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- DirectorAnthony MannStarsCharlton HestonSophia LorenRaf ValloneThe fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
- DirectorYoussef ChahineStarsNour El-SherifLayla OlwiMahmoud HemidaThe story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone. The caliph's political rivals, centered around the leader of a fanatical Islamic sect, force the caliph to send Averroes into exile, but his ideas keep on living thanks to his students.
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsMichael FassbenderMarion CotillardJeremy IronsCallum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.
- DirectorFrancisco Rovira BeletaStarsMaribel MartínJuan RibóJosé María RoderoA beautiful love story in 1400's middle age Spain about the romance between the ones how would later get married and become Elizabeth, Queen of Castille and Ferdinand, King of Aragon. As a couple, the "Catholic Kings" who finally united the kingdoms into one that became known as Spain. The struggles and adventures of Ferdinand to penetrate into Castille territory to meet his cousin Elizabeth with whom he falls in love. How he saves her from her enemies who try to take away the throne of Castille from Elizabeth. How Ferdinand wins battles against the Castilean enemies using his magic sword "the black sword".
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsGérard DepardieuArmand AssanteSigourney WeaverChristopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
- DirectorVicente ArandaStarsPilar López de AyalaDaniele LiottiRosana PastorThe love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind.
- DirectorGerardo VeraStarsPenélope CruzTerele PávezJuan Diego BottoThe young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Celestina to further the romance. However Calisto's other servant Parmeno is suspicious of Celestina, as he knows about her tricks. After Celestina convinces Melibea of Calisto's love and arranges a brief clandestine meeting between them, Calisto gives Celestina a valuable chain of gold. Both servants are not satisfied with the whores supplied by Celestina and demand more from her, thus setting off a dramatic sequence of events.
- DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNatalie PortmanScarlett JohanssonEric BanaTwo sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiRuy GuerraHelena RojoIn the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
- CreatorRafael CobosAlberto RodríguezStarsPablo MolineroPatricia López ArnaizSergio CastellanosA series of murders take place in 16th-century Seville, where the plague has taken hold; a condemned man faces the Inquisition as he attempts to save the son of a friend by speaking out.
- DirectorPablo AgüeroStarsAmaia AberasturiAlex BrendemühlDaniel FanegoBasque Country, 1609. The men of the region are at sea and Amaia takes part for the first time in the nightly dances in the woods with the other villager girls. She is only 20. At dawn, they are all arrested.
- DirectorPaolo DyCathy AzanzaStarsAndreas MuñozJavier GodinoJulio Perillán'If you could hear the voice of God, would you want to keep it secret?' A historical drama based on the memoirs of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. This is the story of a soldier, a man of vice and violence who, in his attempt to turn to the light, was forced to wrestle with his inner demons to the very brink of death. A Filipino production shot in Spain and the Philippines, the film chronicles his valiant but futile defense at the Battle of Pamplona, his struggles with depression and near-suicide, his trial before the Inquisition, and his ultimate vindication.
- DirectorPaul NaschyStarsPaul NaschyDaniela GiordanoMónica RandallA witch-finder general falls in love with the village beauty, who has supposedly made a pact with the devil.
- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettLiz GilesRod CulbertsonThe early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettClive OwenGeoffrey RushA mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
- DirectorAgustín Díaz YanesStarsViggo MortensenElena AnayaUnax UgaldeViggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsWalter MatthauCris CampionDamien ThomasThe adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
- DirectorJosefina MolinaStarsFernando Fernán GómezJosé Luis López VázquezÁngela MolinaIn 18th-century Madrid, the Marquess of Esquilache, King Charles III of Spain's former minister, bans the wearing of the popular wide collar with a long coat and brimmed hat; this and other measures provoke a massive riot in the city.
- DirectorMarc DugainStarsLambert WilsonAnamaria VartolomeiOlivier GourmetIn 1721, the Regent of France, wanting to seal the peace with Spain, offers to the Spanish King, a marriage between their respective heirs: Louis XV, age 11, and Maria Anna Victoria, the 4-year-old Spanish Infanta (princess). The Regent of France also offers to marry his daughter, Mademoiselle deè Montpensier, 12, to the Prince of Asturias, the 14-year-old heir apparent to the Spanish throne. Madrid responds enthusiastically to both proposals, and the ceremonies are promptly organized. The exchange of the princesses is to take place with great pomp on a small island, in the river bordering the two countries. Everything has been done to expect the best of the children, but nothing will proceed as planned.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsJavier BardemNatalie PortmanStellan SkarsgårdPainter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
- DirectorEnrique Cahen SalaberryStarsLola FloresRubén RojoMaría Esperanza NavarroDuring the Napoleonic invasion of Spain Dolores, singer and dancer at a venta (inn), uses her position to help the Spanish resistance.
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsCary GrantFrank SinatraSophia LorenDuring the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon.
- DirectorCarlos SauraStarsFrancisco RabalJose CoronadoDafne FernándezFrancisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his much younger wife Leocadia and their daughter Rosario. He continues to paint at night, and in flashbacks stirred by conversations with his daughter, by awful headaches, and by the befuddlement of age, he relives key times in his life, particularly his relationship with the Duchess of Alba, his discovery of how he wanted to paint (insight provided by Velázquez's work), and his lifelong celebration of the imagination. Throughout, his reveries become tableaux of his paintings.
- DirectorJerzy SkolimowskiStarsPeter McEneryClaudia CardinaleEli WallachBased on satirical short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a vain, egotistical Etienne Gerard, a French brigadier serving during the Napoleonic Wars. He thinks he's the best soldier and lover that ever lived and intends to prove it.
- DirectorLuis MarquinaStarsSara MontielFernando Fernán GómezAmparo MartíIn Madrid, under Queen Isabel II reign, rebellions are frequent events. During one of them Captain Jorge de Córdoba, nicknamed Veneno (poison) for his quarrelsome disposition, bad temper and outright misogyny, is hurt and taken to a house where two women, a widow and her daughter, are to take care of him.