 The Conformist 1970  R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clementi, Gastone Moschin, Enzo Tarascio, Fosco Giachetti, Jose Quaglio, Yvonne Sanson, Giuseppe Addobbati
Marcello (Jean-Louis Trintignant) represses his homosexual tendencies in an attempt to conform to the 1930s' middle-class Italian society. He even marries Giulia (Stefania Sandrelli). But on his way to Paris for their honeymoon, Marcello's fascist bosses give him a gun and orders to assassinate his old teacher, a political dissident. Doubts now begin to plague Marcello, and he is not sure that he is up to the task at hand.
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Kill, Baby... Kill! 1966  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Curse of the Living Dead
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Erika Blanc, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Giana Vivaldi, Fabienne Dali, Piero Lulli, Max Lawrence, Micaela Esdra, Franca Dominici, Giuseppe Addobbati, Valeria Valeri
In this film, one of Mario Bava's best, a small town is beset by mysterious murders. When autopsies show a gold coin imbedded in each victim's heart, the police bring in the resident witch to help in the investigation. The witch had placed the coins there to protect the individual from the evil baroness who is under the spell of her daughter (who was murdered years before and wants revenge). The baroness MUST be destroyed.
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Last Days of Mussolini 1974 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mussolini: Ultimo Atto
Director: Carlo Lizzani
Cast: Rod Steiger, Franco Nero, Lisa Gastoni, Henry Fonda, Bruno Corazzari, Manfred Freyberger, Lino Capolicchio, Marco Guglielmi, Tom Felleghy, Luciano Pigozzi, John Stacy, Giuseppe Addobbati, Andrea Aureli, Umberto Raho
The last days of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (Rod Steiger) are the focus of this violent drama. Mussolini realizes that the Italian people are turning against him, and, with his mistress Claretta Petacci (Lisa Gastoni) by his side, he attempts an escape to Switzerland. At the same time, he is trying to hide from the Nazis, the Allies, the Italian government, and Italian freedom fighters–all of whom are on his trail.
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Nightmare Castle 1965  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller
aka: Night of the Doomed
The Faceless Monster
Director: Mario Caiano
Cast: Barbara Steele, Paul Muller, Helga Line, Laurence Clift, Giuseppe Addobbati, Rik Battaglia
Mad scientist Dr. Arrowsmith (Paul Muller) uses his wife (Barbara Steele) and her lover (Rik Battaglia) in his experiments. He electrocutes both of them and preserves their hearts while using their blood to make his servant young and beautiful. Alas, things do not go as planned when his wife's fortune does not go to him but, rather, goes to her mentally unstable sister (also played by Barbara Steele). Watch out Doc, you may have trouble dealing with her.
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Watch Me When I Kill 1977  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Antonio Bido
Cast: Corrado Pani, Paola Tedesco, Franco Citti, Bianca Toccafondi, Fernando Cerulli, Giuseppe Addobbati, Gianfranco Bullo, Jill Pratt, Inna Alexeievna, Paolo Malco, Cristina Piras, Roberto Antonelli, Giovanni Vannini, Giuseppe Pennese, Gaetano Rampin
The Dario Argento influence is apparent in this Italian thriller that involves the boyfriend, Lukas (Corrado Pani) of nightclub performer Mara (Paola Tedesco) tracking down a killer after Mara witnesses a murder. Some gruesome moments.
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| 1. The Conformist (1970)
2. Hell's Brigade: The Final Assault (1976)
3. Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)
aka: Curse of the Living Dead
4. Last Days of Mussolini (1974)
aka: Mussolini: Ultimo Atto
5. The Night Porter (1974)
6. Nightmare Castle (1965)
aka: Night of the Doomed
aka: The Faceless Monster
7. Watch Me When I Kill (1977)
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