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Director: Mervyn LeRoy    More Info
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, Kerwin Mathews, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Alexander Scourby, Barbara Luna, Gregoire Aslan, Cathy Lewis, Bernie Hamilton, Marcel Dalio

 Father Matthew Doonan (Spencer Tracy) is a priest in charge of a South Pacific orphanage. When the island is threatened by volcanic activity, Father Doonan calls on Harry (Frank Sinatra) to lead a group of convicts in removing the children from their dangerous home.

Director: Anthony Mann    More Info
Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, John Fraser, Genevieve Page, Gary Raymond, Herbert Lom, Massimo Serato, Douglas Wilmer, Frank Thring

 This is the story of the 11th-century Spanish hero, El Cid (Charlton Heston), and his fight to force the Moors out of his homeland. El Cid is estranged from his wife Chimene (Sophia Loren) after he kills her father Count Gormaz (Andrew Cruickshank) in a duel, and she enters a convent. King Ferdinand (Ralph Truman) dies, and Spain is divided between the Moors and the Christians. King Alphonso (John Fraser) exiles El Cid, and, now, Chimene reconciles with him. El Cid becomes an honored warrior fighting to drive the Moors from Spain–which, ultimately, will be a fight to the death.

Director: John Gilling    More Info
Starring: John Fraser, Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee, Michele Mercier, William Franklyn, George Coulouris, Liz Fraser, Miles Malleson, June Thorburn, Katherine Kath

 Pirates, led by Black John (Bernard Lee), have been smuggling in and around Christopher's (John Fraser) 18th-century village, which is run by his constable father, Squire Trevenyan (Peter Cushing). It falls on Christopher's shoulders to enlist aid in fighting the pirates. He performs his duty, and the fighting begins–and ends with both Black John and Squire Trevenyan dead. Christopher becomes the new leader of the town.

Director: Umberto Scarpelli    More Info
Starring: Gordon Mitchell, Roldano Lupi, Bella Cortez, Liana Orfei, Furio Meniconi, Marietto, Omero Gargano, Renato Terra, Leopoldo Savona, Carlo Tamberlani

 In the year 20,000 BC, giant muscleman Obro (Gordon Mitchell) travels to Metropolis where he is captured and subjected to King Yotar's (Rolando Lupi) immortality experiments–until earthquakes and tidal waves give King Yotar cause for concern, and he turns to Obro for help.

Director: J. Lee Thompson    More Info
Starring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, James Darren, James Robertson Justice, Richard Harris

 This film is at the top in both quality and action for the World War II genre. It involves a multinational force commanded by Major Franklin (Anthony Quayle). The commandos are ordered to blow up two immense German guns that are guarding the sea against the arrival of Allied troop transports. The film won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects, and there were six other nominations, including Best Picture and Director.

Director: Mario Bava    More Info
Starring: Reg Park, Christopher Lee, Franco Giacobini, Leonora Ruffo, Giorgio Ardisson, Ida Galli, Marisa Belli, Ely Drago, Mino Doro, Monica Neri

 Hercules (Reg Park) must save the dying princess (Leonora Ruffo), and the only way is to obtain a magical stone from Hell. So, our hero descends to Hell where he encounters many obstacles. Is he up to the challenge?

Director: Andre De Toth    More Info
Starring: Jack Palance, Anita Ekberg, Antonella Lualdi, Franco Silva, Gianni Garko, Roldano Lupi, Pierre Cressoy, Gabriele Antonini, Gabriella Pallotta, Vittorio Sanipoli

 Jack Palance plays the son of Genghis Khan and, like his father before him, continues the plunder of Europe.

Director: Ishiro Honda    More Info
Starring: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa, Emi Ito, Yumi Ito, Jerry Ito, Akihiro Tayama, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Kenji Sahara

 Tiny (one-foot tall) twins (Emi Ito and Yumi Ito), who have supernatural powers, are abducted from their island by Clark Nelson (Jerry Ito) and taken to Tokyo where they are exploited in a vaudeville show. But, their singing reaches far away to a giant caterpillar, Mothra, that comes to their rescue–destroying Tokyo in the process.

