 Flash Gordon 1980  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Mike Hodges
Cast: Sam J. Jones, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato, Richard O'Brien, John Osborne, John Hallam, Philip Stone, Suzanne Danielle, William Hootkins
Emperor Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow) rules the planet Mongo and is plotting to destroy the Earth because he believes it is a threat to his realm. Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) teams up with his companion Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) to come to the rescue, and along the way is skyjacked aboard Dr. Zarkov's (Topol) spaceship. Now, Flash Gordon's efforts will require more daring as they are drawn to the planet Mongo where Ming plans to take Dale as his concubine.
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Moses the Lawgiver 1975  TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Moses
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quayle, Ingrid Thulin, Irene Papas, Mariangela Melato, Bill Lancaster, Laurent Terzieff, Aharon Ipale, Youseg Shiloah, Marina Berti
Although the cast is of high caliber, this film–about Moses (Burt Lancaster), the Hebrew leader who leads his people to the Promised Land–just does not get off the ground. Showed as a TV miniseries, it was cut to about 1/2 it's length and had a short theatrical release.
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Nada 1974 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The Nada Gang
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Fabio Testi, Mariangela Melato, Maurice Garrel, Michel Duchaussoy, Michel Aumont, Didier Kaminka, Lou Castel, Katia Romanoff, Andre Falcon, Viviane Romance, Francois Perrot, Henri Attal
The Nada Gang, as the group of anarchist terrorists is called, kidnap an American ambassador, leaving death in their wake. They hole up, and as they begin to bicker, the government and police gain information about them and home in on their location. A good thriller by Chabrol.
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So Fine 1981 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Bergman
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, Richard Kiel, Fred Gwynne, Mike Kellin, David Rounds, Joel Stedman, Irving Metzman, Angela Pietropinto
Bobby (Ryan O'Neal) is a college professor whose father Jack (Jack Warden) owns a NYC garment business. Bobby suggests that they introduce see-through jeans after he had split his jeans. While the idea is a success, the movie only gets a so-so.
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Summer Night, with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of B 1986  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Summer Night
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Mariangela Melato, Michele Placido, Roberto Herlitzka, Massimo Wertmuller
[Full title: "Summer Night, With Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil"] Fulvia (Mariangela Melato) reverses roles when she kidnaps infamous kidnapper, Beppe (Michele Placido), and holds him ransom for $100,000. Beppe, however, enjoys the last laugh when Fulvia becomes sexually attracted to him.
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Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August 1975  R, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino, Isa Danieli, Aldo Puglisi, Anna Melita, Giuseppe Durini, Lucrezia De Domizio, Luis Saurez, Vittorio Fanfoni, Lorenzo Piani, Eros Pagni
A wealthy capitalist woman (Mariangela Melato) charters a yacht to sail the Mediterranean. Her deckhand (Giancarlo Giannini) is a Communist, and the story gains momentum with a shipwreck. When the couple finds themselves on a deserted island, political roles reverse, and the battle of the classes AND the sexes ensues.
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| 1. Flash Gordon (1980)
2. Love and Anarchy (1973)
3. Moses the Lawgiver (1975)
aka: Moses
4. Nada (1974)
aka: The Nada Gang
5. So Fine (1981)
6. Summer Night, with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of B (1986)
aka: Summer Night
7. Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (1975)
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