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Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

Actor · Died August 29, 2001, aged 75 · Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain

Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abroad, including the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award and the Goya Award for Best Actor. Rabal was best known internationally for his collaborations with director Luis Buñuel, with Ronald Bergan writing "most of his other major roles he carried the heady, perverse whiff of the great surrealist director with him." He worked with many other notable directors, including Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, William Friedkin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Claude Chabrol, Luchino Visconti, and Gillo Pontecorvo. One of Spain's most-loved and acclaimed actors during his lifetime, he also was known for his commitment to human rights and other social causes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francisco Rabal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 8, 1926
Died
August 29, 2001 (aged 75)
From
Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 201 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 24% in 30 days

What are Francisco Rabal's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Bonds
22%
Self
15%
Power
15%
Survival
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 8 · Dark 17

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 7

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 10 · Intense 17

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 14

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 18 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 18
Mentor
4 of 18
Trickster
3 of 18
Hero
2 of 18
Ally
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
13
Thrilling
9
Dread
8
Absurd
7
Other
26

How their films linger

Haunting17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous9

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 Francisco Rabal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Francisco Rabal'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

201 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Revolution on Two Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Zio Henrique

  • Zero/infinito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as (voice)

  • Dagon(2001)

    as Ezequiel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Just Run! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Don Vicente

  • Lázaro de Tormes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as El Ciego

  • Nights of Constantinople (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Divertimento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Moonfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Tio Nini

  • Goya in Bordeaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Goya

  • Talk of Angels(1998)

    as Don Jorge

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Divine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Papá Basilio

  • Water Easy Reach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • La novia de medianoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Wenceslao Corredoira

  • Little Miracles(1997)

    as Don Francisco

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Little Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as El Abuelo

  • Airbag(1997)

    as Villambrosa

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Day and Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Cristobal

  • Oedipus Mayor(1996)

    as Tiresias

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • On Earth as It Is in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as San Pedro

  • The Lame Pigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Tío Ricardo

  • One Hundred and One Nights(1995)

    as Luis Buñuel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Felicidades, Tovarich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Abuelo

  • La mujer cualquiera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Truhanes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 26 episodes · as Ginés Giménez

  • La Lola se va a los puertos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Don Diego

  • Paco, mi padre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Man Who Lost His Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Antonio

  • Ni contigo ni sin ti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • La taberna fantástica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Rogelio

  • Manuel, le fils emprunté (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Juan Alvarez

  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!(1989)

    as Máximo Espejo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The White Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Domingo

  • Baroque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as El Hispano

  • Torquemada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Torquemada

  • Juncal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 7 episodes · as José Álvarez "Juncal"

  • Scent of a Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Coronel Olvera

  • A Time of Destiny(1988)

    as Jorge Larraneta

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Il mistero del panino assassino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Arno dei conti Vincini

  • Divine Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Pedro Gailo

  • History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Remo

  • El disputado voto del señor Cayo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Señor Cayo

  • El hermano bastardo de Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Tiempo de silencio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Muecas

  • Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)(1985)

    as Guaglione

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Scapegoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Comisario Cárdenas

  • The Witching Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Cesar

  • Marbella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Juan

  • La vieja música (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Domingo Ferreiro

  • Bohemian Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Max Estrella

  • Our Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Abel

  • The Lost Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as El político anciano

  • The Stilts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Manuel

  • Un delitto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Abbot

  • The Holy Innocents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Azarías

  • Teresa de Jesús (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alonso

  • Coarse Salt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Gabino

  • Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Coronel Márquez

  • Epilogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Rocabruno

  • Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Coronel Márquez

  • Crooks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Ginés Jiménez Valera

  • Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Coronel Márquez

  • Los desastres de la guerra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as Goya

  • Treasure of the Four Crowns(1983)

    as Sócrates

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Salzillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Salzillo

  • The Beehive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ricardo Sorbedo

  • Reborn(1981)

    as Giacomo

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Cervantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mateo Alemán

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

    as Bender

  • Nightmare City(1980)

    as Major Warren Holmes

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Speed Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Esposito

  • El gran secreto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Domingo

  • Under Siege(1980)

    as William Lombard

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Fortunata and Jacinta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 10 episodes · as José Izquierdo

  • The Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Tony

  • El buscón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mata

  • Ciao Cialtroni! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Fra' Giovanni

  • Hunted City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Don Alfonso

  • Corleone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Don Giusto Provenzano

  • Stay as You Are(1978)

    as Lorenzo

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Marta's lover

  • Io sono mia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Padre di Orio

  • I Am the Law(1977)

    as Albanese the Outlaw

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sorcerer(1977)

    as Nilo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Desert of the Tartars(1976)

    as M.llo Tronk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Long Vacations of '36 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Teacher

  • Emilia... parada y fonda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Blanca's Weddings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Antonio

  • Eye of the Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Eminenza

  • The City of World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Matteo

  • C.I.A. Secret Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mehdi Ben Barka

  • The Dead Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Azevedo Bandeira

  • La peccatrice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Turco

  • Fight to the Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Comisario Emilio Mendoza

  • The Devil Is a Woman(1974)

    as Bishop Marquez

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Tormento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Agustín Caballero

  • Beyond Erotica(1974)

    as Tío

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Il giovane Garibaldi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bento Gonçalvez

  • Death Will Have Your Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as The Blackmailer

  • Counselor at Crime(1973)

    as Vincent Garofalo

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • La otra imagen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • La colonna infame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Giacomo Mora - il barbiere

  • La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Pedro Crespo, Alcalde de Zalamea

  • The Guerrilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as El Cabrero (The Shepherd)

  • Planet Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Party chauffer

  • N.P. - The Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Ingegnere N.P.

