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Federico Luppi - Movies

Cocaine Wars 1986 1 star

    R, 82 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Hector Olivera
Cast: John Schneider, Kathryn Witt, Royal Dano, Federico Luppi, Rodolfo Ranni, Ivan Grey, Richard Hamlin

  Cliff Adams (John Schneider) is a CIA agent working undercover in South America when his fiancee Janet Meade (Kathryn Witt) is kidnapped by drug kingpin Gonzalo Reyes (Federico Luppi). As a result, Cliff sets out to save Janet's life.

Cronos 1992 3 stars

    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Mario Ivan Martinez

  This Mexican film is about a 14th-century device that turns its users into vampires. When the machine turns up in an antique shop in Mexico City, the owner (Federico Luppi) and his granddaughter (Tamara Shanath) are in for big problems.

The Devil's Backbone 2001 3 stars

    R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Eduardo(2) Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Inigo Garces, Irene Visedo, Francisco Maestre, Jose Manuel Lorenzo, Junio Valverde

  Centering on a Spanish Civil War orphan, 10-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve), who has been left at the Santa Lucia school, this gothic tale includes not only an undetonated bomb on the campus, but also a strong headmistress (Marisa Paredes), a bully (Inigo Garces), and a mysterious caretaker (Eduardo Noriega). A good ghost story.

A Funny Dirty Little War 1984 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Hector Olivera
Cast: Federico Luppi, Hector Bidonde, Victor Laplace, Rodolfo Ranni, Miguel Angel Sola, Julio De Grazia, Lautaro Murua, Jose Maria Lopez, Patricio Contreras, Graciela Dufau

  In 1974 Argentina, right-wing and left-wing supporters of President Peron don't have much else in common in a small town. Thus, a revolution and subsequent war breaks out in this comedy with strong political overtones.

Men with Guns 1997 3 and a half stars

    R, 126 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Federico Luppi, Damian Delgado, Dan Rivera Gonzalez, Tania Cruz, Damian Alcazar, Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody, Iguandili Lopez, Nandi Luna Ramirez, Rafael de Quevedo

  After his wife's death, wealthy Dr. Fuentes (Frederico Luppi) naively takes a trip through Central America to visit former students and, in the process, awakens to the political violence taking place in his country.

The Stranger 1987 3 stars

    R, 88 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Adolfo Aristarain
Cast: Bonnie Bedelia, Peter Riegert, Barry Primus, David Spielberg, Marcos Woinsky, Julio De Grazia, Cecilia Roth, Federico Luppi, Ricardo Darin, Federico Luppi

  After witnessing a murder, Alice (Bonnie Bedelia) suffers amnesia and tries to put the pieces of her lost memory together. Her psychologist (Peter Riegert) may or may not be helping her to regain the identity of the murderer.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Cocaine Wars (1986)
2. Cronos (1992)
3. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
4. A Funny Dirty Little War (1984)
5. Men with Guns (1997)
6. The Stranger (1987)

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