur (Scaramouche) is an actor in 18th century France who spends most of his time, including when he should be on stage, light-heartedly having love affairs and generally enjoying life. One day, a marquis visits him and asks him questions about the birth mark on his shoulder...

The Adventures of Scaramouche

1963

A Dog Called... Vengeance poster
5.5

A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.

A Dog Called... Vengeance

1977

A Dog Called... Vengeance poster
5.5

A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.

A Dog Called... Vengeance

1977

They Came to Rob Las Vegas poster
6.0

After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

1968

They Came to Rob Las Vegas poster
6.0

After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

1968

They Came to Rob Las Vegas poster
6.0

After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

1968

Summertime Killer poster
5.8

During his childhood, a boy sees four men drown his father; now, the grown young man makes it his business to kill each member of the foursome. His last killing presents him with some challenges, as his victim is only wounded. He kidnaps the man's daughter and goes to a hideout. In the meantime, an ex-cop has been tracking them down.

Summertime Killer

1972

That Man in Istanbul poster
5.7

An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret organization.

That Man in Istanbul

1965

That Man in Istanbul poster
5.7

An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret organization.

That Man in Istanbul

1965

That Man in Istanbul poster
5.7

An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret organization.

That Man in Istanbul

1965

Scent of a Crime poster
4.0

Spain, 1950s. The corpse of an unknown person appears in the town square of Bocentellas, within the mythical territory of Región. The inhabitants will ask for help to Captain Medina, young officer in command of a nearby military fort, until the arrival of the judge.

Scent of a Crime

1988

Scent of a Crime poster
4.0

Spain, 1950s. The corpse of an unknown person appears in the town square of Bocentellas, within the mythical territory of Región. The inhabitants will ask for help to Captain Medina, young officer in command of a nearby military fort, until the arrival of the judge.

Scent of a Crime

1988

Vamos a contar mentiras poster
7.8

A happily married woman lies with surprising ease because, according to her husband, she leads too idle a life.

Vamos a contar mentiras

1962

Vamos a contar mentiras poster
7.8

A happily married woman lies with surprising ease because, according to her husband, she leads too idle a life.

Vamos a contar mentiras

1962

Vamos a contar mentiras poster
7.8

A happily married woman lies with surprising ease because, according to her husband, she leads too idle a life.

Vamos a contar mentiras

1962

Post Office Box 1001 poster
7.2

Barcelona, Spain. A young man is murdered in the middle of the street in front of the police headquarters. Miguel and Marcial, two agents of the Criminal Brigade in charge of the investigation, find in the victim's room a newspaper where a cryptic classified ad appears.

Post Office Box 1001

1950

Diego Corrientes poster
9.0

At the end of the eighteenth century, the young Diego Corrientes quarrels with the tyrannical count of Albanes, who, after arresting Diego, orders him to be spanked. Accused of murder and in love with the count's girlfriend, he flees to the mountains and forms a band.

Diego Corrientes

1959

Diego Corrientes poster
9.0

At the end of the eighteenth century, the young Diego Corrientes quarrels with the tyrannical count of Albanes, who, after arresting Diego, orders him to be spanked. Accused of murder and in love with the count's girlfriend, he flees to the mountains and forms a band.

Diego Corrientes

1959

Diego Corrientes poster
9.0

At the end of the eighteenth century, the young Diego Corrientes quarrels with the tyrannical count of Albanes, who, after arresting Diego, orders him to be spanked. Accused of murder and in love with the count's girlfriend, he flees to the mountains and forms a band.

Diego Corrientes

1959

En Baldiri de la costa poster
10.0

Baldiri, a farmer on the Catalan coast, is reluctant to sell his garden, where they want to build a tourist hotel. Through a stratagem, they convince him and sell the land. Loaded with money and after a series of experiences, he realizes that that life is not what he wants, he abandons everything and goes to live in the mountains.

En Baldiri de la costa

1968

En Baldiri de la costa poster
10.0

Baldiri, a farmer on the Catalan coast, is reluctant to sell his garden, where they want to build a tourist hotel. Through a stratagem, they convince him and sell the land. Loaded with money and after a series of experiences, he realizes that that life is not what he wants, he abandons everything and goes to live in the mountains.

En Baldiri de la costa

1968

Sentencia contra una mujer poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sentencia contra una mujer

1960

La mentira tiene cabellos rojos poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La mentira tiene cabellos rojos

1962

La mentira tiene cabellos rojos poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La mentira tiene cabellos rojos

1962

La mentira tiene cabellos rojos poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La mentira tiene cabellos rojos

1962

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Escuadrilla de vuelo

1963

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Escuadrilla de vuelo

1963

Relato policíaco poster
10.0

A police inspector instructs his men on how to behave by explaining the development of two criminal cases.

Relato policíaco

1954

Relato policíaco poster
10.0

A police inspector instructs his men on how to behave by explaining the development of two criminal cases.

Relato policíaco

1954

Rapsodia de sangre poster
7.0

Andras Pulac, a young pianist, refuses to perform a concert in honor of a senior Soviet leader, as a sign of rebellion against the 1956 invasion of Hungary. His refusal, although he does not know it, harms the organizers of a demonstration against the communist cruelty, since his concert had been chosen like slogan. When Pulac finds out, he agrees to give the concert. Andras and Maria Kondor, the daughter of a communist journalist, are in love and decide to get married before the concert. Meanwhile, communist repression in the streets provokes the anger of the Hungarian people and gives rise to a real revolution.

Rapsodia de sangre

1957

Rapsodia de sangre poster
7.0

Andras Pulac, a young pianist, refuses to perform a concert in honor of a senior Soviet leader, as a sign of rebellion against the 1956 invasion of Hungary. His refusal, although he does not know it, harms the organizers of a demonstration against the communist cruelty, since his concert had been chosen like slogan. When Pulac finds out, he agrees to give the concert. Andras and Maria Kondor, the daughter of a communist journalist, are in love and decide to get married before the concert. Meanwhile, communist repression in the streets provokes the anger of the Hungarian people and gives rise to a real revolution.

Rapsodia de sangre

1957

Rapsodia de sangre poster
7.0

Andras Pulac, a young pianist, refuses to perform a concert in honor of a senior Soviet leader, as a sign of rebellion against the 1956 invasion of Hungary. His refusal, although he does not know it, harms the organizers of a demonstration against the communist cruelty, since his concert had been chosen like slogan. When Pulac finds out, he agrees to give the concert. Andras and Maria Kondor, the daughter of a communist journalist, are in love and decide to get married before the concert. Meanwhile, communist repression in the streets provokes the anger of the Hungarian people and gives rise to a real revolution.

Rapsodia de sangre

1957

Rafael en Raphael poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rafael en Raphael

1975

Tierra de todos poster
7.0

Juan and Andres meet in the Spanish Civil War. One is follower of Franco regime and the other Republican. They hate to death, but by circumstances the have to stay overnight under the same roof. This situation will lead them to know each other better and think a little differently.

Tierra de todos

1962

La huida poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

La huida

1956

La huida poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

La huida

1956