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Fernando Rey (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994) — best known as Fernando Rey — was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel (Tristana, 1970; Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 1972; That Obscure Object of Desire, 1977) and as a drug lord in The French Connection (1971), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century.
The debonair Rey was described by French Connection producer Philip D'Antoni as "the last of the Continental guys". He achieved his greatest notoriety after he turned 50: "Perhaps it is a pity that my success came so late in life", he told The Times of Madrid in 1973. "It might have been better to have been successful while young, like El Cordobes in the bullring. Then your life is all before you to enjoy it."
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Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the H...
A surreal erotic fantasy about a young woman who checks into a bizarre, labyrinthine hotel.
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After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Ma...
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Sheherazade is promised to a powerful Sultan as a gift in exchange for free passage to the Holy Land. When the...
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Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but...
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Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a harde...
A young girl from the provinces, comes to Paris with one goal: to become a part of the rich bourgeoisie. To ach...
The sole survivor of a bloody massacre vows revenge on his attackers and on the men who killed his wife.
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A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
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Drama about organ transplantation.
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