Island Monster 1953  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Monster of the Island
Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero
Cast: Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi, Renato Vicario, Patrizia Remiddi, Jole Fierro, Carlo Duse, Germana Paolieri, Giuseppe Chinnici, Giulio Battiferri, Domenico De Nimmo, Guiseppe Addobbati, Clara Gamberini, Salvatore Scibetta, Renato Vicario, Angelo Dessy
Narcotics investigator Andreani (Franca Marzi) is on the trail of smugglers operating from a small island. When his daughter is kidnapped by the smugglers, Don Gaetano (Boris Karloff) offers to assist in recovering the girl. What Andreani doesn't know is that Don is the leader of the smugglers. Barely watchable. An English-dubbed version is also available.
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The Nights of Cabiria 1957  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Giulietta Masina, Franca Marzi, Amedeo Nazzari, Dorian Gray, Francois Perier, Aldo Silvani, Ennio Girolami, Mario Passante, Christian Tassou, Franco Fabrizi, Loretta Capitoli, Leo Cattozzo, Dominique Delouche, Giovanna Gattinoni, Pina Gualandri
A young prostitute, Cabiria (Giulietta Masina), lives and works in a working-class area in Rome but dreams of a better life. She suffers many humiliations–among them are being taken advantage of by movie star Alberto Lazzati (Amedeo Nazzari) and then again by an accountant, Oscar (Francois Perier). But, despite her situation in life, Cabiria remains optimistic about the future. This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign film.
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Pirates of Capri 1949  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
aka: Captain Sirocco
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Louis Hayward, Binnie Barnes, Alan Curtis, Mariella Lotti, Massimo Serato, Mikhail Rasumny, Virginia Belmont, Franca Marzi, William Tubbs, Alberto Califano, Maria Auritano, Michel Sorel, Eleonora Rossi Drago
By day, pirate Captain Sirocco (Louis Hayward) disguises himself as Count di Amalfi, which enables him to spy on the Naples court of Queen Carolina (Binnie Barnes). At night, Sirocco puts on a mask and leads the rebels of Capri in an effort to overthrow Queen Carolina and her evil police chief Commodore Van Diel (Alan Curtis). Good action scenes.
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| 1. Island Monster (1953)
aka: Monster of the Island
2. The Nights of Cabiria (1957)
3. Pirates of Capri (1949)
aka: Captain Sirocco
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