Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, a U.N. official and modern-day Casanova, cannot get aroused unless there’s danger in sex Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
Slave Girls of Sheba AKA Le verdi bandiere di Allah (1963) Giacomo Gentilomo, Guido Zurli, José Suárez, Linda Cristal, Cristina Gaioni
Saracen pirates aboard the “Black Eagle” attack Christians strongholds along the coast of Spain. Read More »
The Bishop’s Bedroom AKA La stanza del vescovo (1977) Dino Risi, Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti, Patrick Dewaere
Mario (Tognazzi), a rich and eccentric war hero befriends Marco (Dewaere) Read More »
Break-Up AKA L’uomo dei cinque palloni (1968) Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Spaak, Ugo Tognazzi
Mario is a Milan industrialist who is constantly testing balloons to see how much air one can take before busting. Read More »
Jesse James’ Kid AKA Solo contro tutti (1965) Antonio del Amo, Robert Hundar, Mercedes Alonso, Adrian Hoven
Bill James is still a child when his father, Jesse James, is killed by his cousin Bob. Read More »
Scent of a Woman AKA Profumo di donna (1974) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Alessandro Momo, Agostina Belli
An army cadet accompanies an irascible, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples. Read More »
The Story of Tosca AKA Tosca (1941) Carl Koch, Jean Renoir, Imperio Argentina, Michel Simon, Rossano Brazzi
Non-musical account of Puccini’s opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love Read More »
Under Ten Flags AKA Sotto dieci bandiere (1960) Duilio Coletti, Van Heflin, Charles Laughton, Mylène Demongeot
In 1941, the British Admiralty is worried about the large number of Allied ships Read More »
Tamango (1958) John Berry, Dorothy Dandridge, Curd Jürgens, Jean Servais
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. Read More »
The Silent World AKA Le monde du silence (1956) Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Louis Malle, Frédéric Dumas, Albert Falco
This pioneering nature documentary investigates aquatic habitats in various locations around the world. Read More »
The Fifth Cord AKA Giornata nera per l’ariete (1971) Luigi Bazzoni, Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Wolfgang Preiss
After a high-class party in Rome, there’s an assault. The victim is injured but lives. Read More »
Satan’s Baby Doll AKA La bimba di Satana (1982) Mario Bianchi, Jaqueline Dupré, Marina Hedman, Aldo Sambrell
In the crypt of the remote castle of the Aguilars lies the recently-deceased body of Maria. Read More »
Death Walks at Midnight AKA La morte accarezza a mezzanotte (1972) Luciano Ercoli, Nieves Navarro, Simón Andreu, Pietro Martellanza
Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment. Read More »
Massacre Time AKA Le colt cantarono la morte e fu… tempo di massacro (1966) Lucio Fulci, Franco Nero, George Hilton, Linda Sini
In 1866 New Mexico, Tom Corbett is a prospector who is called back to his hometown in Laramie Town Read More »
Baby Love (1979) Rino Di Silvestro, Paola Maiolini, Violette Lafont, Oliver Kris
Baby Love is a stepdaughter of an queen of the castle of Balsorano. Read More »