Juan Antonio Bardem

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bardem and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.

Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Madrid. Bardem was best known for Muerte de un ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and El puente (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2] His 1979 film Seven Days in January won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.^[3]

Juan Antonio Bardem
Bardem in 1977
Born	Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (1922-06-02)2 June 1922 Madrid, Spain
Died	30 October 2002(2002-10-30) (aged 80) Madrid, Spain[1]
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1951–1997
Spouse	María Aguado Barbado
Children	4, including Miguel
Parents	Rafael Bardem Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
Relatives	Pilar Bardem (sister)

In 1953, he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, Objetivo, which existed until 1956.^[4] He was a member of the Communist Party.^[5]

During the Franco dictatorship, Bardem was imprisoned by the Spanish State due to the anti-fascist nature of his films.^[6]

In 1981, he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.^[7] In 1993, he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[8] Bardem was the father of director Miguel Bardem and uncle of actor Javier Bardem. Bardem died in Madrid in 2002, at age 80.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1948	Paseo por una antigua guerra	Yes	Yes	Documentary short film Co-directed with Luis García Berlanga & Augustín Navarro
1951	Esa pareja feliz	Yes	Yes	Co-directed with Luis García Berlanga
1953	Welcome Mr. Marshall!	No	Yes
1954	Novio a la vista	No	Yes
	Cómicos	Yes	Yes
	Chateaux en Espagne	No	Yes
	Felices pascuas	Yes	Yes
1955	Death of a Cyclist	Yes	Yes
1956	Playa Prohibida	No	Yes
	Don Juan	No	Yes
	Calle Mayor	Yes	Yes
	Tormento D'Amore	No	Yes
1957	Vengeance	Yes	Yes
1959	Sonatas	Yes	Yes
1960	At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon	Yes	Yes
1963	Los inocentes	Yes	Yes
	Nunca pasa nada	Yes	Yes
1965	Los pianos mecánicos	Yes	Yes
1970	El último día de la guerra	Yes	Yes
1971	Variety	Yes	Yes
1973	La corrupción de Chris Miller	Yes	Yes
	La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo	Yes	Yes	Co-directed with Henri Colpi
	La Campana del Infierno	Uncredited	No	Replaced Claudio Guerín as the director after him being killed on set.
1975	El poder del deseo	Yes	Yes
1977	El puente	Yes	Yes
1979	Siete días de enero	Yes	Yes
1982	Die Manhung	Yes	Yes
1985	España, una fiesta	Yes	No	Documentary short film
1997	Resultado final	Yes	Yes	Final film

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1972	Les Évasions Célèbres	Yes	No	TV Series
1973	La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo	Yes	Yes	TV Miniseries; 6 episodes Extended version of his movie from the same name co-directed with Henri Colpi
1985	La Huella del Crimen	Yes	Yes	TV Series Episode: "Jarabo"
1987-1988	Lorca, muerte de un poeta	Yes	Yes	TV Miniseries 6 episodes
1993	El joven Picasso	Yes	Yes	TV Miniseries 4 episodes

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1951	Esa pareja feliz	Técnico de sonido	Uncredited cameo
1954	Cómicos	Atrecista
	Felices pascuas	Recadero del Bar
1973	La corrupción de Chris Miller	Pedro	Credited as Juan Bardem
1977	A Dog Called....Vengeance	Abraham Abatti
1978	El Diputado	Juan
1986	Adios pequeña		Uncredited role
1996	Noctámbulos	Mendigo viejo	Short film