Director: Cy Endfield    More Info
Starring: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan, Percy Herbert, Dan Jackson, Harry Monty

 Jule's Verne's sequel to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is enhanced by the musical score and Ray Harryhausen's special effects. Set during the Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon, crash-land in the sea, and are washed ashore on a South Pacific island. They quickly realize that the island contains giant plants and creatures, and they are confronted by pirates. They even meet Capt. Nemo (Herbert Lom) of the "Nautilus" from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and learn of his plan to feed the world's population, thus ending wars.

Director: Robert D. Webb    More Info
Starring: Ken Scott, Leticia Roman, Dave King, John Richardson, Rafer Johnson, Robert Stephens, Rachel Stephens, Stanley Adams, Edgar Barrier, James Forrest

 Commissioned by England's King Charles II, Bart Paxton (Ken Scott) is sent to infiltrate a pirate band operating from the island of Tortuga and capture the leader, Captain Henry Morgan (Robert Stephens). Plans change when Paxton attacks the pirates, and the ensuing hand-to-hand fight between the Paxton and Morgan leaves both men unconscious and at the mercy of the governor of Tortuga.

Director: Riccardo Freda    More Info
Starring: Gordon Scott, Yoko Tani, Gabriele Antonini, Leonardo Severini, Helene Chanel, Dante DiPaolo, Valery Inkijinoff, Chu Lai Chit, Luong-Ham Chan, Franco Ressel

 Strong man Samson (Gordon Scott) helps the 13th-century Chinese fight the evil Mongol leader Garak (Leonardo Severini) and his army who intend to gain power by killing Prince Tai Sung (Chu Lai Chit) and Princess Lei-Ling (Yoko Tani). Twice, Samson uses his feats of strength and even uses his strength to cause an earthquake. Samson saves the princess, but the prince is killed before Samson defeats the Mongols, and the princess takes the throne.

Director: Ferdinando Baldi    More Info
Starring: Victor Mature, Orson Welles, Liana Orfei, Arnoldo Foa, Folco Lulli, Luciano Marin, Bella Cortez, Furio Meniconi, Pietro Ceccarelli, Renato Terra

 This is the story of a ruthless and barbaric clash between Vikings and the Tartars. Victor Mature plays the Viking leader, Oleg, while Orson Welles stars as Berundai, the Tartar chief.

Director: Arthur Lubin    More Info
Starring: Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Arturo Dominici, Edy Vessel, Georges Chamarat, Daniele Vargas, Giancarlo Zarfati, Anita Todesco, Antonio Battistella, Eduardo Bergamo

 A young man (Steve Reeves) must find an enchanted blue rose before he can marry the beautiful princess.

Director: Mario Caiano    More Info
Starring: Georges Marchal, Mike Lane, Alessandra Panaro, Dominique Boschero, Gianni Santuccio, Yvette Lebon, Raffaella Carra, Gabriele Tinti, Raf Baldassarre, Tino Bianchi

 The Gods are not happy with Ulysses, and the son of Hercules (Mike Lane) is assigned the task of capturing him. But many adventures lie ahead for both, including capture by the deadly half-bird/half-man creatures led by a Queen (Dominique Boschero). Both English-dubbed and subtitled versions are available.

Director: Irwin Allen    More Info
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre, Robert Sterling, Michael Ansara, Frankie Avalon, Regis Toomey, John Litel, Howard McNear

 Great special effects highlight this colorful sci-fi film about the shakedown cruise of the U.S.S. Seaview. The submarine's designer, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson (Walter Pidgeon), is aboard, and, when a giant fire in the sky is spotted, Harriman, without permission, takes on the mission to knock out the fire that he believes threatens to destroy Earth. This decision causes conflict between Nelson and the Seaview's captain, Commander Lee Crane (Robert Sterling), as well as suspicions of psychiatrist Dr. Susan Hiller (Joan Fontaine) who questions Nelson's sanity. To make matters worse, there appears to be a saboteur aboard the Seaview.

Director: Rudolph Mate    More Info
Starring: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar, Donald Houston, Anna Synodinou, Kieron Moore, John Crawford, Laurence Naismith

 The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. was an important battle that changed the direction of civilization in that time period. This is a colorful adventure film that tells the story of how 300 Spartans, led by King Leodinas (Richard Egan), held off thousands of invading Persian soldiers at the mountain pass while the remainder of Greece's leadership debated whether or not to send soldiers.

