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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Judgment in Berlin 1988  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Escape to Freedom
Director: Leo Penn
Cast: Martin Sheen, Heinz Hoenig, Sam Wanamaker, Max Gail, Jutta Speidel, Carl Lumbly, Max Volkert Martens, Sean Penn, Juergen Heinrich, Joshua Sinclair, Harris Yulin
As a means to gain freedom, an East German, Helmut (Heinz Hoenig), hijacks an airplane and directs its pilot to fly to West Berlin. To his surprise, the U.S. is unhappy with his escapade and decides to try him for terrorist activities. However, the judge (Martin Sheen) assigned to the case sides with Helmut.
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Keoma 1976 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: The Violent Breed
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Cast: Franco Nero, Woody Strode, William Berger, Donald O'Brien, Olga Karlatos, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Orso Maria Guerrini, Gabriella Giacobbe, Antonio Marsina, Joshua Sinclair, Victoria Zinny, Lee Lenoir
Keoma (Franco Nero) returns home from the Civil War hoping for some rest and relaxation, but his plans must be put on hold when a ruthless gang leader threatens the peace-loving people of the community. To make matters worse, his three half-brothers, who have always resented half-breed Keoma, are aligned with the gang leader. A violent film, but a cut above the normal spaghetti Western–and one of the last of the genre.
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Lady Frankenstein 1971  R, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mel Welles
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri, Paul Whiteman, Mickey Hargitay, Paul Muller, Renate Kasche, Herbert Fux, Lorenzo Terzon, Ada Pometti, Andrea Aureli, Joshua Sinclair, Richard Beardley, Petar Martinovitch, Adam Welles, Mel Welles
Dr. Frankenstein's (Joseph Cotten) daughter Tania (Rosalba Neri) continues the family tradition as she tries to create a man from body parts. Her reason differs from that of her father: she wants a man to fulfill her sexual fantasies.
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| 1. Il Grande Racket (1976)
aka: The Big Racket
2. Judgment in Berlin (1988)
aka: Escape to Freedom
3. Keoma (1976)
aka: The Violent Breed
4. Lady Frankenstein (1971)
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