American Dreamer 1984   PG, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne, James Staley, Huckleberry Fox, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jean Rougerie, Pierre Santini, Leon Zitrone, Andre Valard, Robin Coleman, Alain Flick, Yassan Khan, Christian de Tilliere
Ohio housewife Cathy Palmer (JoBeth Williams) wins a trip to Paris after writing a chapter for a book in a mystery writing contest. Cathy arrives in Paris and is hit in the head when knocked down by a car in an accident. Upon awakening in the hospital, Cathy has no memory of her past life and believes that she is the James Bond-type heroine, Rebecca Ryan, the spy she wrote about in the contest. She meets Alan McMann (Tom Conti) and does not know that he is the ghost writer of the novel for which she won the prize. Together, they experience adventures involving spies and other villains before Cathy finally regains her memory. 1 User Review
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| | Greatly underrated!!! | Anonymous 03/24/2007 | | This is a fun movie. I loved it when I first saw it, and still enjoy watching it from time to time. I only wish Williams and Conti could have done some sequels! |
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Blood Red 1988  R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Masterson
Cast: Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Burt Young, Elias Koteas, Marc Lawrence, Aldo Ray, Susan Anspach, Julia Roberts, Carlin Glynn
Battles between railroad officials and immigrants begin when a ruthless tycoon (Dennis Hopper) tries to build his railroad through the wine country of California in the 1890s.
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 Casino Royale 2006  PG-13, 144 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Isaach De Bankole, Tobias Menzies, Jesper Christensen, Ivana Milicevic, Claudio Santamaria, Sebastien Foucan
James Bond (Daniel Craig) gets his promotion to "00" status, and his first assignment is to spy on terrorist Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan), but when plans do not come together, Bond decides to set off on his own to track down the terrorist cell. Heading to the Bahamas, Bond runs into Alex Dimitrios (Simon Abkarian) and his girlfriend, Solange (Caterina Murino). Dimitrios deals with Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) who is a banker for terrorist organizations. Now, Bond goes into action and arranges to play a high-stakes poker game against Le Chiffre believing that the $10 million buy-in at Montenegro's Casino Royale will bankrupt Le Chiffre if he loses and, in the process, destroy his terrorist organizations.
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 CQ 2001 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roman Coppola
Cast: Jeremy Davies, Angela Lindvall, Elodie Bouchez, Gerard Depardieu, Massimo Ghini, Giancarlo Giannini, John Phillip Law, Jason Schwartzman, Dean Stockwell, Billy Zane
A French director (Gerard Depardieu) is making a sci-fi film but cannot seem to find an ending for his story. The solution: A young American, Paul (Jeremy Davies), who is already in Paris documenting his own life on film. The problem: Paul begins to intertwine his own life story with that of the sci-fi movie.
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Darkness 2002  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jaume Balaguero
Cast: Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini, Fele Martinez, Stephan Enquist, Fermi Reixach, Francese Pages, Craig Stevenson, Paula Fernandez
Forty years ago in Spain, six children mysteriously disappeared, and now an American family moves into a remote house in the same neighborhood. The house holds a secret, and it doesn't take long before teenage daughter Regina (Anna Pacquin) senses a problem and investigates the history of this dark house that threatens to destroy her family. 1 User Review
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| | wow! | deano 01/26/2007 | Dude me and my friend watched it while we were on holidays, and we thought it was awesome!
even though it was continously interupted by the days proceedings , from what we saw was great.
It is a must see and the best thriller around.
I hope to see it without any interuptions some day! |
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 The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca 1997 R, 109 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Marcos Zurinaga
Cast: Esai Morales, Andy Garcia, Edward James Olmos, Jeroen Krabbe, Miguel Ferrer, Giancarlo Giannini, Marcela Walerstein, Tony Plana, Eusebio Lazaro, Jose Coronado
Based on Ian Gibson's two books on the subject, poet Garcia Lorca's violent death is examined through the eyes of Ricardo (Esai Morales) who met Lorca years before.
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Dracula's Curse 2002 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Patrick Bergin, Giancarlo Giannini, Hardy Kruger Jr., Stefania Rocca, Muriel Baumeister, Kai Wiesinger, Alessio Boni, Brett Forest, Alessia Merz, Conrad Hornby
Successful American banker Jonathan Harker (Hardy Kruger Jr.) has a chance to make a good profit in real estate and travels to Romania to complete the deal with Count Tepes (Patrick Bergin). But the Count is really Count Dracula, and he's recruiting vampires. This modern-day update of "Dracula" was originally an Italian made-for-TV miniseries.
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 Fever Pitch 1985 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini, Bridgette Andersen, Chad Everett, John Saxon, Hank Greenspun, William Smith, Keith Hefner, Rafael Campos
Sports columnist Taggart (Ryan O'Neal) writes an expose on the gambling world and, in the process of his investigation, develops gambling fever himself.
