Rafael Luis Calvo

Acting

Rafael Luis Calvo

Born — Died

1911-12-30 — 1988-01-01

Place of birth

Madrid, Spain

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 14 titles

The Fall of the Roman Empire poster
6.5

In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

King of Kings poster
7.2

Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.

King of Kings

1961

The Uninhibited poster
6.2

Vincent is recovering from a nervous breakdown in a seaside village on the Costa Brava. He enters into an affair with nightclub owner Jenny, but their relationship changes when she falls for alcoholic author Pascal Regnier, who is struggling to resume his writing career. Vincent eventually returns home, leaving Jenny to stay on with Pascal and his young son Daniel.

The Uninhibited

1965

Backfire poster
6.3

A greedy gold smuggler hires a handsome hero to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout accompanied by the smuggler's sexy girlfriend.

Backfire

1964

El señor de La Salle poster
7.2

Biography of San Juan Bautista de la Salle , where the effort and hardships that this canon of the nobility had to overcome in order to offer universal and free education to children, his main devotion, in the time of Louis XIV, are appreciated.

El señor de La Salle

1964

The Secret of the Blue Men poster
10.0

An adventurer intends to seize the fabulous treasure of the Tuaregs. But when he falls in love with a beautiful Indian woman, he ends up defending the booty from other adventurers with less scruples.

The Secret of the Blue Men

1961

Historia de un hombre poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Historia de un hombre

1961

Ursus poster
4.6

Ursus returns from war to find his fiancée, Attea, has been kidnapped by a mysterious sect which sacrifices virgins to its patron goddess. Ursus faces much treachery and is forced to display much courage and strength as he and the blind girl Doreide embark upon a quest to retrieve Attea.

Ursus

1961

The Gang of Eleven poster
6.5

Inspired by the American gangster films, a group of thugs decides to dock the Bank of Spain. "El Rubio" explains to his men that, to commit the armed robbery, they will have to dig a gallery in the Cibeles. But, due to the threats of a rival band, "El Rubio" decides to disguise itself and pretend to be one of the most famous actors of the moment.

The Gang of Eleven

1963

El camino poster
6.2

Shortly before leaving his small town to go to the big city to study, young Daniel recalls his childhood, surrounded by family and friends.

El camino

1964

¿Dónde vas, triste de ti? poster
7.5

After the death of Queen Mercedes, Alfonso XII's first wife, the problem of the succession is raised. The monarchy needs a heir and the King choses María Cristina from Habsburd to be the futur spanish queen. But Mercedes memories will be against the marriage and the long-awaited son will born when Alfonso is already dead.

¿Dónde vas, triste de ti?

1960

Two Against All poster
10.0

Two brothers, Bull and Jonathan Bullivan, witness the murder of bandit Black Boy who had been terrorizing Golden City. The bandit had been put in place by the city mayor, who wants the local residents to leave so that he can keep their land, where there is oil. The two brothers eat a chicken that has been fed with a strong tonic and they become sort of invincible for a few minutes. The mayor, pressured by the villagers, appoints the Bullivan Brothers as sheriffs and tasks them with the arrest of Black Boy.

Two Against All

1962

Compadece al delincuente poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Compadece al delincuente

1960

Rosa de Lima poster
5.5

Santa Rosa de Lima, who died in the capital of Peru, was barely 31 years old when she died in 1617. José María Elorrieta's film narrates the life of this young woman, daughter of Gaspar Flores, Spanish arquebusier the service of King Philip III, and of Maria de Oliva, who will become principal patron of the New World, the Philippines and West Indies in 1670.

Rosa de Lima

1961

1950s · 18 titles

Sucedió en mi aldea poster
10.0

Two young and innocent altar boys leave in search of money to buy a new bell for the tower of the village church.

Sucedió en mi aldea

1956

The Warrior and the Slave Girl poster
6.7

Marcus Numidius, a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt, captures the rebels' popular leader, Asclepius. Princess Amira, with ambitions of being Queen and jealous of Asclepius' popularity, plans his death in the arena by substituting a lion for his human opponent

The Warrior and the Slave Girl

1958

Magic concert poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Magic concert

1952

Der Löwe von Babylon poster
6.5

In the ruins of Nim Bis Rub, in Babylon, is a band of smugglers den. There goes Nemsi Kara Ben and his faithful friend. One night, while camping, they surprise three smugglers and, after a hard-fought struggle, manage to reduce them and take possession of the rings that are their trademark. Then they go to Baghdad and there, a character who wears a ring of smugglers, which has seen Kara's, confuses him with one of the band.

