Bad Man's River 1972  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Eugenio Martin
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, James Mason, Gina Lollobrigida, Simon Andreu, Diana Lorys, Gianni Garko, Aldo Sambrell, Sergio Fantoni, Jess Hahn, Daniel Martin, Luis Rivera, Lone Ferck, Eduardo Fajardo, Jose Manuel Martin, Francisco Nieto
Roy King (Lee Van Cleef) and his outlaw gang rob a bank, and, while leaving on a train, King meets and marries beautiful Alice (Gina Lollobrigida). But, Alice has set King up and steals the loot. Now, Senor Montero (James Mason) offers King's outlaw gang $1 million to blow up a Mexican fortress, but the outlaws are once again outsmarted by the devious Alice.
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Cartouche 1962  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Action / Comedy / Drama
aka: Swords of Blood
Director: Philippe de Broca
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn, Marcel Dalio, Jean Rochefort, Odile Versois, Philippe Lemaire, Noel Roquevert, Jacques Charon, Lucien Raimbourg, Jacques Balutin, Pierre Repp, Jacques Hilling, Paul Preboist, Rene Marlic
This Robin Hood-like swashbuckler follows a French bandit, Cartouche (Jean-Paul Belmondo), who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He meets and falls in love with gypsy Venus (Claudia Cardinale) who eventually sacrifices her life to save him. Cartouche then has a grand old time avenging her death.
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Escape from Death Row 1973 R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Mean Frank & Crazy Tony
Director: Michele Lupo
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco, Edwige Fenech, Jean Rochefort, Jess Hahn, Fausto Tozzi, Mario Erpichini, Adolfo Lastretti, Silvano Tranquilli, Nello Pazzafini, Claudio Gora, Steffen Zacharias
Feared crime boss Frankie (Lee Van Cleef) has an admirer in small-time hustler Tony (Tony Lo Bianco). Though Frankie doesn't care for Tony, the two teams up after Tony saves Frankie from a mob hit man. An Italian-made spoof on the mob scene.
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The Grand Duel 1972  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
Director: Giancarlo Santi
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Horst Frank, Alberto Dentice, Marc Mazza, Jess Hahn, Antonio Casale, Klaus Grunberg, Dominique Darel, Alessandra Cardini, Gastone Pescucci, Elvira Cortese, Giovanni Filidoro, Anna-Maria Gherardi, Hans Terofal, Salvatore Baccaro
In this spaghetti Western, Sheriff Clayton (Lee Van Cleef) comes to the aid of Philipp (Alberto Dentice). Philipp was framed for murdering the powerful Patriarch Saxon (Horst Frank) but escaped from jail. Now, the Patriarch's sons–David (also played by Frank), Adam (Klaus Grunberg), and Eli (Marc Mazza)–have put a bounty on Philipp. They had not only framed Philipp but also caused Clayton to lose his job, and Philipp and Clayton set out to confront them and reveal the truth about the Patriarch's murder.
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Les Novices 1970 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Guy Casaril
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Jean Carmet, Jacques Duby, Jess Hahn, Jacques Jouanneau, Noel Roquevert, Dominique Zardi, Angelo Bardi, Lucien Barjon
Sister Agnes (Brigitte Bardot) takes off to check out life on the "outside," participating in several adventures, including prostitution. Eventually she returns to her former life as a nun.
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Mamma Dracula 1980  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Boris Szulzinger
Cast: Louise Fletcher, Maria Schneider, Marc-Henri Wajnberg, Alexander Wajnberg, Jess Hahn, Michel Israel, Jimmy Shuman, Suzy Falk, Vincent Grass, Jose Geal
This satire on the Dracula character fails to entertain as its attempts at inane comedy only make the bad situation worse.
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Rum Runners 1971 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Comedy
aka: Rum Boulevard
Boulevard du Rhum
Director: Robert Enrico
Cast: Lino Ventura, Brigitte Bardot, Bill Travers, Clive Revill, Jess Hahn, Antonio Casas, Andreas Voutsinas, Guy Marchand, Jack Betts, Roger Jacquet, Marc Eyraud
During the United States' prohibition era, rum-runner Captain Cornelius von Zeelinga (Lino Ventura) sails the Caribbean Sea with his smuggled rum. While on one of his runs, he meets and falls in love with his favorite actress Linda Larue (Brigitte Bardot), and a doomed romance ensues.
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Topkapi 1964  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff, Jess Hahn, Titos Vandis, Amy Dalby, Despo Diamantidou, Gilles Segal, Ege Emart, Senih Orkan, Ahmet Danyal Topatan, Joseph Dassin, Jules Dassin
Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell), with help from inventor Cedric Page (Robert Morley) and tourist guide Arthur Simon Simpson (Peter Ustinov), plot to relieve the Topkapi Museum of its priceless dagger. When Arthur crosses the Greek-Turkish border, the Turkish police find arms in his car and suspect him of arms smuggling for terrorists and arrest him. Arthur is released after he agrees to act as a spy for them. Now, Arthur has the dilemma of saving himself or remaining loyal to Elizabeth and the plans for the robbery. Ustinov received his second Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.
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The Trial 1963 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Elsa Martinelli, Jeanne Moreau, Anthony Perkins, Romy Schneider, Akim Tamiroff, Orson Welles, Arnoldo Foa, Suzanne Flon, Jess Hahn, Madeleine Robinson
This is the film adaptation of Frank Kafka's classic tale about the imperfections inherent in a judicial system as exemplified by a man who is arrested for an unspecified crime.
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| 1. Bad Man's River (1972)
2. Cartouche (1962)
aka: Swords of Blood
3. Escape from Death Row (1973)
aka: Mean Frank & Crazy Tony
4. The Grand Duel (1972)
5. The Happy Road (1957)
6. Les Novices (1970)
7. Mamma Dracula (1980)
8. The Night of the Following Day (1969)
9. Rum Runners (1971)
aka: Rum Boulevard
aka: Boulevard du Rhum
10. Topkapi (1964)
11. The Trial (1963)
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