About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1899-01-01
Place of birth:
Cádiz, Spain
Website:
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Antonio Momplet

Overview

Antonio Momplet (1899 – August 10, 1974) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He worked in Spain, France, Argentina and Mexico.

Antonio Momplet was born in Cádiz , Andalusia . He worked as a journalist and translator of foreign films in Barcelona until 1927, when he moved to Paris and began to work for Gaumont . In the mid-1930s he moved back to Spain where he directed four feature films and founded the film journal Cine Art , which quickly became influential. To avoid the Spanish Civil War , he moved to Argentina in 1937, and made eight feature films the following years. In 1943 he moved to Mexico to join the film industry there, and made a number of Mexican films both as director and writer for others, before he moved back to Buenos Aires in 1946. In 1952 he returned to Spain. During his final Spanish period he made films such as the Spaghetti Western parody Due contro tutti , before he retired in 1964. He settled in Cadaqués where he died in 1974.

Known for

Directing
1962 Two Against All Directing Director N/A
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1961 The Invincible Gladiator Directing Director 58
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1961 Julia y el celacanto Directing Director 58
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1959 Las de Caín Directing Director 59
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1957 Buongiorno primo amore! Directing Director N/A
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1954 Viento del norte Directing Director 58
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1953 La hija del mar Directing Director N/A
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1951 Singer Cafe Directing Director N/A
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1950 Toscanito y los detectives Directing Director N/A
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1949 Yo no elegí mi vida Directing Director 58
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1949 La otra y yo Directing Director N/A
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1947 La cumparsita Directing Director 58
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1947 A media luz Directing Director 59
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1946 El Buen Mozo Directing Director 58
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1946 Remolino de pasión Directing Director 59
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1945 Vertigo Directing Director 59
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1944 Amok Directing Director 59
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1943 Los hijos artificiales Directing Director 58
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1942 En el viejo Buenos Aires Directing Director 58
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1941 El hermano José Directing Director N/A
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1941 Novios para las muchachas Directing Director N/A
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1938 Turbión Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1965 Jandro Writing Story 58
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1961 Julia y el celacanto Writing Screenplay 58
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1954 Viento del norte Writing Writer 58
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1951 Singer Cafe Writing Writer N/A
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1947 A media luz Writing Writer 59
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1946 Every Man’s Woman Writing Writer 59
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1945 Vertigo Writing Writer 59
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1944 Amok Writing Writer 59
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1944 El corsario negro Writing Screenplay 59
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1943 Los hijos artificiales Writing Writer 58
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1941 Napoleón Writing Writer 58
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1940 Petróleo Writing Writer N/A
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1938 Turbión Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1946 El Buen Mozo Production Producer 58
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