David Mamet

That same year, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet returned to directing with The Spanish Prisoner, a twisting, inventive thriller that had the added attraction of Steve Martin in an uncharacteristically dark performance.

Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón is a great director, Prisoner felt like Prisoner fit the book, fit the feeling of the book.

Luis Bunuel

Director Luis Bunuel returned to Spain for the first time since 1938 to make this film.

Steve Martin

The Spanish Prisoner is a twisted, complicated film starring Steve Martin in a horrifyingly straight and serious role.

Brian De Palma

That same year Brian De Palma directed The Spanish Prisoner, Brian De Palma's fifth film as writer-director, a twisting spy thriller that had the added attraction of Steve Martin in an uncharacteristically dark role.

the fifth film ) Glengarry Glen Ross has directed

(The Spanish Prisoner is the fifth film Glengarry Glen Ross has directed), Glengarry Glen Ross remains a man of the theater, a director indifferent to the free-and-easy inclusiveness that is the glory of the movies.

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More recently, director Guillermo del Toro served as executive producer of several Goya Award winners (the Academy Awards of Spain): prison drama

b. Chicago

In 1987, Mamet made b. Chicago's debut as a film director with House of Games, a complex story about deception and gullibility; b. Chicago has since written and directed several films, including The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Heist (2001), and Spartan (2004).

Mamet

In 1987, Mamet made b. Chicago's debut as a film director with House of Games, a complex story about deception and gullibility; b. Chicago has since written and directed several films, including The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Heist (2001), and Spartan (2004).

directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by first-time screenwriter Taylor Sheridan

The film, directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by first-time screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, is a no-holds-barred suspense thriller, much like Villeneuve’s previous film, Prisoners.

Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar

The film, directed by Emmy winning filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, is shot over 6 years and follows the fight for both recognition and justice for serious crimes committed during General Francisco Franco’s almost four decades of rule in Spain.

Robert Balser

The director was Spanish-American Robert Balser.

by Oscar-nominated Denis Villeneuve

Directed by Oscar-nominated Denis Villeneuve, Prisoners earned the kind of Metacritic scores usually reserved for award season art films.

Guillermo Del Toro

The director of the film is Spanish director Guillermo Del Toro.

Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal, one of Spain's foremost actors, took the role of the film director.

César Fernández Ardavín

Spanish screenwriter and film director César Fernández Ardavín (1923–2012): Spanish film director and screenwriter; won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival Lina Morgan (1936), Spanish actress & comedienne José Luis Garci (1944): Spanish director, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1982 Carmen Maura (1945):

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

The film was directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and produced and co-written by Luis Buñuel, about the early days of the Spanish Civil War.

Christian Molina

The young Spanish director, Christian Molina, successfully transformed a somewhat less than original plot into a realistic tale about the influence that modern media may have on adolescents when adults abdicate from their responsibility.

Alberto Rodríguez

Directed by Alberto Rodríguez, the film won ten Goyas at this year's Spanish Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director and has drawn comparisons with the HBO series True Detective and the Argentine Oscar winner

Agustí Villaronga

The film was the directorial debut of the Spanish filmmaker Agustí Villaronga.