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José María Forqué

José María Forqué

Director, writer and producer · Died March 17, 1995, aged 72 · Zaragoza, Spain

José María Forqué Galindo (Zaragoza, March 8, 1923 - Madrid, March 17, 1995) was a Spanish architect, film director and screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 8, 1923
Died
March 17, 1995 (aged 72)
From
Zaragoza, Spain
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 40% in 30 days

What are José María Forqué's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
27%
Survival
23%
Power
14%
Self
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
3
Romantic
2
Thrilling
1
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch José María Forqué's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for José María Forqué's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Nexus 2.431 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Miguel Servet (La Sangre y La Ceniza) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Romanza final (Gayarre) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Writer

  • El Jardín de Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Ramon y Cajal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Vultures Over the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • The Song of the Cicada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • A Girl Named Marilyne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • ¡Qué verde era mi duque! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Writer

  • Paco the Infallible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Emanuelle - A Woman from a Hot Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Madrid, Costa Fleming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • El segundo poder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • Vuelve, querida Nati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • Una pareja... distinta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Beyond Erotica(1974)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tarot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Production Design · Screenplay · Story

  • Sonny & Jed(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Little Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Big Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • La cera virgen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Cross Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • In the Eye of the Hurricane(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • El monumento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Furnished Studio 2.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • Pecados conyugales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • La vil seducción (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Bring a Little Loving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • A Devil Under the Pillow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • Yo he visto a la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Las que tienen que servir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Un millón en la basura(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Las viudas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Balearic Caper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Writer

  • Black Humor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Vacaciones para Ivette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Casi un caballero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Tengo 17 años (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Writer

  • Shot in the Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • The Game of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Writer

  • La becerrada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Writer

  • Robbery at 3 O'clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Accident 703 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Associate Producer · Writer

  • Buscando a Mónica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Usted puede ser un asesino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Police Calling 091 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Associate Producer · Writer

  • Maribel and the Strange Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Writer

  • De espaldas a la puerta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Oro español (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • La noche y el alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Violent Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Whom God Forgives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Writer

  • The Tree from Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Embajadores en el infierno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • La legión del silencio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Un día perdido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Writer

  • The Devil Plays the Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer

  • María Morena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Niebla y sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1951 to 1994.

Highest rated

Sonny & Jed (1972)

Midcredits 50th

Most popular right now

In the Eye of the Hurricane (1971)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing50 of 59: 18 only directing, 32 with another roleWriting41 of 59: 8 only writing, 33 with another roleProducing6 of 59: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew1 of 59: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

59 titles, 33 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 32 of them.

By decade

1950s12 · crew1960s23 · crew1970s15 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do José María Forqué's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director

Un millón en la basura (1967)

Midcredits 73rd · 64% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does José María Forqué work with?

People who share at least 2 of José María Forqué's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rosanna Yanni shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors