When a diamond heist goes wrong, the three would-be robbers go on the run from the law. They soon find themselves involved with a beautiful woman who may wind up being even more trouble for them than the botched robbery.
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Tag Archives: italian
The Little Colonel (1935) David Butler, Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, Comedy, Family, Musical
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Read More »
Nel gorgo del peccato / Eternal Song of Love (1954) Vittorio Cottafavi, Elisa Cegani, Fausto Tozzi, Margot Hielscher, Drama
As Cottafavi himself said, “it is a story of love, death and drugs”. Read More »
La romana / Woman of Rome (1954) Luigi Zampa, Gina Lollobrigida, Daniel Gélin, Franco Fabrizi, Drama
During the fascist era, Adriana a beautiful young model, becomes a prostitute after a love affair gone wrong. She meets Mino, a partisan who falls in love with her and wants to redeem her.
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Lo Scopone scientifico / Scientific Poker (1972) Luigi Comencini, Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Joseph Cotten, Comedy, Drama
An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia. Read More »
The Best of Enemies (1961) Guy Hamilton, David Niven, Alberto Sordi, Amedeo Nazzari, Adventure, Comedy, War
In 1941 the Italian and British forces face one another.Italian army Captain Blasi and his troops capture a British army Major Richardson and his pilot when their scout plane crashes. Read More »
Un pilota ritorna / A Pilot Returns (1942) Roberto Rossellini, Massimo Girotti, Michela Belmonte, Gaetano Masier, Drama, War
A young Italian pilot is interned in a British prison camp after his plane is shot down during the war against Greece. Read More »
Il federale / The Fascist (1961) Luciano Salce, Ugo Tognazzi, Georges Wilson, Gianrico Tedeschi, Comedy
1944. Primo Arcovazzi a fanatic member of Brigate Nere (fascist organization) is in charge to bring an opponent to the regime, Prof. George Wilson, from Abruzzo to Roma. Read More »
Il diavolo nel cervello / Devil in the Brain (1972) Sergio Sollima, Stefania Sandrelli, Keir Dullea, Micheline Presle, Mystery, Thriller
A child suspected of killing his father is imprisoned in a mental hospital. A doctor finds him mentally healthy and begins to suspect another explanation. Read More »
Kiss the Other Sheik / Oggi, domani, dopodomani (1965) Eduardo De Filippo, Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Spaak, Virna Lisi, Comedy
Marcello Mastroianni stars in this film which combines much of the 1965 release Paranoia with new footage. Read More »
Le mura di Malapaga / The Walls of Malapaga (1949) René Clément, Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi, Drama, Romance
A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her daughter. Read More »
Beatrice Cenci / The Conspiracy of Torture (1969) Lucio Fulci, Tomas Milian, Adrienne Larussa, Georges Wilson, Biography, Drama
In 1599 Italy, Beatrice Cenci is the teenage daughter of the crazy landowner and nobleman Francesco Cenci whom he keeps his daughter locked up in the dungeon of his castle for his plaything, sexually abusing her when he feels like it. Read More »
Fail Safe (1964) Sidney Lumet, Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Drama, Thriller
American planes are sent to deliver a nuclear attack on Moscow, but it’s a mistake due to an electrical malfunction. Can all-out war be averted?
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The Black Hole (1979) Gary Nelson, Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
It is the year 2130 A.D. An Earth exploratory ship, the USS Palomino, discovers a black hole with a lost ship, the USS Cygnus, just outside its event horizon. Read More »
It Started in Naples (1960) Melville Shavelson, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica, Comedy, Drama
Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged “black sheep” brother. Read More »