Esther and the King 1960  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea, Sergio Fantoni, Rik Battaglia, Renato Baldini, Gabriele Tinti, Daniela Rocca, Robert Buchanan, Folco Lulli
This is a weary, biblical tale set in fourth century B.C. Persia and tells the story of the Persian King (Richard Egan), his dealing with the Persian hatred of the Jews, and of Jewish woman Esther (Joan Collins) who was to become his bride. Director Walsh must have been tiring of his trade, or of the subject matter, since there is no conviction in the players.
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Girl with a Suitcase 1960  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Valerio Zurlini
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Luciana Angiolillo, Corrado Pani, Gian Maria Volonte, Riccardo Garrone, Renato Baldini, Romolo Valli, Elsa Albani, Ciccio Barbi, Nadia Bianchi, Edda Soligo
After nightclub singer Aida (Claudia Cardinale) is jilted by Marcello (Corrado Pani), she begins a new romance with his 16-years-younger brother, Lorenzo (Jacques Perrin). Love blooms–for awhile until Aida falls for a musician and leaves Lorenzo out in the cold.
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Submarine Attack 1954  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Duilio Coletti
Cast: Renato Baldini, Folco Lulli, Lois Maxwell, Carlo Bellini, Aldo Bufi Landi, Earl Cameron, Tom Middleton, Henri Vidon, Carolo Delle Piane, Edward Fleming
An Italian submarine sinks a ship, and survivors are taken aboard. Now comes the decision: whether or not to keep the survivors or put them out to sea.
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The White Warrior 1959 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Riccardo Freda
Cast: Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Renato Baldini, Scilla Gabel, Gerard Herter, Nikola Popovic, Milivoje Zivanovic, Niksa Stefanini, Jovan Gec
Steve Reeves still looks and acts like Hercules, although this poor effort is actually based on a Tolstoy story of the fight against the mean Czar Nicholas I in 19th-century Russia. There is also a terrible dubbed version out there.
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| 1. Esther and the King (1960)
2. Girl with a Suitcase (1960)
3. Submarine Attack (1954)
4. The White Warrior (1959)
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