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Tag Archives: Italy
Savage Breed AKA Razza selvaggia (1980) Pasquale Squitieri, Saverio Marconi, Stefano Madia, Imma Piro
Mario lives in Turin with his sister Michelina. He works in the factory. Read More »
Pirates of the Mississippi AKA Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963) Jürgen Roland, Hansjörg Felmy, Sabine Sinjen, Horst Frank
European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. Read More »
Mondo cane n. 2 (1963) Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi, Stefano Sibaldi, Henning Skaarup, Peter Ustinov
The original shockumentary sequel made up of episodes in the life of man and beast, filmed all over the world Read More »
The Taste of Violence AKA Le goût de la violence (1961) Robert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario Adorf
This European “western” by Robert Hossein (scripter, director, and lead) is set in an unnamed Latin American country suffering under a dictator. Read More »
Gangster Boss AKA Le grand chef (1959) Henri Verneuil, Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Papouf
In Paris, scoundrel mates Paolo and Antoine Venturen hope to get rich quick by asking ransom fro rich Mr. Jumelin’s preteen son Eric. Read More »
Beware of a Holy Whore AKA Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Lou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Marquard Bohm
On a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. Read More »
The Stendhal Syndrome AKA La sindrome di Stendhal (1996) Dario Argento, Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi
Anna Manni is a policewoman trying to capture a vicious serial rapist and killer. Read More »
Blue Tornado (1991) Antonio Bido, Dirk Benedict, Ted McGinley, Patsy Kensit
While experimenting with a new flight maneuver, Colonel Alex Long and Phil encounter a mysterious light over a mountain range. Read More »
They Have Changed Their Face AKA Hanno cambiato faccia (1971) Corrado Farina, Adolfo Celi, Geraldine Hooper, Giuliano Esperanti
In this allegory on capitalism, director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa Read More »
Rebus (1969) Nino Zanchin, Laurence Harvey, Ann-Margret, José Calvo
When an international casino crime ring is planning a big score at a fixed roulette game Read More »
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life AKA La più bella serata della mia vita (1972) Ettore Scola, Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel
A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on trial by a group of retired law professionals. Read More »
The Mouth of the Wolf AKA La bocca del lupo (2009) Pietro Marcello, Vincenzo Motta, Mary Monaco, Franco Leo
Pietro Marcello directs this genre-defying Italian docudrama that follows mustachioed ex-con Enzo Read More »
A Blast AKA I Ekrixi (2014) Syllas Tzoumerkas, Angeliki Papoulia, Vassilis Doganis, Maria Filini
Running away on the highway, Maria is alone in her roaring SUV. Read More »
The Exchange Student AKA Les grandes vacances (1967) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Ferdy Mayne, Martine Kelly
Charles Bosquier, a role apparently written for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial headmaster of a French strict boarding school. Read More »