99 Women 1969 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jesus Franco Cast: Maria Schell, Maria Rohm, Elisa Montes, Luciana Paluzzi, Herbert Lom, Mercedes McCambridge, Rosalba Neri, Valentina Godoy, Jose Maria Blanco, Mike Brendel, Elsa Zabala, Ana Lucarella, Olivia Pineschi, Jesus ranco, Maria Vico
Director Jesus Franco adds a "women-in-prison" storyline to his genre collection as the oppressive prison environment at a women's prison leads to an escape attempt.
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Assignment Istanbul 1969 PG, 92 min. Genre: Action Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu
Director: Jesus Franco Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Tsai Chin, Howard Marion-Crawford, Gunther Stoll, Rosalba Neri, Maria Perschy, Jose Manuel Martin, Werner Abrolat, Osvaldo Genazzani, Gene Reyes, Gustavo Re, Jesus Franco, Burt Kwouk
In this "Fu Manchu" series film, the evil Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts another way to take over the world: he invents a machine that freezes sea water instantly. He needs help to complete the machine, so he kidnaps noted scientist Professor Heracles (Gustavo Re) as well as two heart doctors to conduct a heart transplant when the scientist has a heart attack. To the rescue comes Fu Manchu's nemesis, Scotland Yard Detective Nayland Smith (Richard Greene).
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Hercules in the Haunted World 1961 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Fantasy / Action / Horror aka: Hercules at the Center of the Earth
Director: Mario Bava, Franco Prosperi Cast: Reg Park, Christopher Lee, Franco Giacobini, Leonora Ruffo, Giorgio Ardisson, Ida Galli, Marisa Belli, Ely Drago, Mino Doro, Monica Neri, Rosalba Neri, Gaia Germani, Raf Baldassarre, Aldo Pedinotti, Grazia Collodi
Hercules (Reg Park) must save the dying princess (Leonora Ruffo), and the only way is to obtain a magical stone from Hell. So, our hero descends to Hell where he encounters many obstacles. Is he up to the challenge?
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Lady Frankenstein 1971 R, 84 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mel Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri, Paul Whiteman, Mickey Hargitay, Paul Muller, Renate Kasche, Herbert Fux, Lorenzo Terzon, Ada Pometti, Andrea Aureli, Joshua Sinclair, Richard Beardley, Petar Martinovitch, Adam Welles, Mel Welles
Dr. Frankenstein's (Joseph Cotten) daughter Tania (Rosalba Neri) continues the family tradition as she tries to create a man from body parts. Her reason differs from that of her father: she wants a man to fulfill her sexual fantasies.
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| 1. 99 Women (1969)
2. Assignment Istanbul (1969) aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu aka: Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu
3. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) aka: Hercules at the Center of the Earth
4. Lady Frankenstein (1971)
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