The Antichrist 1974 R, 96 min. Genre: Foreign / Horror aka: The Tempter
Director: Alberto De Martino Cast: Carla Gravina, Mel Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, George Coulouris, Alida Valli, Mario Scaccia, Umberto Orsini, Anita Strindberg, Remo Girone, Ernesto Colli
Paralyzed Ippolita (Carla Gravina) suffers mental problems after the death of her mother. Matters become worse when she is possessed by a burned-at-the-stake ancestor, and, as a result, her behavior becomes totally unacceptable. Will an exorcism help? Will it succeed? This "Exorcist" rip-off is also available in a poorly-dubbed version.
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Crime Boss 1972 R, 93 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama aka: New Mafia Boss
Director: Alberto De Martino Cast: Telly Savalas, Antonio Sabato, Lee Van Cleef, Paola Tedesco, Giuliano Persico, Nino Dal Fabbro, Giorgio Piazza, Guido Lollobrigida, Sergio Tramonti, Piero Morgia, Teodoro Corra, Sergio Rossi
Mob boss Don Vincenzo (Telly Savalas) takes on an apprentice (Antonio Sabato) who double-crosses his mentor. Weak.
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Holocaust 2000 1977 R, 102 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: The Chosen Rain of Fire
Director: Alberto De Martino Cast: Kirk Douglas, Agostina Belli, Simon Ward, Anthony Quayle, Virginia McKenna, Alexander Knox, Spiros Focas, Ivo Garrani, Adolfo Celi, Romolo Valli, Massimo Foschi, Geoffrey Keen, John Carlin, Peter Cellier, Gerard Hely
The inherent danger of nuclear power plants is exploited in this film about Robert Caine (Kirk Douglas) whose son (Simon Ward) is the devil. In that guise, he has come to build new nuclear plants with built-in failure mechanisms.
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| 1. The Antichrist (1974) aka: The Tempter
2. Crime Boss (1972) aka: New Mafia Boss
3. Holocaust 2000 (1977) aka: The Chosen aka: Rain of Fire
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