
Directing
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
Born 1927-03-22 · Madrid, Spain
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 for a decade after making El Perro (The Dog) in 1977 in favour of producing and distributing films before returning to the director's chair with El Aire de un Crimen (The Hint of a Crime) in 1987.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
5.9After 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
5.9After 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
5.9After 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
5.9Robert 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
5.9Robert 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
5.7An 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
5.7An 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
5.7An 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
5.5A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.
A Dog Called... Vengeance
1977
5.5A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.
A Dog Called... Vengeance
1977
4.0Spain, 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
4.0Spain, 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
5.8During 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
7.0Andras 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
7.0Andras 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
7.0Andras 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
7.2Barcelona, 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Rafael en Raphael
1975
10.0Baldiri, 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
10.0Baldiri, 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
7.8A happily married woman lies with surprising ease because, according to her husband, she leads too idle a life.
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962
7.8A happily married woman lies with surprising ease because, according to her husband, she leads too idle a life.
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962
7.8A happily married woman lies with surprising ease because, according to her husband, she leads too idle a life.
Vamos a contar mentiras
1962
9.0At 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

