Conquest of Space 1955  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, Phil Foster, William Redfield, William Hopper, Ross Martin, Michael Fox, Joan Shawlee, Benson Fong, Vito Scotti, John Dennis, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Mike Mahoney
The crew–Captain Barney Merritt (Eric Fleming), Sergeant Mahony (Mickey Shaughnessy), Jackie Siegle (Phil Foster), and Imoto (Benson Fang)–are led by General Samuel T. Merritt (Walter Brooke) on the first spaceship heading to Mars. Problems develop when General Merritt tries to sabotage the trip because he believes they are trespassing on God's domain. His son, Captain Merritt, kills him in order to save the mission, and the crew lands on Mars on Christmas day. Special effects are great.
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Destination Nightmare 1968 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Landres
Cast: Boris Karloff, Whit Bissell, Myron Healey, Tod Andrews, George Hamilton, Jean Del Val, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Rusty Lane, Ron Hagerthy, Roy Engel
Boris Karloff introduces and stars in tales of the supernatural, which was the pilot for a TV series.
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 Funny Face 1957  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair, Suzy Parker, Robert Flemyng, Ruta Lee, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Jean Del Val, Alex Gerry, Dovima, Virginia Gibson, Sue England, Paul Smith
Fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) uses a bookstore to shoot a layout and is fascinated with hapless clerk Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) who has been left with the cleanup after models and photographer have left. Not to worry, Jo is rescued by Dick who takes her to Paris and turns her into a glamorous fashion model. All this, and a love story to boot, makes a good movie.
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Rome Adventure 1962 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Troy Donahue, Angie Dickinson, Rossano Brazzi, Suzanne Pleshette, Constance Ford, Al Hirt, Hampton Fancher, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Chad Everett, Gertrude Flynn, Pamela Austin, Lili Valenti, Mary Patton, Maurice Wells
In her film debut, Suzanne Pleshette takes the role of high-school librarian Prudence Bell who travels to Rome where she meets Don Porter (Troy Donahue). When Don's girlfriend Lyda (Angie Dickinson) goes back to the U.S., Prudence and Don tour Italy's ancient ruins, museums, and fountains. They fall in love, but problems lie ahead when Lyda returns to the scene.
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Wild Is the Wind 1957  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa, Dolores Hart, Joseph Calleia, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Lili Valenty, James Flavin, Dick Ryan, Joseph Vitale
Following the death of his wife, Gino (Anthony Quinn) marries his deceased wife's sister, Gioia (Anna Magnani) but has trouble separating his fantasies from reality. Both Quinn and Magnani received Academy Award nominations.
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| 1. Conquest of Space (1955)
2. Destination Nightmare (1968)
3. Funny Face (1957)
4. Rome Adventure (1962)
5. Wild Is the Wind (1957)
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