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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The Case of the Scorpion's Tail 1971  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Scorpion's Tail
Director: Sergio Martino
Cast: George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Ida Galli, Janine Reynaud, Luis Barboo, Luigi Pistilli, Tom Felleghy, Annalisa Nardi, Tomas Pico
Lisa (Ida Galli) is murdered shortly after collecting a healthy-sized insurance payment after her husband died when an airplane blew up during a flight. Could the culprit be Lisa's lover? Could it be the husband's lover who was denied a share of the insurance? Insurance investigator Peter Lynch (George Hilton) and reporter Cleo Dupont (Anita Strindberg) attempt to track down the killer.
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The Child 1972 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
aka: Who Saw Her Die?
Director: Aldo Lado
Cast: George Lazenby, Anita Strindberg, Adolfo Celi, Rosemarie Lindt, Peter Chatel, Dominique Boschero, George Willing, Piero Vida, Jose Quaglio, Alessandro Haber, Nicoletta Elmi, Giovanni Forti Rosselli, Sandro Grinfan, Carlo Hollesch, Vittorio Fanfoni
First it is a girl in the French Alps who is kidnapped and killed, and later the same happens in Venice to the daughter (Nicoletta Elmi) of a well-known sculptor, Franco (George Lazenby). The police are unable to solve the crimes, Franco decides to investigate, and the body count rises as he nears the answers.
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The Kidnap of Mary Lou 1974  R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Almost Human
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Cast: Tomas Milian, Henry Silva, Laura Belli, Anita Strindberg, Gino Santercole, Guido Alberti, Ray Lovelock, Tom Felleghy, Nello Pazzafini, Luciano Catenacci, Lorenzo Piani
Wanting to raise the ante in his crime spree, Giulio Sacchi (Thomas Milian) kidnaps Mary Lou (Laura Belli), the daughter of a wealthy man (Guido Alberto). But, tough and tired cop Inspector Walter Grandi (Henry Silva) is on his trail, and Grandi will stop at nothing to put an end to Giulio's crime spree and even his life as well.
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Schizoid 1971  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller
aka: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Director: Lucio Fulci
Cast: Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Silvia Monti, Alberto de Mendoza, George Rigaud, Penny Brown, Leo Genn, Mike Kennedy, Ely Galleani, Anita Strindberg, Franco Balducci
Carol (Florinda Bolkan), the daughter of an important English politician, has recurring nightmares of killing a neighbor libertine during all-night LSD orgies. When the neighbor is found dead, Carol is the prime suspect. Were those really dreams? This and many other questions are answered in one of Fulci's better films, which has many twists, turns, and red herrings.
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| 1. The Antichrist (1974)
aka: The Tempter
2. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
aka: Scorpion's Tail
3. The Child (1972)
aka: Who Saw Her Die?
4. The Kidnap of Mary Lou (1974)
aka: Almost Human
5. Schizoid (1971)
aka: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
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