Cast: Fernando Rey

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Silvia Pinal · Fernando Rey · Francisco Rabal · Margarita Lozano

Synopsis Viridiana (1961) follows a young nun, Viridiana, who visits her wealthy uncle before taking her final vows. Her uncle, a recluse with a dark past, harbors unsettling feelings for her. After a tragic turn of events, Viridiana inherits his estate...

Direction Luis García Berlanga

Cast José Isbert · Lolita Sevilla · Manolo Morán · Alberto Romea

Synopsis Welcome Mr. Marshall (1953) is a satirical comedy set in a small Spanish village. When the townsfolk hear that American officials, led by Mr. Marshall, are visiting to distribute aid under the Marshall Plan, they eagerly prepare to impress their...

Direction Orson Welles

Cast Orson Welles · Keith Baxter · John Gielgud · Jeanne Moreau

Synopsis Sir John Falstaff is the hero in this compilation of extracts from Shakespeare's 'Henry IV' and other plays, made into a connected story of Falstaff's career as young Prince Hal's drinking companion. The massive knight roisters with and without the...

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Catherine Deneuve · Fernando Rey · Franco Nero · Lola Gaos

Synopsis Orphaned as a young woman, Tristana is taken in by well-respected, yet impoverished aristocrat Don Lope. It's not long before Tristana's entry into his life awakens desires and he takes advantage of her vulnerable situation, rationalising that she’d fare worse...

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Fernando Rey · Paul Frankeur · Delphine Seyrig · Jean-Pierre Cassel

Synopsis The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) follows a group of affluent friends—aristocrats and diplomats—whose attempts to enjoy a sophisticated dinner are repeatedly thwarted by absurd and surreal interruptions. As they navigate a series of increasingly bizarre encounters, their veneer...

Direction José Luis Cuerda

Cast Alfredo Landa · Tito Valverde · Miguel Rellán · Fernando Rey

Synopsis El bosque animado (1987) is a whimsical Spanish fantasy film set in an enchanted forest teeming with life. The story weaves together the tales of its quirky inhabitants—both human and magical—as they navigate love, loss, and adventure. A young girl,...

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Fernando Rey · Ángela Molina · Carole Bouquet · Julien Bertheau

Synopsis That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) follows Mathieu, a wealthy older man, as he recounts his obsessive love for Conchita, a captivating and enigmatic young woman. Their tumultuous relationship is marked by passion, manipulation, and constant tension, as Conchita alternately...

Direction Diego Galán

Cast Diego Galán · Alfons García Seguí · Fernando Méndez-Leite · Pedro Beltrán

Direction William Friedkin

Cast Gene Hackman · Roy Scheider · Fernando Rey · Tony Lo Bianco

Synopsis The French Connection (1971) follows two New York City detectives, Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, as they uncover a massive heroin smuggling operation. After surveilling a suspicious Frenchman, Alain Charnier, they discover a connection to a wealthy drug...

Direction Lina Wertmuller

Cast Giancarlo Giannini · Fernando Rey · Shirley Stoler · Elena Fiore

Synopsis Pasqualino, an Italian everyman, deserts the army during World War II. Germans capture him and send him to a prison camp, where he does just about anything to survive. In lengthy flashbacks, we see him and his family of seven...

Direction Manuel Mur Oti

Cast Susana Canales · Fernando Rey · Luis Prendes · Teresa Casal

Direction Pilar Miró

Cast Amparo Soler Leal · Héctor Alterio · Fernando Rey · Daniel Dicenta

Synopsis El crimen de Cuenca (1980) is a gripping Spanish historical drama based on true events. Set in early 20th-century rural Spain, the film follows the wrongful imprisonment of two peasants accused of a murder they did not commit. Enduring brutal...

Direction Orson Welles

Cast Orson Welles · Jeanne Moreau · Roger Coggio · Norman Eshley

Synopsis The Portuguese colony of Macao in the 19th century. Mr. Clay is a very rich merchant and the subject of town gossip. He has spent many years in China and is now quite old. He likes his clerk Levinsky to...

Direction Mauro Bolognini

Cast Isabelle Huppert · Gian Maria Volonté · Bruno Ganz · Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Direction Franco Zeffirelli

Cast Robert Powell · Anne Bancroft · James Mason · Rod Steiger

Synopsis Originally made for TV in 1977, this in-depth (six hours plus) version of Jesus' life is so thorough that the first hour is devoted solely to the story of his birth. The film doesn't skimp on some of the other...

Direction Juan Antonio Bardem

Cast Elisa Christian · Fernando Rey · Emma Penella · Carlos Casaravilla

Direction Lawrence Gordon Clark

Cast Keith Michell · John Gregg · Erich Hallhuber · Jacques Penot

Synopsis Based on Captain James Cook's three voyages. It was on his first voyage, in 1770 (while in the South Pacific region to observe the transit of Venus), that Captain Cook discovered the east coast of Australia. He later recommended Australia...

Direction Edgar Neville

Cast Antonio Ruiz Soler · Pilar López · Bernarda de Utrera · Fernando Rey

Direction Stuart Cooper

Cast Neil Dickson · Amanda Pays · Diane Venora · Denis Quilley

Direction Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Cast Fernando Rey · Alfredo Landa · José Luis López Vázquez · Francisco Merino

Synopsis The great Fernando Rey — known for his extraordinary work with Buñuel in masterpieces such as Tristana and That Obscure Object of Desire — gives one of his richest, most deeply felt performances in Gutiérrez Aragón’s wonderful adaptation of Cervantes’...