Big Deal 1958  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Big Deal on Madonna Street
Director: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Rosanna Rory, Carla Gravina, Claudia Cardinale, Marcello Mastroianni, Carlo Pisacane, Tiberio Murgia, Gina Rovere, Renato Terra
This film makes use of the neorealistic style and provides good satire of the "bank heist" genre. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, the plot involves amateur crooks who try to rob a pawnshop. A 1987 sequel, "Big Deal After 20 Years," picks up the story 20 years later.
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Castle of the Living Dead 1964  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Luciano Ricci, Lorenzo Sabatini, Michael Reeves
Cast: Christopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy, Mirko Valentin, Donald Sutherland, Antonio De Martino, Luigi Bonos, Jacques Stany, Luciano Pigozzi, Renato Terra, Ennio Antonelli
A circus troupe is invited to perform at evil Count Drago's (Christopher Lee) castle. The count experiments with potions that mummify animals, and he has a "nice" collection. Now, he is working on a human collection, and his new guests start becoming part of the collection. But, one member, a dwarf (Antonio De Martino) becomes the hero in dealing with the Count. Don Sutherland's film debut playing three roles.
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The Giant of Metropolis 1961  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Umberto Scarpelli
Cast: Gordon Mitchell, Roldano Lupi, Bella Cortez, Liana Orfei, Furio Meniconi, Marietto, Omero Gargano, Renato Terra, Leopoldo Savona, Carlo Tamberlani
In the year 20,000 BC, giant muscleman Obro (Gordon Mitchell) travels to Metropolis where he is captured and subjected to King Yotar's (Rolando Lupi) immortality experiments–until earthquakes and tidal waves give King Yotar cause for concern, and he turns to Obro for help.
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The Tartars 1961 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Thorpe
Cast: Victor Mature, Orson Welles, Liana Orfei, Arnoldo Foa, Folco Lulli, Luciano Marin, Bella Cortez, Furio Meniconi, Pietro Ceccarelli, Renato Terra
This is the story of a ruthless and barbaric clash between Vikings and the Tartars. Victor Mature plays the Viking leader, Oleg, while Orson Welles stars as Berundai, the Tartar chief.
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White Nights 1957  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, Clara Calamai, Romano Barbieri, Alberto Carloni, Renato Terra, Corrado Pani, Marcella Rovena, Maria Zanoli
In this drama based on a Dostoyevsky story, Mario (Marcello Mastroianni) is a shy man who is in love with Natalia (Maria Schell). However, she awaits the return of her lover.
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| 1. Big Deal (1958)
aka: Big Deal on Madonna Street
2. Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
3. The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
4. The Tartars (1961)
5. White Nights (1957)
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