The Blood Stained Shadow 1978  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Antonio Bido
Cast: Lino Capolicchio, Stefania Casini, Craig Hill, Massimo Serato, Juliette Mayniel, Laura Nucci, Attilio Duse, Gianfranco Bullo, Sonia Viviani, Luigi Casellato, Alfredo Zammi, Alina De Simone
Stefano (Lino Capolicchio) travels to visit his brother, Don Paolo (Craig Hill), a priest. Don Paolo talks about the shady characters in town and how he has made enemies of some of them. When murders occur, Don Paolo begins to receive threatening notes. Stefano's flashbacks from his childhood may provide a clue to the solution.
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Constantine and the Cross 1962  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lionello De Felice
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Christine Kaufmann, Massimo Serato, Belinda Lee, Elisa Cegani, Fausto Tozzi, Tino Carraro, Carlo Ninchi, Vittorio Sanipoli, Franco Fantasia
Based (loosely) on historical fact, this is the story of Constantine (Cornel Wilde) and his rise to power in the Roman Empire. Lots of battles and Christians being thrown to the lions are depicted.
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David and Goliath 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Richard Pottier
Cast: Orson Welles, Ivo Payer, Edward Hilton, Massimo Serato, Pierre Cressoy, Umberto Fiz, Luigi Tosi, Gabriele Tinti, Kronos
This Italian film relates the Bible story about the legendary battle between the giant, Goliath (Kronos), and David (Ivo Payer) who wielded only his trusty slingshot to slay his adversary.
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Don't Look Now 1973  R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania, Massimo Serato, Renato Scarpa, Leopoldo Trieste, David Tree, Giorgio Trestini, Sharon Williams, Ann Rye, Nicholas Salter, Bruno Cattaneo, Adelina Poerio
Following the drowning of their daughter, the grieving parents, Laura and John Baxter (Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland), move to Venice where they hope to forget the recent tragedy. But, there are unexplained murders occurring in Venice that serve as reminders of their loss. They try to contact their deceased daughter through the spirits of a medium who tells them that John's life is in danger, and the eerie events that follow lead to an unforgettable climax.
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 El Cid 1961 N/R, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, John Fraser, Genevieve Page, Gary Raymond, Herbert Lom, Massimo Serato, Douglas Wilmer, Frank Thring, Hurd Hatfield, Michael Hordern, Andrew Cruickshank, Ralph Truman, Tullio Carminati
This is the story of the 11th-century Spanish hero, El Cid (Charlton Heston), and his fight to force the Moors out of his homeland. El Cid is estranged from his wife Chimene (Sophia Loren) after he kills her father Count Gormaz (Andrew Cruickshank) in a duel, and she enters a convent. King Ferdinand (Ralph Truman) dies, and Spain is divided between the Moors and the Christians. King Alphonso (John Fraser) exiles El Cid, and, now, Chimene reconciles with him. El Cid becomes an honored warrior fighting to drive the Moors from Spain–which, ultimately, will be a fight to the death.
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Hercules and the Hydra 1960  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
aka: The Loves of Hercules
Hercules vs. the Hydra
Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay, Massimo Serato, Tina Gloriani, Rossella Como, Giulio Donnini, Arturo Bragaglia, Andrea Aureli, Andrea Scotti, Moira Orfei
If you're into three-headed dragons, talking trees, cyclops, and other assorted monsters, this is the film for you. Jayne Mansfield has a duel role of the nice queen and the evil Amazon leader who has great powers. When Hercules (Mickey Hargitay) heads to a Grecian land to take revenge on the gad guys who killed his people, he finds that he must deal with the above monsters to save the queen by defeating the Amazon leader. 1 User Review
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| | Mickey is a stud | Candy Kane 01/28/2007 | | Has to be seen if only for the pairing of major '50s couple Mickey Hargitay and his busty wife Jayne Mansfield. |
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Pirates of Capri 1949 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
aka: Captain Sirocco
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Louis Hayward, Binnie Barnes, Alan Curtis, Mariella Lotti, Massimo Serato, Mikhail Rasumny, Virginia Belmont, Franca Marzi, William Tubbs, Alberto Califano, Maria Auritano, Michel Sorel, Eleonora Rossi Drago
By day, pirate Captain Sirocco (Louis Hayward) disguises himself as Count di Amalfi, which enables him to spy on the Naples court of Queen Carolina (Binnie Barnes). At night, Sirocco puts on a mask and leads the rebels of Capri in an effort to overthrow Queen Carolina and her evil police chief Commodore Van Diel (Alan Curtis). Good action scenes.
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| 1. The Blood Stained Shadow (1978)
2. Constantine and the Cross (1962)
3. David and Goliath (1960)
4. Don't Look Now (1973)
5. El Cid (1961)
6. Hercules and the Hydra (1960)
aka: The Loves of Hercules
aka: Hercules vs. the Hydra
7. Pirates of Capri (1949)
aka: Captain Sirocco
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