The Blood of Fu Manchu 1968  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Adventure / Horror
aka: Kiss and Kill
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Gotz George, Howard Marion-Crawford, Tsai Chin, Maria Rohm, Shirley Eaton, Frances Khan, Ricardo Palacios, Loni von Friedl, Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Isaura de Oliviera, Olivia Pineschi, Vicente Roca, Poulet Tu
In his quest to take over the world, the dastardly, diabolical, crazed Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts a lipstick that contains a powerful poison–lethal only to men. His plan: have beautiful women wear the lipstick and kiss important men who are a hindrance to his goal. One of the intended victims is Detective Denis Nayland-Smith (Richard Greene), Fu Manchu's arch-nemesis. With help, our detective hero tracks down and saves the world while also finding an antidote for the poison.
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Return of the Seven 1966  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Return of the Magnificent Seven
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Yul Brynner, Robert Fuller, Warren Oates, Jordan Christopher, Claude Akins, Emilio Fernandez, Fernando Rey, Julian Mateos, Elisa Montes, Rodolfo Acosta, Virgilio Teixeira, Gracita Sacromonte, Carlos Casaravilla, Ricardo Palacios, Felisa Jiminez
The "magnificent seven" gunslingers are back in action–this time they save the oppressed citizens of a village who are held under the control of evil rancher Lorca (Emilio Fernandez). Lorca has captured Chico (Julian Mateos) and the other men of his town because he wants them to build a chuch in memory of his deceased son. Chico's wife Petra (Elisa Montes) contacts Chris (Yul Brynner) who rounds up another group of seven, and they come to town to rescue Chico and the others.
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The Spikes Gang 1974 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith, Arthur Hunnicutt, Noah Beery Jr., Marc Smith, Don Fellows, Elliott Sullivan, Robert Beatty, Bert Conway, Ralph Brown, Bill Curran, David Thomson, Ricardo Palacios
Garry Spikes (Lee Marvin) is a veteran gunman who is wounded, and runaway boys–Les Richter (Ron Howard) and Will Young (Gary Grimes)–nurse him back to health. They love hearing Spikes tell about his past adventures, and Spikes encourages them to form an outlaw gang with him as their leader. Les and Will enter the world of bank robberies with Spikes, but then Spikes double-crosses them and hunts them as a bounty hunter. When Will decides to settle the score and get revenge, mayhem is certain to follow.
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| 1. The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
aka: Kiss and Kill
2. Return of the Seven (1966)
aka: Return of the Magnificent Seven
3. The Spikes Gang (1974)
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