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Fraulein Doktor 1969 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alberto Lattuada
Cast: Suzy Kendall, Kenneth More, Capucine, James Booth, Alexander Knox, Nigel Green, Giancarlo Giannini, Michael Elphick, Colin Tapley
Based on true-life adventures of World War I German spy Anna Maria Lessler (Suzy Kendall), this is an impressive film with an anti-war theme. The story was produced in 1934 as "Stamboul Quest" with Myrna Loy in the title role.
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Hannibal 2001 R, 131 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta, Frankie Faison, Giancarlo Giannini, Gary Oldman, Francesca Neri, Zeljko Ivanek, David Andrews, Francis Guinan, Hazelle Goodman, Enrico Lo Verso, James Opher, Ivano Marescotti, Frabrizio Gifuni
After a 10-year absence, Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) is back. This time around, Clarise (Julianne Moore) is the bait used by billionaire Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) and Italian police inspector Rinaldo Pazzi (Giancarlo Giannini) to lure Hannibal into the open. Verger was left disfigured and disabled after an attack by Hannibal and now seeks revenge, and Pazzi wants the $3 million reward.
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Incantato 2003 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Heart Is Everywhere
A Heart Elsewhere
Director: Pupi Avati
Cast: Neri Marcore, Vanessa Incontrada, Giancarlo Giannini, Anna Longhi, Alfiero Toppetti, Nino D'Angelo, Cesare Cremonini, Giulio Bosetti, Edoardo Romano, Sandra Milo, Chiara Sani, Sarah Maestri
College teacher Nello (Neri Marcore) is invited to Bologna by his father, Cesare (Giancarlo Giannini), who wants him to marry and produce an heir. Nello finds a blind woman, Angela (Vanessa Incontrada), but his parents do not like his choice. Angela is still in love with an old beau and uses Nello to regain the old boyfriend's interest. Now, there is talk about surgery to restore Angela's sight, and Nello despairs because she will no longer need him.
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Innocente 1976 R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: L'Innocente
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Jennifer O'Neill, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti, Didier Haudepin, Marie Dubois, Roberta Paladini, Claude Mann, Marc Porel, Elvira Cortese, Alessandra Vazzoler, Philippe Hersent, Sinia Betti, Enzo Musumeci Greco
The decadence of the aristocracy in late 19th-century Italy is the theme of this story about Tullio (Giancarlo Giannini) who openly has a passionate affair with the widow, Countess Teresa (Jennifer O'Neill). But, it's a different thing altogether when he finds out that his young wife Giuliana (Laura Antonelli) is also having an affair with a novelist (Marc Porel). Now, Tullio's renewed interest in Giuliana suffers a setback when she gives birth to an illegitimate son.
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Jacob 1994 TV, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Peter Hall
Cast: Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sean Bean, Joss Ackland, Giancarlo Giannini, Irene Papas, Juliet Aubrey, Cecilia Dazzi, Christoph M. Ohrt, Yvonne Scio, Philip Locke, Daniel Newman
The love story of the Bible's Jacob and Rachel (Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle) is told in this made-for-TV film. After fleeing his home to avoid his older brother's wrath and finding Rachel, he must become a servant to Rachel's father (Giancarlo Giannini) in order to gain Rachel's hand in marriage. But there are many hardships to overcome to realize life's dreams.
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Joshua 2002 G, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Purdy
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, F. Murray Abraham, Kurt Fuller, Stacy Edwards, Colleen Camp, Giancarlo Giannini, Jordan Allen, Tom Brainard, Alec De Rosa, Kevin Scott Greer
A stranger, Joshua (Tony Goldwyn), arrives in a small town where he creates an immediate impact by resurrecting a burned-down church and helping the townsfolk. He is also a woodworker, and gets to know the local Catholic priests, sometimes criticizing their sermons. Who could this stranger be and what will be the fate of mankind?
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 Man on Fire 2004 R, 146 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Rachel Ticotin, Jesus Ochoa, Mickey Rourke, Angelina Pelaez, Gustavo Sanchez Parra, Gero Camilo
A former Marine, Creasy (Denzel Washington), gets a job working as a bodyguard in Mexico City where he is employed by Samuel (Marc Anthony) to watch over Samuel's nine-year-old daughter, Pita (Dakota Fanning). The hard-drinking ex-Marine and the lonely young girl bond; Creasy even becomes Pita's swimming coach. When Pita is kidnapped, Creasy's past toughness rises to the fore as he resolves to track down and kill anyone and everyone involved in the abduction.
