And Now My Love 1974  PG, 121 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Lelouch
Cast: Marthe Keller, Andre Dussollier, Charles Denner, Carla Gravina, Judith Magre, Charles Gerard, Gilbert Becaud, Daniel Boulanger, Venantino Venantini, Gabriele Tinti, Sam Letrone, Andre Falcon, Nathalie Courval, Annie Kerani, Gerard Sire
One century of different political and social backgrounds come together in this drama about Sarah (Marthe Keller) and Simon (Andre Dussollier) who eventually meet and fall in love. The story begins with Sarah's Grandfather (Charles Denner) playing a camera operator who is killed during World War I. His son (also played by Denner) becomes a wealthy shoe manufacturer, but his wife (also played by Keller) dies during Sarah's birth. Sarah is a spoiled brat, but she marries ex-con Simon who becomes a respected filmmaker.
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Cut and Run 1985  PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Cast: Lisa Blount, Willie Aames, Karen Black, Leonard Mann, Richard Lynch, Richard Bright, Valentina Forte, Michael Berryman, Gabriele Tinti, Eriq La Salle, John Steiner, Barbara Magnolfi, Luca Barbareschi
The South American drug war is the setting for this movie about freelance journalist Fran's (Lisa Blount) quest for the son, Tommy (Willie Aames), of corporate executives (Richard Bright and Karen Black). Fran and her cameraman Mark (Leonard Mann) travel to the Venezuelan jungles where they deal with brutal natives in the hostile environment. They discover a drug cartel run by corrupt Col. Brian Horne (Richard Lynch) who is holding Tommy captive, and now Fran and Mark are caught up in a life-threatening drug war.
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David and Goliath 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Richard Pottier
Cast: Orson Welles, Ivo Payer, Edward Hilton, Massimo Serato, Pierre Cressoy, Umberto Fiz, Luigi Tosi, Gabriele Tinti, Kronos
This Italian film relates the Bible story about the legendary battle between the giant, Goliath (Kronos), and David (Ivo Payer) who wielded only his trusty slingshot to slay his adversary.
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Esther and the King 1960  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea, Sergio Fantoni, Rik Battaglia, Renato Baldini, Gabriele Tinti, Daniela Rocca, Robert Buchanan, Folco Lulli
This is a weary, biblical tale set in fourth century B.C. Persia and tells the story of the Persian King (Richard Egan), his dealing with the Persian hatred of the Jews, and of Jewish woman Esther (Joan Collins) who was to become his bride. Director Walsh must have been tiring of his trade, or of the subject matter, since there is no conviction in the players.
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 The Flight of the Phoenix 1966   N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Kruger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser, Christian Marquand, Dan Duryea, George Kennedy, Gabriele Tinti, Alex Montoya, Peter Bravos, William Aldrich, Barrie Chase
James Stewart plays the pilot of an airplane that crashes in the Sahara Desert. The only hope for the survivors comes from a model-plane designer Heinrich Dorfmann (Hardy Kruger).
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The House of Exorcism 1973 R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Lisa and the Devil
The Devil in the House of Exorcism
Director: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone
Cast: Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Alessio Orano, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Gabriele Tinti, Kathy Leone, Eduardo Fajardo, Franz von Treuberg
Lisa (Elke Sommer) gets lost while touring Italy. She ends up in a mansion that is truly weird: corpses, wax dummies (one that looks like her), a depraved family, and a strange housekeeper (Telly Savalas) who is the Devil. A gory, unsettling film.
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Sodom and Gomorrah 1962 N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
aka: The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker, Rossana Podesta, Anouk Aimee, Claudia Mori, Rik Battaglia, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Aldo Silvani, Gabriele Tinti, Scilla Gabel, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Enzo Fiermonte, Daniel Vargas, Massimo Pietrobon
Lot (Stewart Granger) is the Hebrew leader who takes his people to the Valley of Jordan and finds that they are caught between the sinful cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. The wicked Queen Bera (Anouk Aimee) rules, and she makes a deal with Lot. She wants to use Lot's Hebrews as her line of defense against the Helamites and, as part of the deal, she gives Lot her slave Ildith (Pier Angeli) as his wife. When Lot realizes that his people are being corrupted by the evil people of Sodom and Gomorrah, he receives a vision from God to lead his people out of the area. As they leave, Ildith turns to look at the crumbling cities and is turned into a pillar of salt.
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Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules 1961 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ulysses Against Hercules
Director: Mario Caiano
Cast: Georges Marchal, Mike Lane, Alessandra Panaro, Dominique Boschero, Gianni Santuccio, Yvette Lebon, Raffaella Carra, Gabriele Tinti, Raf Baldassarre, Tino Bianchi
The Gods are not happy with Ulysses, and the son of Hercules (Mike Lane) is assigned the task of capturing him. But many adventures lie ahead for both, including capture by the deadly half-bird/half-man creatures led by a Queen (Dominique Boschero). Both English-dubbed and subtitled versions are available.
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| 1. And Now My Love (1974)
2. Cut and Run (1985)
3. David and Goliath (1960)
4. Esther and the King (1960)
5. The Flight of the Phoenix (1966)
6. The House of Exorcism (1973)
aka: Lisa and the Devil
aka: The Devil in the House of Exorcism
7. Rider on the Rain (1970)
8. Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
aka: The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah
9. Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1961)
aka: Ulysses Against Hercules
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