Beast with a Gun 1977  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Mad Dog Killer
Mad Dog
Director: Sergio Grieco
Cast: Helmut Berger, Marisa Mell, Richard Harrison, Marina Giordana, Luigi Bonos, Vittorio Duse, Claudio Gora, Nello Pazzafini, Ezio Marano, Antonio Basile
Nanni Vitali (Helmut Berger) bears a grudge against policeman Giulio Santini (Richard Harrison) whose testimony against him put Nanni in jail. Now, Nanni has escaped, and he is determined to destroy Santini.
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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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Find a Place to Die 1968 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Giuliano Carmineo
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Pascale Petit, Nello Pazzafini, Daniela Giordano, Adolfo Lastretti, Gordon York, Giovanni Pallavicino, Umberto Di Grazia, Piero Lulli, Serafino Profumo, Anthony Blond, Mario Dardanelli
Lisa (Pascale Petit) and her brother stake a claim to a gold mine, but a gang steals it and murders the brother. Lisa enlists the aid of an ex-Confederate soldier (Jeffrey Hunter) in retrieving the mine and avenging her brother's death. Another spaghetti Western with English dubbing.
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The Kidnap of Mary Lou 1974 R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Almost Human
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Cast: Tomas Milian, Henry Silva, Laura Belli, Anita Strindberg, Gino Santercole, Guido Alberti, Ray Lovelock, Tom Felleghy, Nello Pazzafini, Luciano Catenacci, Lorenzo Piani
Wanting to raise the ante in his crime spree, Giulio Sacchi (Thomas Milian) kidnaps Mary Lou (Laura Belli), the daughter of a wealthy man (Guido Alberto). But, tough and tired cop Inspector Walter Grandi (Henry Silva) is on his trail, and Grandi will stop at nothing to put an end to Giulio's crime spree and even his life as well.
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Run, Man, Run! 1968  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
Director: Sergio Sollima
Cast: Tomas Milian, Donald O'Brien, John Ireland, Federico Boido, Linda Veras, Chelo Alonso, Jose Torres, Luciano Rossi, Nello Pazzafini, Marco Guglielmi, Gianni Rizzo, Goffredo Unger
Knife-throwing, petty thief Cuchillo (Tomas Milian) finds out from a prison inmate, who he helped escape, the location of a cache of gold. After the prisoner is killed, Cuchillo heads for the gold, which is intended to help fund the Mexical Revolution. But others also want the gold. One of the better spaghetti Westerns, with humor thrown in for good measure.
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| 1. Beast with a Gun (1977)
aka: Mad Dog Killer
aka: Mad Dog
2. Escape from Death Row (1973)
aka: Mean Frank & Crazy Tony
3. Find a Place to Die (1968)
4. The Kidnap of Mary Lou (1974)
aka: Almost Human
5. Run, Man, Run! (1968)
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