List of the best Fernando Rey movies: That Obscure Object of Desire(1977), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie(1972), Elisa, My Love(1977), Padre Nuestro(1985), Angel of Death(1986), Seven Beauties(1976), The French Connection(1971), Tristana(1970), French Connection II(1975), The Price of Power(1969), Great Leaders of the Bible(1966), Viridiana(1961) ... ...
Drama
France|Spain
1977
103 Minutes
Mathieu
Fernando Rey Carole Bouquet Ángela Molina Julien Bertheau Milena Vukotic Andre Weber
dancer wealthy man mother daughter dwarf brutal charming outlandish spain france train abuse breakup culture clash infatuation sexual repression temptation rivalry wretched excess love
Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.
Comedy
France|Italy|Spain
1972
100 Minutes
Don Rafael
Fernando Rey Delphine Seyrig Stéphane Audran Jean-Pierre Cassel Paul Frankeur Bulle Ogier
ambassador husband wife sister wealthy man wealthy woman creative dreamy intricate mansion inn highway family home class distinctions wealth ambition paranoia quest 1970s
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
Drama
Spain
1977
125 Minutes
Fernando Rey Geraldine Chaplin Isabel Mestres Joaquín Hinojosa Francisco Guijar Ana Torrent
writer father daughter sister husband emotional melodramatic touching spain villa countryside family father/daughter relationship marriage forgiveness affair aging growing up 1970s
Elisa has not seen her father Luis for nine years, but she receives a telegram from her sister Isabel in a moment of crisis of her marriage with Antonio telling that her father is ill and ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Spain
1985
104 Minutes
Cardenal
Fernando Rey Francisco Rabal Victoria Abril Emma Penella Amelia de la Torre Rafaela Aparicio Lina Canalejas Jose Vivo Yolanda Cardama Luis Barbero Francisco Vidal
On the day he learns he has a year to live, a Spanish Cardinal who has lived in the Vatican for 30 years learns he has a granddaughter, born without a father to his own illegitimate ... See full summary »
Action
1986
110 Minutes
Ohmei Felsberg
Fernando Rey Suzanne Andrews Jack Taylor Christopher Mitchum Dora Doll Howard Vernon
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1976
115 Minutes
Giancarlo Giannini Fernando Rey Shirley Stoler Elena Fiore Piero Di Iorio Enzo Vitale Roberto Herlitzka Lucio Amelio
thug sister psychiatrist nazi commandant wife soldier witty dark disheartening family home pow camp naples, italy germany asylum survival world war ii seduction collaboration family honor fall
The defense of honor, a strong value in Neapolitan society, and its effects on the life of everyman Pasquale Frafuso.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
104 Minutes
Alain Charnier
Gene Hackman Fernando Rey Roy Scheider Tony Lo Bianco Marcel Bozzuffi Frédéric de Pasquale Bill Hickman Ann Rebbot Harold Gary Arlene Farber Eddie Egan
detective cop drug dealer drug smuggler engaging tense suspenseful new york city brooklyn, n.y. car showdown crime dangerous assignment drugs quest pursuit mystery 1970s
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
Drama
Spain|Italy|France
1970
98 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Fernando Rey Franco Nero Jesus Fernandez Lola Gaos Vicente Soler
orphan nobleman artist guardian dark emotional household city toledo, spain may-december romance love exploitation illness amputation death love growing up fall revenge 1890s
Shortly after her mother's death, an innocent and youthful woman will find refuge into the household of her middle-aged aristocratic guardian, who will submit her to his sexual advances.
Action
USA
1975
119 Minutes
Alain Charnier
Gene Hackman Fernando Rey Bernard Fresson Jean-Pierre Castaldi Charles Millot Cathleen Nesbitt Pierre Collet Alexandre Fabre Philippe Léotard Jacques Dynam Raoul Delfosse
cop drug trafficker henchman gritty tense raw marseilles, france police station bar street drugs smuggling culture clash justice pursuit discovery escape 1970s
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.
Western
Italy|Spain
1969
108 Minutes
Giuliano Gemma Fernando Rey Van Johnson Maria Cuadra Ray Saunders Pepe Calvo
u.s. president tense crime scene assassination historical events treason revenge 1890s
The Pinkerton detective agency uncovers a plot to assassinate President James Garfield in 1881 Texas. The film, a "political" Spaghetti, is a very overt mirroring of the JFK Assassination in 1963.
