The Appaloosa 1966  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer, John Saxon, Emilio Fernandez, Alex Montoya, Rafael Campos, Miriam Colon, Frank Silvera, Larry D. Mann, Argentina Brunetti, Abel Fernandez
In 1870, when Matt's (Marlon Brando) Appaloosa stallion is stolen, he sets off after the Mexican bandit who has his horse.
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Breakout 1975  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland, John Huston, Randy Quaid, Sheree North, Alejandro Rey, Paul Mantee, Roy Jenson, Alan Vint, Jorge Moreno, Emilio Fernandez, Sidney Clute, Charlo Gonzalez, Antonio Tarruella
When Jay Wagner (Robert Duvall) is sentenced to serve time in a Mexican prison, his wife, Ann (Jill Ireland), pays helicopter pilot Nick Colton (Charles Bronson) $250,000 to perform a daring rescue of her husband.
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 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 1974 R, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Warren Oates, Gig Young, Isela Vega, Robert Webber, Helmut Dantine, Emilio Fernandez, Kris Kristofferson, Chano Urueta, Donnie Fritts, Jorge Russek, Chalo Gonzalez, Don Levy, Enrique Lucero, Janine Maldonado, Tamara Garina
After his daughter is seduced by Alfredo Garcia, a wealthy rancher seeks revenge. This is the tale of two bounty hunters who participate in the quest of Alfredo Garcia's head. The offbeat film has a cult following. Bloody.
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Enamorada 1946  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Girl in Love
Director: Emilio Fernandez
Cast: Maria Felix, Pedro Armendariz, Fernando Fernandez, Jose Morcillo, Eduardo Arozamena, Miguel Inclan, Manuel Donde, Eugenio Rossi, Norma Hill, Juan Garcia, Jose Torvay, Pascual Garcia Pena
Set during the Mexican Revolution, this is the story of a revolutionary general (Pedro Armendariz) who is sworn to kill all aristocrats. He meets the beautiful daughter (Maria Felix) of an aristocrat. Not only does the general not harm her, he grows to love her, while she changes from hatred of him to love.
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Oklahoma Cyclone 1930  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: John P. McCarthy
Cast: Bob Steele, Al St. John, Rita Rey, Charles King, Slim Whitaker, Cliff Lyons, N.E. Hendrix, Hector Sarno, Emilio Fernandez, John Ince, Fred Burns, S.S. Simon
Jimmy Henderson (Bob Steele) goes undercover as Jim Smith "Oklahoma Cyclone" and joins an outlaw gang, led by ranch foreman McKim (Charles King) in order to find his father, Sheriff Bill Henderson (Fred Burns). He believes that his father was kidnapped by the gang, and he meets and falls for Carmelita Carlos (Rita Rey) who is the daughter of the ranch owner, Dan Pablo Carlos (Hector Sarno). Non-singer Steele tries some songs.
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Pirates 1986 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Walter Matthau, Charlotte Lewis, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas, Richard Pearson, David Kelly, Roy Kinnear, Bill Fraser, Ferdy Mayne, Emilio Fernandez
When pirate Capt. Thomas Bartholomew Red (Walter Matthau) and a French sailor (Cris Campion) are captured by the crew of the Spanish galleon, Red evokes a crew mutiny, and the adventures continue.
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Return of the Seven 1966 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Return of the Magnificent Seven
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Yul Brynner, Robert Fuller, Warren Oates, Jordan Christopher, Claude Akins, Emilio Fernandez, Fernando Rey, Julian Mateos, Elisa Montes, Rodolfo Acosta, Virgilio Teixeira, Gracita Sacromonte, Carlos Casaravilla, Ricardo Palacios, Felisa Jiminez
The "magnificent seven" gunslingers are back in action–this time they save the oppressed citizens of a village who are held under the control of evil rancher Lorca (Emilio Fernandez). Lorca has captured Chico (Julian Mateos) and the other men of his town because he wants them to build a chuch in memory of his deceased son. Chico's wife Petra (Elisa Montes) contacts Chris (Yul Brynner) who rounds up another group of seven, and they come to town to rescue Chico and the others.
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Rio Escondido 1948 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Hidden River
Director: Emilio Fernandez
Cast: Maria Felix, Domingo Soler, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Fernando Fernandez, Agustin Isunza, Carlos Muzquiz, Arturo Soto Rangel, Eduardo Arozamena, Juan Garcia, Manuel Donde
Teacher Rosaura Salazar (Maria Felix) travels to Rio Escondido to educate the poor, illiterate children. But the evil landlord who controls most of the town, and who does not intend to release his hold on the people, resists her efforts.
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The Torch 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Emilio Fernandez
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Pedro Armendariz, Gilbert Roland, Walter Reed, Jose Torvay, Julio Villarreal, Carlos Muzquiz, Margarito Luna, Pascual Garcia Pena, Antonia Daneem, Jorge Trevino, Rosaura Revueltas, Eduardo Arozamena, Guillermo Calles
After taking over a small town in Mexico, General Jose Juan Reyes (Pedro Armendariz) falls in love with one of the town's beautiful residents, Maria Dolores Penafiel (Paulette Goddard) whose father Don Carlos (Julio Villarreal) is one of the town's wealthy men. At first, Maria hates Jose and slaps him in the face. This act–and others–only serve to encourage Jose, and he sets out to win Maria's love.
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The Treasure of the Amazon 1985  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rene Cardona Jr.
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Emilio Fernandez, Donald Pleasence, Bradford Dillman, John Ireland, Ann Sidney, Clark Jarrett, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Jorge Luke, Hugo Stiglitz
Set in the South American jungles, this violent film follows Gringo (Stuart Whitman) as he and his two cohorts search for a treasure. A demented Nazi-in-hiding (Donald Pleasence)–who conducts superman experiments–also seeks the treasure.
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Under the Volcano 1984  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio Lopez Tarso, Katy Jurado, James Villiers, Emilio Fernandez, Dawson Bray, Carlos Riquelme, Jim McCarthy, Jose Rene Ruiz, Eleazar Garcia Jr., Salvador Sanchez, Sergio Calderon, Araceli Ladewuen Castelun
World War II is about to begin, and the former British Consul in Mexico, Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney), is drinking himself to death over the state of the world and the infidelity of his former wife Yvonne (Jacqueline Bisset). Yvonne arrives in Mexico with Geoffrey's brother Hugh (Anthony Andrews) hoping to stop his drinking and to talk him into coming to the United States. But, Geoffrey has other plans for his future, and they don't include redemption. This is Malcolm Lowry's autobiography. Finney's performance is great, and he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
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 The Wild Bunch 1969 R, 145 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Strother Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sanchez, L.Q. Jones, Emilio Fernandez, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor, Paul Harper, Jorge Russek
In 1913, Pancho Villa was the leader of a revolutionary army that the U.S. was warily aiding. This story is about a group of outlaws whose leader Pike Bishop (William Holden) boldly hijacks an ammunition train loaded with supplies for Gen. Mapache (Emilio Fernandez), and Bishop's ex-partner Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) is in hot pursuit. A Sam Peckinpah classic that has it all.
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| 1. The Appaloosa (1966)
2. Breakout (1975)
3. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
4. Enamorada (1946)
aka: Girl in Love
5. The Night of the Iguana (1964)
6. Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)
7. Pirates (1986)
8. Return of the Seven (1966)
aka: Return of the Magnificent Seven
9. Rio Escondido (1948)
aka: Hidden River
10. The Torch (1950)
11. The Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
12. Under the Volcano (1984)
13. The Wild Bunch (1969)
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