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 Mimic 1997 R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton, Alexander Goodwin, F. Murray Abraham, Alix Koromzay, James Costa, Norman Reedus, Javon Barwell, Pak-Kwang Ho, Glenn Bang, Warna Fisher, Margaret Ma
Three years after New York City entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) and her colleague Peter (Jeremy Northam) developed a mutant insect to kill off deadly cockroaches, the Judas Breed mutants have evolved into a giant monster, very similar to human form, and they now threaten humanity. When people disappear, and their mutilated bodies are discovered, Susan and Peter are called on to find out what is happening.
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My House in Umbria 2003 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Maggie Smith, Ronnie Barker, Chris Cooper, Benno Furmann, Giancarlo Giannini, Timothy Spall, Libero De Rienzo, Emmy Clarke, Cecilia Dazzi, Anna Longhi
Based on a short novel by William Trevor, this made-for-HBO film tells the story of survivors of a bomb blast in a train compartment. After the explosion, the survivors are requested to remain in the country until the investigation is complete. One of the survivors, Mrs. Emily Delahunty (Maggie Smith), a British romantic novelist now living in Italy, invites the others–a British General (Ronnie Barker), a young German man (Benno Furmann), and a girl, Aimee (Emmy Clarke)–to her home. Aimee is traumitized and will not speak, but she comes around as Emily works with her. As the others get to know each other, Aimee's uncle, Tom (Chris Cooper), her only living relative, arrives and shows a willingness to take the girl, though he is not excited about it. Maggie Smith won an Emmy for her performance.
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Once Upon a Crime 1992  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eugene Levy
Cast: John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Young, Richard Lewis, Ornella Muti, Giancarlo Giannini, George Hamilton, Roberto Sbaratto, Joss Ackland, Caterina Boratto, Elsa Martinelli
Americans–Phoebe (Sean Young) and Julian (Richard Lewis)–meet in Rome, find a missing dachshund, and decide on a trip from Rome to Monte Carlo in order to collect a $5,000 reward for the dog's return.
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Quantum of Solace 2008 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Gemma Arterton, David Harbour, Jesper Christensen, Anatole Taubman, Rory Kinnear, Tim Pigott-Smith, Joaquin Cosio, Jesus Ochoa, Fernando Guillen Cuervo
This story takes up where "Casino Royale" left off. James Bond's (Daniel Craig) girlfriend Vesper has died, and Bond and M (Judi Dench) question Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) and learn about the "Quantum" organization that had blackmailed Vesper. Now, Bond heads to Haiti and meets fellow traveler, agent Camille (Olga Kurylenko), who, after trying to kill Bond, leads him to the villain businessman Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a prominent force within the Quantum organization. As the story unfolds, Bond learns that Greene is plotting to control the world's natural resources, and he sets out to stop Quantum in its tracks.
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria 1969 PG, 140 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi, Hardy Kruger, Sergio Franchi, Renato Rascel, Giancarlo Giannini, Eduardo Ciannelli, Valentina Cortese, Leopoldo Trieste, Patrizia Valturri, Gigi Ballista, Quinto Parmeggiani
During World War II, Italo Bombolini (Anthony Quinn) serves as mayor of the Italian town, Santa Vittoria. Italo and his wife Rosa (Anna Magnani) own a wine shop, and when they learn that the Nazi army will be marching to their town to steal their vintage wine, Italo leads the town's residents in an effort to hide the wine. The residents work day and night to hide one million bottles of wine in a cave–a plan that ensures that the wine will not be found by the Nazis when they arrive in town. 2 User Reviews
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| | Took place during a serious but highly entertaining | BBRIN1 11/14/2009 | | Saw it on Turner Classics probably a year ago |
| | hugely entertaining | nectarine 10/21/2007 | | |
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Seven Beauties 1976  R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Pasqualino Settebellezze
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler, Piero Di Iorio, Elena Fiori, Enzo Vitale, Roberto Herlitzka, Lucio Amelio, Ermelinda De Felice, Francesca Marciano
Survival is the theme of this film in which a hood, "Seven Beauties" (Giancarlo Giannini), escapes from the Italian army during World War II. Ironically, he is involved in a train wreck and is sent to a German concentration camp. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Film, Actor (Giancarlo Giannini), Director, and Writing.
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Shadows in the Sun 2005 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: The Shadow Dancer
Director: Brad Mirman
Cast: Joshua Jackson, Harvey Keitel, Claire Forlani, John Rhys-Davies, Giancarlo Giannini, Armando Pucci, Albert Dray, Silvia De Santis, Jake Broder, Valeria Cavalli
British book agent and aspiring writer Jeremy Taylor (Joshua Jackson) is sent to Italy in search of author Weldon Parish (Harvey Keitel). In the process, he encounters Weldon's daughter Isabella (Claire Forlani), falls in love with her, meets Weldon, and the two men help each other to overcome problems and encourage each other to write as they deal effectively with life.