Drama, History
1966
107 Minutes
The Stranger
Ivo Garrani Francisco Pérez-Dolz Fernando Rey Maruchi Fresno Giorgio Cerioni Jose Jaspe Bernabe Barta Barri Anton Geesink Rosalba Neri
In the stories of two biblical figures, Gideon (Ivo Garrani) leads the Israelites against the Midianites, and strongman Samson (Anton Geesink) fights Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey.
Drama
Spain|Mexico
1961
90 Minutes
Don Jaime
Silvia Pinal Francisco Rabal Fernando Rey Margarita Lozano Victoria Zinny Teresa Rabal Jose Manuel Martin Luis Heredia
nun mother superior uncle beggar benefactor shocking raw unrestrained disheartening spain estate seduction corruption religion guilt sex temptation fall forbidden love transformation
Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.
Drama, History
Italy|France
1975
115 Minutes
Augusto Murri
Giancarlo Giannini Catherine Deneuve Fernando Rey Tina Aumont Rina Morelli Ettore Manni Paolo Bonacelli Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Lino Troisi Laura Betti Corrado Pani
Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister's reactionary, violent and abusive husband and is eventually arrested for the murder. However, ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1979
117 Minutes
Grigor
Paul Newman Bibi Andersson Fernando Rey Vittorio Gassman Brigitte Fossey Nina van Pallandt David Langton Craig Richard Nelson
During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called "Quintet." For one small group, this obsession is not enough; they play the game with living pieces ... and only the winner survives.
Drama
1971
96 Minutes
Jefe médico
Sophia Loren Adriano Celentano Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo Luis Marin Sergio Fasanelli Giuseppe Maffioli Pilar Gomez Ferrer Patrizia De Clara Teresa Rabal Valentine
A communist worker (Adriano Celentano) falls in love with the nun (Sophia Loren) who is head nurse at the hospital where he is a patient.
Sci-Fi
1985
92 Minutes
Fray Lupo
A medieval alchemist (Klaus Kinski), knight (Harvey Keitel) and priest (Fernando Rey) mistake a flying-saucer alien for a dragon.
Adventure, Drama
Italy|Spain|West Germany|Monaco
1959
105 Minutes
Arbacès
Steve Reeves Christine Kaufmann Barbara Carroll Fernando Rey Ángel Aranda Anne-Marie Baumann Mimmo Palmara Guillermo Marín
roman roman catholic murderer gang member love interest young woman intense melodramatic engaging thrilling suspenseful emotional italy pompeii, italy volcano tragedy relationships religious differences religious beliefs volcano
A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
Drama
Mexico|USA
1980
87 Minutes
Police Captain Terredo
Charles Bronson Dominique Sanda Jason Robards Fernando Rey Simon MacCorkindale Camilla Sparv Denny Miller Gilbert Roland
In 1948, an assortment of shady characters are searching for Nazi loot, sunken off the coast of Peru.
Western
Spain|USA
1966
92 Minutes
Don Pedro Fortuna
Russ Tamblyn Kieron Moore James Philbrook Fernando Rey Maria Granada Aldo Sanbrell Antonio Casas Bernabe Barta Barri
gunman murderer deputy bounty hunter bandit suspenseful gory brutal thrilling mexican-american border desert father/son relationship bounty hunters murder stagecoach robbery adventure discovery revenge pursuit
The year is 1877. Johnny Ketchum, son of notorious gunfighter Ace Ketchum, seeks the man who killed his mother. His search brings him into contact with (1) Deputy Mace Fenton, who wants to ... See full summary »
Drama
1965
101 Minutes
Lo straniero
Anton Geesink Ivo Garrani Rosalba Neri Fernando Rey
Biblical stories follow Gideon (Ivo Garrani) as he defeats the Midianites, and the exploits of strongman Samson (Anton Geesink).
Western
Italy|Spain
1966
89 Minutes
Father Rattigan
Burt Reynolds Aldo Sanbrell Nicoletta Machiavelli Tanya Lopert Fernando Rey Franca Polesello Lucia Modugno Peter Cross
native american warrior maid outlaw murderer sheriff villager cool tense brutal fiery wild west village street countryside retribution mob violence destruction native americans massacre love interest
A Native American warrior called Navajo Joe seeks revenge on a gang of sadistic outlaws who has massacred the people of his tribe.
