The Count of Monte Cristo 1954 N/R, 97 min. Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Robert Vernay Cast: Jean Marais, Roger Piquat, Lia Amanda, Folco Lulli, Daniel Ivernel, Daniel Cauchy
A young French soldier, Edmond Dantes (Jean Marais), escapes from prison, assumes a new identity, seeks revenge for his trials and tribulations, and lives happily ever after.
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Dr. Popaul 1972 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy aka: High Heels Scoundrel in White Play Now, Pay Later
Director: Claude Chabrol Cast: Laura Antonelli, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Mia Farrow, Daniel Ivernel, Daniel Lacourtois, Marlene Appelt, Michel Peyrelon, Carlo Bartolotta, Henri Attal, Patrick Prejean
An ambitious medic will do anything to make it in his chosen field–even marry the hospital president's ugly daughter.
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Sundays and Cybele 1962 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Serge Bourguignon Cast: Hardy Kruger, Nicole Courcel, Patricia Gozzi, Daniel Ivernel, Michel de Re, Andre Oumansky, France Anglade, Bibiane Stern, Jocelyne Loiseau, Anne-Marie Coffinet
This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and reflects the devastation of post-war France. Hardy Kruger plays Pierre whose life comes to a tragic end through a series of misunderstandings.
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Ulysses 1954 N/R, 104 min. Genre: Adventure aka: Ulisse
Director: Mario Camerini, Mario Bava Cast: Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podesta, Sylvie, Franco Interlenghi, Piero Lulli, Teresa Pellati, Jacques Dumesnil, Daniel Ivernel, Elena Zareschi, Evi Maltagliati, Ludmilla Dudarova, Tania Weber, Alessandro Fersen
Following the Trojan War, Ulysses (Kirk Douglas) journeys home to Ithaca where his faithful wife Penelope (Silvana Mangano) and son Telemachus (Franco Interlinghi) wait for his return. Ulysses encounters numerous obstacles along the way–including Cyclops, singing Sirens that induce madness, and deceptive Circe (also Silvana Mangano). Finally, after many years, Ulysses arrives home to Penelope where one final challenge awaits.
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| 1. The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
2. Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
3. Dr. Popaul (1972) aka: High Heels aka: Scoundrel in White aka: Play Now, Pay Later
4. Sundays and Cybele (1962)
5. Ulysses (1954) aka: Ulisse
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