List of Spanish films of 1964

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A list of films produced in Spain in 1964 (see 1964 in film).

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1964

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1964
The Betrothed Mario Maffei Gil Vidal, Maria Silva HistoricalCo-production with Italy
El extraño viaje Fernando Fernán Gómez Carlos Larrañaga, Rafaela Aparicio, Jesús Franco Black comedy
Llanto por un bandido Carlos Saura Francisco Rabal, Lea Massari, Lino Ventura, Luis Buñuel Entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival
La Tía Tula Miguel Picazo Aurora Bautista, Carlos Estrada DramaBased on famous Miguel de Unamuno's novel
Franco, ese hombre José Luis Sáenz de Heredia DocumentaryPropaganda documentary about Francisco Franco after the 25th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil War
The Girl in Mourning Manuel Summers Entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival
Terror in the Crypt Camillo Mastrocinque Christopher Lee, Adriana Ambesi, Pier Anna Quaglia HorrorItalian-Spanish co-production [1]

Notes

  1. Curti 2015, p. 128.

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References

  • Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN   978-1476619897.