Adventure, Action
Spain|Liechtenstein|USA
1971
122 Minutes
Captain Moriz
Kirk Douglas Yul Brynner Samantha Eggar Jean-Claude Druout Fernando Rey Renato Salvatori Massimo Ranieri
A ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina. His goal is obvious and horrific. He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the passing ships will be crushed on the rocks.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Drama
France|Italy
1958
91 Minutes
Tío
Brigitte Bardot Alida Valli Stephen Boyd José Nieto Fernando Rey Maruchi Fresno
Ursula leaves the convent where she was educated, to start living with her uncle, the count Ribera, and her aunt Florentine. When she arrives, she is confronted with a local drama: a ... See full summary »
Western
1971
95 Minutes
Old blind man
Robert Shaw Stella Stevens Martin Landau Telly Savalas Fernando Rey Michael Craig Dudley Sutton Al Lettieri Aldo Sanbrell Cass Martin
widow revolutionary outlaw priest sheriff intricate suspenseful tense mexico small town jail bar mexican revolution bounty corruption secret past massacre quest revenge 1900s
A Mexican revolutionary (Robert Shaw) hides out following a massacre in a small town that left soldiers and townsfolk alike dead.
Western
1970
100 Minutes
Prof. Xantos
Jesus Fernandez Franco Nero Tomas Milian Jack Palance Fernando Rey Iris Berben Francisco Bodalo Eduardo Fajardo Álvaro de Luna
Drama
UK
1963
103 Minutes
Police Official
Laurence Harvey Lee Remick Alan Bates Felix Aylmer Eleanor Summerfield Allan Cuthbertson Harold Goldblatt Noel Purcell Ramsay Ames Fernando Rey Juan José Menéndez
pilot wife insurance investigator thrilling suspenseful england malaga, spain gibraltar insurance fraud plane crash chase schemes new identity escape wretched excess 1960s
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.
Western
USA
1968
125 Minutes
Yul Brynner Robert Mitchum Charles Bronson Grazia Buccella Robert Viharo Frank Wolff Herbert Lom Alexander Knox Diana Lorys Robert Carricart Fernando Rey
texan gunrunner pilot pancho villa nemesis friend rebel airy amusing thrilling melodramatic patriotic mexico mexican revolution banditry bandits battle womanizing betrayal rebellion
Mexican rebel Pancho Villa lead a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisonned in Mexico.
Western
USA
1969
106 Minutes
George Kennedy James Whitmore Monte Markham Bernie Casey Joe Don Baker Scott Thomas Reni Santoni Michael Ansara Wende Wagner Frank Silvera Fernando Rey
revolutionary mexican mercenary cowboy bandit expert confident thrilling mexico mexican-american border town prison gunfight capture trial recruiting oppression jailbreak rescue adventure
A Mexican revolutionary hires an American gunslinger to organize the rescue of their leader from a brutal Army prison.
Western
Spain|USA
1966
96 Minutes
Yul Brynner Robert Fuller Warren Oates Julian Mateos Jordan Christopher Claude Akins Virgilio Texeira Emilio Fernández Rodolfo Acosta Elisa Montes Fernando Rey
rancher villager priest gunman vigilante gutsy gripping rousing mexico village desert ranch church protection vigilantism reunion forced labor heroism outlaws rescue
Two survivors of the initial Magnificent Seven outfit, Chris and Vin, recruit four new members in order to re-form the outfit and defend a few Mexican villages from attacks by vicious bandits.
Western
1969
100 Minutes
Telly Savalas George Maharis Arlene Dahl Janet Landgard Jackie Lane George Coulouris Guy Rolfe Phil Brown Marcella St. Amant Paul Picerni Robert Carricart
An Arizona land-grabber (Telly Savalas) and his brother (George Maharis) renew their feud amid Army troops and Apaches.
Adventure
USA
1970
191 Minutes
Bekim Fehmiu Charles Aznavour Alan Badel Candice Bergen Thommy Berggren Delia Boccardo Ernest Borgnine Rossano Brazzi Olivia de Havilland Anna Moffo Leigh Taylor-Young
The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was really murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country--a man who was his ... See full summary »
War, Drama
UK|USA
1976
158 Minutes
Faye Dunaway Max von Sydow Oskar Werner Malcolm McDowell Orson Welles James Mason Lee Grant Ben Gazzara Katharine Ross Luther Adler Paul Koslo
nazi captain jew sailor refugee brutal bleak disturbing boat cuba germany world war ii emigration death escape pursuit 1940s
The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.