8 Movies Starring Katy Jurado

Cèrcel de mujeres

Cèrcel de mujeres

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1951-09-28

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Mexico

Runtime:

83 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (34 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Max Aub (adaptation)

Rogelio Barriga Rivas (story)

Mauricio Magdaleno (screenplay)

Fullplot:

El bruto

El bruto

Basic Info:

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Mexico

Runtime:

81 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1129 Reviews)

Director:

Luis Buèuel

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

In the 50's, in a poor community in Mexico, the landlord Andrès Cabrera wants to evict his tenants to demolish the buildings and sell the land by a large amount. However, the leader of the community Carmelo Gonzèlez resists to his attempts. Andrès hires the strong slaughterhouse worker Pedro El Bruto to intimidate the dwellers, and his wife Pamola sexually harasses Pedro. Pedro goes to the community in the night and he hits the weak Carmelo that has a bleed and dies. When Pedro meets Carmelo's daughter Meche, he falls in love with her and she moves to his house. But the jealous Paloma does not want to give up on Pedro.

High Noon

High Noon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1952-07-30

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (72202 Reviews)

Director:

Fred Zinnemann

Cast:

Writer:

Carl Foreman (screenplay)

John W. Cunningham (magazine story "The Tin Star")

Fullplot:

On the day he gets married and hangs up his badge, lawman Will Kane is told that a man he sent to prison years before, Frank Miller, is returning on the noon train to exact his revenge. Having initially decided to leave with his new spouse, Will decides he must go back and face Miller. However, when he seeks the help of the townspeople he has protected for so long, they turn their backs on him. It seems Kane may have to face Miller alone, as well as the rest of Miller's gang, who are waiting for him at the station...

Trapeze

Trapeze

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-05-30

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (2853 Reviews)

Director:

Carol Reed

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Max Catto (novel)

Liam O'Brien (adaptation)

James R. Webb (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Mike Ribble was once a great trapeze artist - and the only to have completed a triple somersault - before his accident. Tino joins the circus, and manages to covince Mike to teach him the 'triple'. Meanwhile Lola, a tumbler, wants to get in on the act.

One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-03-30

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

141 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6424 Reviews)

Director:

Marlon Brando

Genres:

Western

Cast:

Writer:

Guy Trosper (screenplay)

Calder Willingham (screenplay)

Charles Neider (novel)

Fullplot:

Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.

Barabbas

Barabbas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-10-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

Italy, USA

Runtime:

137 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(3529 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher Fry (screenplay)

Pèr Lagerkvist (novel)

Fullplot:

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into to pardoning him, rather than Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-08-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (12585 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Peckinpah

Fullplot:

It's 1881 in New Mexico, and the times they are a'changing. Pat Garrett, erstwhile travelling companion of the outlaw Billy the Kid has become a sheriff, tasked by cattle interests with ridding the territory of Billy. After Billy escapes, Pat assembles a posse and chases him through the territory, culminating in a final confrontation at Fort Sumner, but is unaware of the full scope of the cattle interests' plans for the New West.

The Children of Sanchez

The Children of Sanchez

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-04-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

Mexico, USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (428 Reviews)

Director:

Hall Bartlett

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Hall Bartlett

Oscar Lewis (book)

Cesare Zavattini

Fullplot:

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