List of Spanish films of 1966

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A list of films produced in Spain in 1966 (see 1966 in film).

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1966

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1966
Attack of the Robots Jesús Franco Eddie Constantine, Françoise Brion, Fernando Rey Spy Spanish-French co-production [1] [2]
La caza Carlos Saura Alfredo Mayo, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Ismael Merlo DramaWon Best Director at Berlin
La Dama del Alba Francisco Rovira Beleta Dolores del Río, Yuliette Villar
The Diabolical Dr. Z Jesús Franco Estella Blain, Mabel Karr, Howard Vernon French-Spanish co-production [3] [4]
Kriminal Umberto Lenzi Roel Bos, Helga Liné, Andrea Bosic Italian-Spanish co-production [5]
Nueve cartas a Berta Basilio Martín Patino Emilio Gutiérrez Caba DramaInfluenced by Nouvelle Vague and 60's new cinemas
Noche de vino tinto José María Nunes Escuela de Barcelona
With the Est Wind Mario Camus Entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival
The Texican Lesley Selander Audie Murphy Western

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cesari & Curti 2024, p. 309.
  2. ↑ Cesari & Curti 2024, p. 321.
  3. ↑ "Miss Muerte". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ "THE DIABOLICAL DR. Z". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  5. ↑ Curti 2016, p. 47.

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