The Adventures of Stella Star 1978  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Action / Adventure
aka: Starcrash
Star Crash
Director: Luigi Cozzi
Cast: Caroline Munro, Marjoe Gortner, Christopher Plummer, David Hasselhoff, Joe Spinell, Robert Tessier, Nadia Cassini, Judd Hamilton, Hamilton Camp, Salvatore Baccaro, Cindy Leadbetter, Dirce Funari
Smugglers Stella (Caroline Munro) and Akton (Marjoe Gortner) are pursued by the galactic police. After being caught and imprisoned, it isn't long before they are out and being brought in front of the Emperor (Christopher Plummer) who signs them up to find and destroy a Count's secret weapon AND find his missing son. No challenge is too big for our heroines in this low-budget rip-off of "Star Wars."
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At the Earth's Core 1976  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro, Cy Grant, Godfrey James, Sean Lynch, Bobby Parr, Michael Crane, Keith Barron, Anthony Verner, Helen Gill, Robert Gillespie, Andee Cromarty
Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel, this is the adventure of David Innes (Doug McClure) and scientist Abner Perry (Peter Cushing) who take off in Abner's earth-boring machine. The machine is more powerful than thought, and they end up in an underground civilization where the humanoids are slaves to giant winged birds with great powers. Can they save the day?
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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter 1974  R, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Horror / Thriller
aka: Kronos
Director: Brian Clemens
Cast: Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro, John Cater, Lois Daine, Ian Hendry, Wanda Ventham, William Hobbs, Brian Tully, Lisa Collings, Robert James, Perry Soblosky, Paul Greenwood, John Hollis
Expert swordsman Kronos (Horst Janson) has lost his wife and child to vampires and is determined to put an end to them, so he takes his swords and goes on a crusade across Europe with his hunchbacked partner Grost (John Cater) to rid the world of those nasty beings. They arrive at the Durward estate where they meet the sickly Lady Durward (Wanda Ventham) and her children Paul and Sara (Shane Briant and Lois Daine), and the sword fights against the vampires begin.
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Dracula A.D. 1972 1972 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
Director: Alan Gibson
Cast: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Michael Coles, Christopher Neame, Caroline Munro, Marsha A. Hunt, Janet Key, William Ellis, Philip Miller, Michael Kitchen, David Andrews, Lally Bowers, Constance Luttrell, Michael Daly
Count Dracula is again played by Christopher Lee in this film that has him reappearing in London where he is revived by a group of hippies, led by Johnny Alucard (Christopher Neame), who are delving into black magic. Among the hippy group is Jessica Van Helsing (Stephanie Beacham) who happens to be the granddaughter of occult expert Lorenia Van Helsing (Peter Cushing). His grandfather is the Van Helsing who defeated Dracula many years ago. Now that Dracula is back, he targets the Van Helsing family and begins with Jessica. First, Dracula turns Johnny into a vampire, and Johnny then turns Jessica's boyfriend Bob (Philip Miller) into a vampire. Together, they lure Jessica into danger, and the gore continues with only Jessica's grandfather able to save her and put an end to Dracula's current terrors.
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Faceless 1987 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas, Christopher Mitchum, Stephane Audran, Caroline Munro, Christiane Jean, Anton Diffring, Tilda Thamar, Howard Vernon, Florence Guerin, Gerard Zalcberg, Henri Poirier, Laure Sabardin, Amelie Chevalier
Mad Dr. Flamand (Helmut Berger) kidnaps models in Paris to provide skin for rebuilding the face of his sister who was disfigured from acid. Can private investigator Sam Morgan (Christopher Mitchum) save the latest victim?
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I Don't Want to Be Born 1975 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
aka: Devil Within Her
Director: Peter Sasdy
Cast: Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins, Donald Pleasence, Ralph Bates, Caroline Munro, Hilary Mason, John Steiner, Janet Key, George Claydon, Derek Benfield, Stanley Lebor, Judy Buxton, Susan Richards
Nightclub stripper Lucy Carlesi (Joan Collins) rejects the advances of a dwarf working at her club. The dwarf then casts a spell on her. Later, Lucy marries Gino (Ralph Bates), and they have a baby who turns out to be a monster emitting eerie howls. Before long, the baby has attacked everyone it comes in contact with, and the blood-letting includes drowning, hanging, and even a beheading.
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Maniac 1980 R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: William Lustig
Cast: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Rita Montone, Tom Savini, Kelly Piper, Hyla Marrow, James Brewster, Linda Lee Walter, Tracie Evans, Sharon Mitchell, Carol Henry, Nelia Bacmeister, Louis Jawitz, Denise Spagnuolo
Disturbed loner Frank Zito (Joe Spinell) is still bitter over his mother's death in a car accident years before. He satisfies his grief by scalping young, beautiful women and displaying their hair on mannequins in his apartment. His mother abused Frank when he was a child, but he misses her and even talks to her although she is dead. Extremely gory and perverse.
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The Spy Who Loved Me 1977  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Richard Kiel, Curd Jurgens, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Caroline Munro, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, George Baker, Michael Billington, Vernon Dobtcheff, Olga Bisera, Edward de Souza
Curd Jurgens stars as evil industrialist Karl Stromberg who wants to control an undersea kingdom. In order to accomplish his goal, Stromberg tries to manipulate both the Soviet and American submarine fleets. Not to worry, James Bond, Agent 007 (Roger Moore), teams up with sexy Russian agent Major Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach), and, together, they come to the rescue.
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| 1. The Adventures of Stella Star (1978)
aka: Starcrash
aka: Star Crash
2. At the Earth's Core (1976)
3. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
aka: Kronos
4. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
5. Faceless (1987)
6. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974)
7. I Don't Want to Be Born (1975)
aka: Devil Within Her
8. Maniac (1980)
9. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
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