Director: Richard Fleischer    More Info
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Ernest Borgnine, Silvana Mangano, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado, Harry Andrews, Vittorio Gassman, Valentina Cortese, Douglas Fowley

 This is the story of Barabbas (Anthony Quinn), the thief who Pontius Pilate (Arthur Kennedy) tried along with Jesus and allowed to escape crucifixion. After being released, the guilt-ridden Barabbas goes through many ordeals searching for meaning in his life and, finally, becomes a follower of Christ. The script and cast are good in this religious epic.

Director: Norman Tokar    More Info
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant, Janette Bertrand, Emile Genest, Doris Lussier, Rolland Bedard, Teddy Burns Goulet

 In this Disney family movie, Rene Dumont (Gilles Payant) is an orphan who is hired by James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) to help care for his show dogs. Big Red is a purebred Irish Setter that is loved by young Rene Dumont (Gilles Payant), but Big Red resists training efforts. When James believes that Rene is interfering in Big Red's training, he forbids Rene from coming near Big Red. Rene disobeys, and adventures ensue, but, by story's end, Red, Rene, and James are reunited.

Director: James Neilson    More Info
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jane Wyman, Michael Callan, Deborah Walley, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Ivan Desny, Jessie Royce Landis, Max Showalter, Georgette Anys

 The Willard family leaves Terre Haute, Indiana, and goes on a European vacation in this Disney film. What the children consider fun and adventures prove troublesome for their parents, Harry and Katie (Fred MacMurray and Jane Wyman).

Director: Peter Graham Scott    More Info
Starring: Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen, Oliver Reed, Michael Ripper, Martin Benson, David Lodge, Derek Francis, Daphne Anderson, Milton Reid

 A pirate, Capt. Clegg (Peter Cushing), disguises himself as the reverend Dr. Blyss and still carries out his smuggling activities. When the Royal Crown sends in Capt. Collier (Patrick Allen) and his crew to investigate, Collier suspects that Blyss is hiding something. But the ensuing investigation is made difficult when they encounter ghostlike creatures and eerie lights in the swamps.

Director: Philippe de Broca    More Info
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn, Marcel Dalio, Jean Rochefort, Odile Versois, Philippe Lemaire, Noel Roquevert, Jacques Charon, Lucien Raimbourg

 This Robin Hood-like swashbuckler follows a French bandit, Cartouche (Jean-Paul Belmondo), who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He meets and falls in love with gypsy Venus (Claudia Cardinale) who eventually sacrifices her life to save him. Cartouche then has a grand old time avenging her death.

Director: Lionello De Felice    More Info
Starring: Cornel Wilde, Christine Kaufmann, Massimo Serato, Belinda Lee, Elisa Cegani, Fausto Tozzi, Tino Carraro, Carlo Ninchi, Vittorio Sanipoli, Franco Fantasia

 Based (loosely) on historical fact, this is the story of Constantine (Cornel Wilde) and his rise to power in the Roman Empire. Lots of battles and Christians being thrown to the lions are depicted.

Director: George Seaton    More Info
Starring: William Holden, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Griffith, Ernst Schroder, Eva Dahlbeck, Werner Peters, Klaus Kinski, Stefan Schnabel, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Phil Brown

 Oil importer Eric Erickson (William Holden) is recruited in Stockholm as a spy for the Allies against the Nazis during World War II.

Director: Lewis Gilbert    More Info
Starring: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Anthony Quayle, Tom Bell, Bryan Pringle, Murray Melvin, Victor Maddern

 While fighting Napoleon's fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, a captain and his first mate form differences of opinion that threaten the success of their mission. This film remains faithful to historical fact.

Director: Terence Young    More Info
Starring: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord, Bernard Lee, Joseph Wiseman, Zena Marshall, Eunice Gayson, Lois Maxwell, Anthony Dawson, John Kitzmiller

 In the first screen appearance of Ian Fleming's 007 a.k.a. James Bond (Sean Connery), he is sent to Jamaica to investigate the murder of a British agent. Bond eventually becomes involved with the evil Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman) who plots to interfere with rockets being launched from Cape Canaveral.