  • Le Soldat Laforêt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Paco

  • It Can Be Done Amigo(1972)

    as Sheriff Franciscus

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Nada menos que todo un hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Alejandro Gómez

  • Goya: A Story of Solitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Goya

  • El apartamento de la tentación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hombre que se cruza con Julieta (uncredited)

  • The Big Black Sow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Il Medico

  • Exorcism's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Fuso

  • Cutting Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Díaz II

  • Ann and Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Francesco

  • Diario Spagnolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Él mismo

  • Laia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Challenges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Carlos

  • Simón Bolívar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as José Antonio Del Llano

  • Un adulterio decente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Conserje (uncredited)

  • Spain Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Reportero

  • Eagles Over London(1969)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Blood in the Bullring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Juan Carmona

  • After the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Pedro

  • Les Anges exterminés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Bloody Che Contra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Che Guevara

  • Christopher Colombus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 4 episodes · as Christopher Colombus

  • Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Rodrigo Cervantes

  • The Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Dom Morel

  • Oscuros sueños de agosto(1968)

    as Julio

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Belle de Jour(1967)

    as Hyppolite

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Long Days of Vengeance(1967)

    as Sheriff Douglas

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Witches(1967)

    as Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Camino del Rocío (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as José Antonio

  • Don Juan Tenorio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Don Juan Tenorio

  • Hoy como ayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Ramón

  • María Rosa(1965)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Legacy of the Incas(1965)

    as Gambusino

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Blue Panther(1965)

    as Paco Castillo

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Currito de la Cruz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Manuel Carmona

  • España insólita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as (voice)

  • The Devil Also Cries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Tomás

  • Intimidad de los parques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Héctor

  • The Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Zaylor

  • Weeping for a Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as José María 'El Tempranillo'

  • The Big Hit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Michel Arland

  • The Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Alberto

  • Autopsia de un criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Carlos

  • Summer Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Bernardo

  • Mathias Sandorf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Frédéric de Rotenbourg

  • I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Fra Diavolo

  • The Female: Seventy Times Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Pascual

  • L'Eclisse(1962)

    as Riccardo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Viridiana(1961)

    as Jorge

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Azahares rojos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Arturo Gómez Mancera

  • Pigeon Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Elia

  • At Five in the Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Juan Reyes

  • The Hand in the Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Cristóbal Archaval

  • Hijo de hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • El hombre de la isla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lorenzo 'El Moro'

  • Cavalcata selvaggia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Trío de damas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Alberto Sáinz Robledo

  • Sonatas(1959)

    as Marqués Javier de Bradomín

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Two Men in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Superintendente

  • Diez fusiles esperan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as José Iribarren

  • Nazarin(1959)

    as Father Nazario

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Los clarines del miedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Aceituno

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

    as Pedro

  • Cuenca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • L'uomo dai calzoni corti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mario

  • Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Mighty Crusaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Tancredi d'Altavilla

  • The Wide Blue Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Salvatore

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

    as Juan Cuenca

  • Saranno uomini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Giacomo

  • Marisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Antonio

  • La gran mentira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as César Neira

  • Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Sergio Gresky

  • The Miller's Saucy Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Cristóbal Paterna

  • El canto del gallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Padre Miller

  • Death of a Cyclist(1955)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Radio Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Gabriel

  • Murió hace quince años (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Diego

  • ¡¡Todo es posible en Granada!!(1954)

    as Fernando Ortega

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Judas' Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Quinto Licinio

  • Hay un camino a la derecha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Miguel

  • I Was a Parish Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Martín

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

    as El Sevillano

  • Luna de sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pedro Alvareda

  • Path to the Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Tomás

  • Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Rafael Figueroa

  • Perseguidos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • María Antonia "La Caramba" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • La honradez de la cerradura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Ernesto

  • Alhucemas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Tostado (uncredited)

  • Don Quixote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as (uncredited)

  • El crimen de Pepe Conde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • La rueda de la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bronquista de pelea en salón (uncredited)

  • Land Without Bread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Morte di un bandito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Vito Ribera

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 201 titles, 200 of them dated from 1933 to 2002; peak year 1962.

Biggest box office

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)

$4.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Viridiana (1961)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

L'Eclisse (1962)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19332002

Peak 1962 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1933Screen debut· Land Without Bread
  • 1933First top-billed film· Land Without Bread
  • 1959Breakout· Nazarín

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting201 of 201: 201 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

1930s1 · acting1940s4 · acting1950s32 · acting1960s45 · acting1970s43 · acting1980s43 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s8 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 16% of 25 roles
33637383

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Francisco Rabal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

¡¡Todo es posible en Granada!! (1954)

81st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Viridiana (1961)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Francisco Rabal's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles21–89 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles22–59 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles21–57 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles20–48 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles33–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Francisco Rabal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francisco Rabal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ennio Morricone shares the most, 8.

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