Boot Hill 1969 PG, 87 min. Genre: Foreign / Western aka: Trinity Rides Again
Director: Giuseppe Colizzi Cast: Terence Hill, Woody Strode, Bud Spencer, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Buono, Lionel Stander, Glauco Onorato, Alberto Dell'Acqua, Nazzareno Zamperla, Maurizio Manetti
Cat Stevens (Terrence Hill) and pal Hutch Bessy (Bud Spencer) are again involved in stopping the desperados–this time they get unexpected help from circus performers.
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Il Grande Racket 1976 N/R, 105 min. Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama aka: The Big Racket
Director: Enzo G. Castellari Cast: Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer, Orso Maria Guerrini, Glauco Onorato, Sal Borgese, Romano Puppo, Antonio Marsina, Daniele Dublino, Massimo Vanni, Salvatore Billa, Joshua Sinclair, Marcella Michelangeli, Roberto Dell'Acqua
Rome police Inspector Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi) uncovers the work of racketeers in his home town but has problems because the citizens live in terror of the vicious gang. Just as Palmieri closes in, he is fired. Forced to take matters into his own hands, Palmieri gives the gang a lesson in street justice when he and his own newly formed gang raid the meeting of mob bosses, and a bloody massacre ensues. "The Big Racket" is the title of the English-dubbed version.
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La Cage Aux Folles II 1980 R, 101 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro Cast: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Paola Borboni, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru, Benny Luke, Stephane Audran, Giovanni Vettorazzo, Glauco Onorato, Roberto Bisacco, Gianrico Tondinelli, Giorgio Cerioni
This sequel just does not match up to the original movie, but it is still a pretty good comedy in which a homosexual couple, Albin Mougeotte and Renato Baldi (Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi) unwittingly becomes embroiled in espionage after obtaining stolen microfilm..
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Sunflower 1970 G, 101 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Galina Andreyeva, Anna Carena, Germano Longo, Nadya Serednichenko, Glauco Onorato, Silvano Tranquilli, Marisa Traversi, Gunars Cilinskis, Carlo Ponti Jr., Pippo Starnazza
Just days before the beginning of World War II, Giovanna (Sophia Loren) and Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni) marry in Italy. When Italy enters the war, Antonio is sent to the Russian front where, after the pressures of war, he meets and marries a Russian, Mascia (Lyudmila Savelyev). Years pass, the war ends, and Giovanna tries to find Antonio by going to Russia and searching through records to find what became of him. She does find him with Mascia and then leaves to begin a new life back in Italy where she marries Ettore (Germano Longo), and they have a son. More time passes, and then Antonio appears in Italy to discuss reconciliation with Giovanna. But they both realize that they must live separate lives, and Antonio leaves for Russia with no plans to return.
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| 1. Boot Hill (1969) aka: Trinity Rides Again
2. Il Grande Racket (1976) aka: The Big Racket
3. La Cage Aux Folles II (1980)
4. Sunflower (1970)
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