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Emilio Fernández
Director 1903 - 1986

Emilio Fernández

Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

Emilio "El Indio" Fernández (born Emilio Fernández Romo, March 26, 1904 – August 6, 1986) was a Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for his... Read full bio →

Filmography

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12 titles
Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon

René Cardona Jr. 1985 1h 44m 4.0

An adventurer and his buddies race a former Nazi and others to diamonds in the South American jungle.

Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

John Huston 1984 1h 52m 8.0

Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939.

Breakout

Breakout

Tom Gries 1975 1h 36m 5.5

A bush pilot is hired for $250,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Sam Peckinpah 1974 1h 53m 8.4

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Sam Peckinpah 1973 1h 55m 8.9

An aging Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons--his sole purpose being to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

Sam Peckinpah 1969 2h 25m 8.1

The Wild Bunch is one of the best representations of the Western genre; A group of outlaws is in battle with the law and with modern society.

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

Burt Kennedy 1967 1h 41m 6.0

An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.

The Appaloosa

The Appaloosa

Sidney J. Furie 1966 1h 39m 7.5

A man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.

Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven

Burt Kennedy 1966 1h 35m

Chico one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The Seven for help. Chris also meets Vin another member of The Seven. They find four other men and they go to help Chico.

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

John Huston 1964 1h 58m 8.2

Drama while a tour bus driver shows church ladies around Mexico. Helped establish Puerto Vallarta as tourist destination.

Allá en el Rancho Grande

Allá en el Rancho Grande

Fernando de Fuentes 1936 1h 35m

Two good friends — the owner and general manager of a ranch — fall in love with the same girl at the same time. The owner tries to 'buy' the girl without knowing she is in love with the manager.

Flying down to Rio

Flying down to Rio

Thornton Freeland 1933 1h 29m

A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.

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