Alberto Isaac

Alberto Isaac

Alberto Isaac (18 March 1923 – 9 January 1998) was a Mexican freestyle swimmer and later a film director and screenwriter. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1969, he directed the documentary film The Olympics in Mexico which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 1980 he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.

  • Title: Alberto Isaac
  • Popularity: 0.511
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1923-03-18
  • Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico
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Alberto Isaac Movies

  • 1978
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    The Year of the Plague

    The Year of the Plague

    5.1 1978 HD

    A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listen to him...

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  • 1968
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    The Young Animals

    The Young Animals

    7 1968 HD

    A small Arizona town is plagued by violence created from the tension between Anglo and Mexican-American youths. Tony (Tom Nardini) is the idealistic...

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  • 1965
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    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    5.3 1965 HD

    When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang...

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  • 1977
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    Cuartelazo

    Cuartelazo

    5.2 1977 HD

    Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill...

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  • 1965
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    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    5.3 1965 HD

    When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang...

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  • 1965
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    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    5.3 1965 HD

    When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang...

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  • 1977
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    Cuartelazo

    Cuartelazo

    5.2 1977 HD

    Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill...

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  • 1975
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    Tivoli

    Tivoli

    7 1975 HD

    While trying to save the famous Tivoli burlesque theater, the participants uncover a web of commercial corruption.

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  • 1990
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    ¡Maten a Chinto!

    ¡Maten a Chinto!

    5.7 1990 HD

    During the Christmas season of 1944 in the Pacific coast port city of Manzanillo, hotel manager Chinto loses his temper and assaults "Inés,"...

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  • 1969
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    The Olympics in Mexico

    The Olympics in Mexico

    5.7 1969 HD

    Documentary about the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures...

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  • 1970
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    The World at Their Feet

    The World at Their Feet

    6.5 1970 HD

    The 1970 finals saw the emergence of probably the greatest team the world has ever seen, in the all-conquering form of Brazil. Pelé was...

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  • 1987
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    Mariana Mariana

    Mariana Mariana

    6.6 1987 HD

    The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this...

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  • 1965
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    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    There Are No Thieves in This Village

    5.3 1965 HD

    When a young boy steals billiard balls from a local saloon, a stranger is charged with the crime. The local layabouts find there is no reason to hang...

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  • 1972
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    El rincón de las vírgenes

    El rincón de las vírgenes

    5.4 1972 HD

    "Faith-healer" develops a cult-like following in 1920s Jalisco.

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  • 1977
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    Cuartelazo

    Cuartelazo

    5.2 1977 HD

    Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill...

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  • 1995
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    Untamed Women

    Untamed Women

    4.5 1995 HD

    Tired of being mistreated by their husbands, Ema (Reyes Spindola), Clotilde (Elizarraras) and Chayo (Orozco) leave their past (children and husbands...

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  • 1995
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    Untamed Women

    Untamed Women

    4.5 1995 HD

    Tired of being mistreated by their husbands, Ema (Reyes Spindola), Clotilde (Elizarraras) and Chayo (Orozco) leave their past (children and husbands...

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  • 1978
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    The Nights of Paloma

    The Nights of Paloma

    3.2 1978 HD

    While being shuttled from her convent/boarding school to her wedding, a young lady of the upper classes is kidnapped by bandits. She gets to see the...

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  • 1983
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    People of the Sun

    People of the Sun

    1 1983 HD

    El Pueblo Del Sol captures not only the visual delights of Mexico today, but also grasps the day-to-day life of a people in a land filled with future...

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  • 1972
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    The Days of Love

    The Days of Love

    5 1972 HD

    In the 1920s, Mexico was still in a state of near-chaos. Rebellions and revolutions had followed one after the other for decades. Though things were...

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  • 1968
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    The Devil's Visitations

    The Devil's Visitations

    6 1968 HD

    A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil.

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  • 1972
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    The Days of Love

    The Days of Love

    5 1972 HD

    In the 1920s, Mexico was still in a state of near-chaos. Rebellions and revolutions had followed one after the other for decades. Though things were...

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  • 1977
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    Cuartelazo

    Cuartelazo

    5.2 1977 HD

    Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill...

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  • 1975
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    Tivoli

    Tivoli

    7 1975 HD

    While trying to save the famous Tivoli burlesque theater, the participants uncover a web of commercial corruption.

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  • 1968
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    The Devil's Visitations

    The Devil's Visitations

    6 1968 HD

    A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil.

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  • 1972
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    El rincón de las vírgenes

    El rincón de las vírgenes

    5.4 1972 HD

    "Faith-healer" develops a cult-like following in 1920s Jalisco.

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  • 1970
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    Fútbol México 70

    Fútbol México 70

    5.2 1970 HD

    The 1970 finals saw the emergence of probably the greatest team the world has ever seen, in the all-conquering form of Brazil. Pelé was...

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  • 1973
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    Cita en Guadalajara

    Cita en Guadalajara

    5 1973 HD

    Mexican feature film

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  • 1969
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    The Olympics in Mexico

    The Olympics in Mexico

    5.7 1969 HD

    Documentary about the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures...

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  • 1985
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    Tiempo de lobos

    Tiempo de lobos

    6.2 1985 HD

    Two young emigres return home from USA to their family farm to visit for a week.

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  • 1985
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    Tiempo de lobos

    Tiempo de lobos

    6.2 1985 HD

    Two young emigres return home from USA to their family farm to visit for a week.

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