Assignment Istanbul 1969  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Action Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller
aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Tsai Chin, Howard Marion-Crawford, Gunther Stoll, Rosalba Neri, Maria Perschy, Jose Manuel Martin, Werner Abrolat, Osvaldo Genazzani, Gene Reyes, Gustavo Re, Jesus Franco, Burt Kwouk
In this "Fu Manchu" series film, the evil Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts another way to take over the world: he invents a machine that freezes sea water instantly. He needs help to complete the machine, so he kidnaps noted scientist Professor Heracles (Gustavo Re) as well as two heart doctors to conduct a heart transplant when the scientist has a heart attack. To the rescue comes Fu Manchu's nemesis, Scotland Yard Detective Nayland Smith (Richard Greene).
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Beyond the Law 1968  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: Bloodsilver
The Good Die First
Director: Giorgio Stegani
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Antonio Sabato, Lionel Stander, Bud Spencer, Gordon Mitchell, Ann Smyrner, Graziella Granata, Herbert Fux, Enzo Fiermonte, Adriana Facchetti, Hans Elwenspoek, Romano Puppo, Gunther Stoll, Valentina Arrigoni, Carlo Gaddi
This spaghetti Western is fun. An outlaw (Lee Van Cleef) reforms and becomes Sheriff. When a shipment of silver arrives, the temptation is too much for him to resist.
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The Return of Sabata 1971  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schone, Annabella Incontrera, Jacqueline Alexandre, Giampiero Albertini, Ignazio Spalla, Aldo Canti, Vassili Karis, Steffen Zacharias, Pia Giancaro, John Bartha, Gunther Stoll
Posing as a sharpshooter performing in a traveling circus, gambler Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) arrives in Hobsonville and runs into Clyde (Reiner Schone) who owes him $5,000. Hobsonville is run by an Irish clan, led by land baron Joe McIntock (Giampiero Albertini), and the town charges huge taxes that are stored in a bank. Sabata not only refuses to pay the taxes, he enlists Clyde and acrobats (Aldo Canti and Vassili Karis) from the circus to help rob the bank. The money turns out to be counterfeit, but the gold is hidden on McIntock's property. The next step is to find the gold, kill McIntock, and steal the fortune. This film is a sequel to "Sabata" and "Adios, Sabata."
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| 1. Assignment Istanbul (1969)
aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu
aka: Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu
2. Beyond the Law (1968)
aka: Bloodsilver
aka: The Good Die First
3. The Return of Sabata (1971)
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