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Antonio Drove

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
5

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 1, 1942 (83 years old)

Place of Birth
Madrid, Spain

Antonio Drove

Biography

Antonio Drove (Madrid, November 1, 1942 - Paris, September 24, 2005) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.

He began his studies in Industrial Engineering, abandoning them to devote himself to cinema, enrolling in the Escuela Oficial de Cine (Official Film School). He was part of the Argüelles School, together with Luis Revenga, Antonio Franco, José María Carreño, Miguel Marías and Manolo Marinero, who met at the end of the 1960s in the cafeteria La Verdad, and in the cinemas of this neighborhood. The writer Antonio Martínez Sarrión defined him as follows: "The funambulist, the illusionist, the Fregoli of the group was Drove, personification and sign of the noble and ancient art of inventing entertainment". He also wrote in the magazine Nuestro cine and in El Mundo. He also made a documentary on Luis Buñuel. He has German ancestors.

Known For

Creator

1992Crónicas del mal...Creator

Directing

1991El crimen de Don Benito...Director
1988The Tunnel...Director
1980The Truth on the Savolta Affair...Director
1976Curro Jiménez...Director
1976Nosotros que fuimos tan felices...Director
1975Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe...Director
1974Tocata y fuga de Lolita...Director
1972Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos...Director
1970¿Qué se puede hacer con una chica?...Director
1967La caza de brujas...Director

Writing

1991El crimen de Don Benito...Writer
1988Eurocops...Writer
1988The Tunnel...Screenplay
1980The Truth on the Savolta Affair...Writer
1975B. Must Die...Writer
1974Tocata y fuga de Lolita...Writer
1973La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea...Writer
1972To the Devil, with Love...Writer
1972Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos...Writer
1970¿Qué se puede hacer con una chica?...Screenplay
1967La caza de brujas...Screenplay
1967La caza de brujas...Screenstory

Acting

1984Coarse Saltas Voz (voice)
1980El hombre de modaas Carvajal
1969Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglésas Antonio
1969El gran amanteas The Director
1967Run, Blancanieves, Runas Dwarf