Der Löwe von Babylon

1959

Noi siamo 2 evasi poster
5.5

Two inmates escape prison changing clothes with a couple of businessmen. They'll be taken by the financiers and find themselves surrounded by wealth and beautiful women.

Noi siamo 2 evasi

1959

Die Sklavenkarawane poster
5.5

The dreaded slave hunter Abu el Mot attacks the caravan and abducts the travelers, including Kara Ben Nemsi, his faithful companion Hadschi Halef Omar, the quirky scholar Ignaz Pfotenhauer and the English explorer Sir David Lindsay. Kara Ben Nemsi manages to escape with Hadschi Halef. To get help, they set off on a long journey full of impassable adventures...

Die Sklavenkarawane

1958

Amaya poster
8.0

The Gothic prince Ranimiro and his daughter Amaya have been taken prisoner by the Basques. He will be tried by the Council of Elders, while the Basque leader Íñigo, who arrested him, falls in love with his daughter Amaya, unaware that she is the current owner of the golden bracelet that symbolizes Basque tradition and that, according to legend, the man who marries her will be proclaimed king of Vasconia.

Amaya

1952

Aquellos tiempos del cuplé poster
7.0

Mercedes Pavón, a famous singer of cuplés is harassed by three men totaly different.

Aquellos tiempos del cuplé

1958

Juzgado permanente poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Juzgado permanente

1953

Patio andaluz poster
7.0

Alegría meets a famous bullfighter and they fall in love. But Mari Paz, the bullfighter’s girlfriend, devises a scheme to break up their romance.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Patio andaluz

1958

Em Nar, la ciudad de fuego poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Em Nar, la ciudad de fuego

1952

The Thieves poster
5.7

An Italian-American mobster is sent back to Naples from the States. He moves to Italy with all his illegal proceeds hidden in jam jars--which fall into the wrong hands when they get to the harbour of Naples. These hands belong to people who demand their fair share. Meanwhile, the mobster is questioned by investigators.

The Thieves

1959

María Morena poster
9.0

On Christmas Eve 1860, in a small Andalusian village, a married couple is murdered. The neighbors believe they know who committed the crime and kill him. But it turns out that the suspect was innocent. Twenty years later, the man's son arrives in the village with the aim of discovering the real culprit.

María Morena

1952

Messengers of Peace poster
7.0

Try the descent to Earth, specifically to Spain, of the Three Wise Men.

Messengers of Peace

1957

El sistema Pelegrín poster
6.6

Hector Pelegrin, an unsuccessful insurance agent is admitted to the prestigious school Ferran as a gym teacher. The only problem is that he completely lacks the necessary skills for the job. He organizes a game between the football team at his school and another center, a historic rival, resulting in a surprise full of humorous criticism to our society. Pelegrin tries to convince everyone that football is just a sport

El sistema Pelegrín

1952

El fenómeno poster
8.0

A professor at the University of Frankfurt is mistaken for a Russian soccer player on his arrival at Madrid airport. There, he is received as a sports figure and the teacher, unaware of the confusion, take it as an extraordinary compliment. However, problems arise when, after discovering the error, the professor has to pretend to be the player until he appears

El fenómeno

1956

Catherine of England poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Catherine of England

1951

No artwork available
7.0

Clint Hall and Kathy, his wife, see their honeymoon interrupted by the sudden illness of Kathy. On the way to find a doctor Clint is assaulted. Without money to buy medicines, he decides to intimidate the pharmacist to get the prescription by the doctor. When he refuses, Cint forces him but promises to give him the money the next day . Along the way he is arrested by police and sentenced to nine years of hard labor. Tired of hunger, thirst, abuse, hardship and violence, Clint makes ​​an attempt to escape but fails, and repression from Captain Black, director of the prison, is terrible. Morally and physically exhausted, Clint is about to die when it comes the recognition of his innocence and freedom.

Violent Fate

1958