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The Short Cut 1990 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Time to Kill
Director: Giuliano Montaldo
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ricky Tognazzi, Patrice-Flora Praxo, Gianluca Favilla, Georges Claisse, Robert Liensol, Vittorio Amandola, Pao Pei Andreoli, Mario Mazzarotto, Giancarlo Giannini, Michele Melega, Franco Trevisi
Enrico (Nicolas Cage), an Italian soldier who is part of the occupation forces in Ethiopia in the mid-1930s, suffers from a toothache and is shown a shortcut to a military base. He gets lost and comes upon an oasis where he sees a woman bathing. He rapes her but, feeling guilty, spends the night with her. He accidentally kills her while trying to shoot a wild animal and then buries her. After continuing his journey, he sees two men in white clothing similar to the girl's and then finds out that they are lepers. When a sore that won't heal occurs on Enrico's hand, he seeks forgiveness. This offbeat story was based on a 1949 novel by Ennio Flaiano.
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Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August 1975 R, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino, Isa Danieli, Aldo Puglisi, Anna Melita, Giuseppe Durini, Lucrezia De Domizio, Luis Saurez, Vittorio Fanfoni, Lorenzo Piani, Eros Pagni
A wealthy capitalist woman (Mariangela Melato) charters a yacht to sail the Mediterranean. Her deckhand (Giancarlo Giannini) is a Communist, and the story gains momentum with a shipwreck. When the couple finds themselves on a deserted island, political roles reverse, and the battle of the classes AND the sexes ensues.
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Travels with Anita 1979 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Lovers and Liars
Director: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Aurore Clement, Laura Betti, Andrea Ferreol, Lorraine De Selle, Renzo Montagnani, Lorraine De Selle, Renzo Montagnani, Marne Maitland, Carlo Monni, Geoffrey Copleston
While vacationing in Rome, American actress Anita (Goldie Hawn) falls in love with a banker, Guido Massacesi (Giancarlo Giannini). Guido is on his way to Tuscany to visit his ailing father and invites Anita to join him. Unaware that Guido is married, Anita agrees to go off on the trip. Guido's father dies before Guido and Anita reach Tuscany, and during the funeral, family members gather to honor their deceased patriarch and end up in the midst of petty arguments.
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A Walk in the Clouds 1995 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfonso Arau
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Anthony Quinn, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Giancarlo Giannini, Angelica Aragon, Evangelina Elizondo, Freddy Rodriguez, Don Amendolia, Febronio Covarrubias, Alejandra Flores, Mary Pat Gleason, Juan Antonio Jimenez, Macon McCalman, Ivory Ocean, Gregory Paul Martin
This film is based on the 1942 Italian movie, "Four Steps in the Clouds." This time around, the story is set in California's Napa Valley in 1945. Keanu Reeves plays a World War II veteran, Paul Sutton, who poses as the husband of unwed, pregnant Victoria (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon). Victoria's father is Mexican-American winegrower Alberto Albertini (Giancarlo Giannini) who does not trust Paul even though her grandfather Don Pedro (Anthony Quinn) accepts him. Paul believes that if he sticks around for a few days and then leaves, he will be the bad one, and Alberto will vent his wrath on him instead of Victoria.
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The Whole Shebang 2001 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Zaloom
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Bridget Fonda, Giancarlo Giannini, Talia Shire, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Anthony DeSando, Alexander Milani, Jo Champa, John Cassini, Karin Konoval, Jason Schombing
Giovanni Bazinni (Stanley Tucci) has moved from Italy to suburban New Jersey to help with his cousin Pop Bazinni's (Giancarlo Giannini) fireworks business. Pop's son was killed in an explosion in the firework's storage shed and has left a widow, Val (Bridget Fonda), who has agreed to marry Joey Zito (Anthony DeSando). But there is still time before the wedding for sparks to fly between Giancarlo and Val.
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| 1. American Dreamer (1984)
2. Arabella (1969)
3. Blood Red (1988)
4. Casino Royale (2006)
5. CQ (2001)
6. Darkness (2002)
7. The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1997)
8. Dracula's Curse (2002)
9. Fever Pitch (1985)
10. Fraulein Doktor (1969)
11. Hannibal (2001)
12. Incantato (2003)
aka: The Heart Is Everywhere
aka: A Heart Elsewhere
13. Innocente (1976)
aka: L'Innocente
14. Jacob (1994)
15. Joshua (2002)
16. Love and Anarchy (1973)
17. Man on Fire (2004)
18. Mimic (1997)
19. My House in Umbria (2003)
20. Once Upon a Crime (1992)
21. Quantum of Solace (2008)
22. The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
23. Seven Beauties (1976)
aka: Pasqualino Settebellezze
24. Shadows in the Sun (2005)
aka: The Shadow Dancer
25. The Short Cut (1990)
aka: Time to Kill
26. Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (1975)
27. Travels with Anita (1979)
aka: Lovers and Liars
28. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
29. The Whole Shebang (2001)
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