Casanova & Co. 1976  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Sex on the Run
Some Like It Cool
Director: Franz Antel
Cast: Tony Curtis, Marisa Berenson, Sylva Koscina, Hugh Griffith, Britt Ekland, Victor Spinetti, Marisa Mell, Andrea Ferreol, Umberto Orsini, Jean Lefebvre
When Casanova (Tony Curtis) discovers himself impotent, he hires his look-alike (also played by Curtis) to fill in for his sexual feats and, thus, maintain his reputation.
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Deadly Sanctuary 1968 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Justine
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Jack Palance, Romina Power, Akim Tamiroff, Klaus Kinski, Sylva Koscina, Maria Rohm, Rosemary Dexter, Mercedes McCambridge, Carmen de Lirio, Serena Vergano
Sadistic torture resulting in murder awaits two unwary young women.
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Hercules 1957  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Pietro Francisci
Cast: Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Fabrizio Mioni, Ivo Garrani, Arturo Dominici, Mimmo Palmara, Lidia Alfonsi, Gina Rovere, Gabriele Antonini
This Italian-made film started a series of he-man fantasies when it was brought to the U.S. and, through good marketing, was a hit. Former Mr. Universe Steve Reeves plays Hercules of mythology in the retelling of "Jason and the Golden Fleece." The superhero Hercules must succeed in a series of difficult quests in order to win the fair (and scantily clad) maiden, Iole (Sylva Koscina).
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The House of Exorcism 1973  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Lisa and the Devil
The Devil in the House of Exorcism
Director: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone
Cast: Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Alessio Orano, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Gabriele Tinti, Kathy Leone, Eduardo Fajardo, Franz von Treuberg
Lisa (Elke Sommer) gets lost while touring Italy. She ends up in a mansion that is truly weird: corpses, wax dummies (one that looks like her), a depraved family, and a strange housekeeper (Telly Savalas) who is the Devil. A gory, unsettling film.
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Juliet of the Spirits 1965  N/R, 137 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Giulietta Masina, Mario Pisu, Sandra Milo, Caterina Boratto, Sylva Koscina, Lou Gilbert, Valentina Cortese, Jose Luis Villalonga, Friedrich von Ledebur
Juliet (Giulietta Masina) has suspicions that her husband (Mario Pisu) is being unfaithful to her, and to escape unhappiness she lives in a world of fantasies.
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A Lovely Way to Die 1968  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Sylva Koscina, Kenneth Haigh, Sharon Farrell, Gordon Peter, Martyn Green, Ali MacGraw, Ruth White, Dolph Sweet
The district attorney (Eli Wallach) assigns a detective (Kirk Douglas) the duty of protecting a woman (Sylva Koscina) who has been accused of murder. While guarding her life, the detective becomes attached to the woman and determines to clear her name. Be sure to catch Ali MacGraw in her movie debut via a small role as Melody.
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Man of Iron 1956 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Railroad Man
Director: Pietro Germi
Cast: Pietro Germi, Luisa Della Noce, Sylva Koscina, Saro Urzi, Renato Speziali, Carlo Giuffre, Edoardo Nevola, Amedeo Trilli, Riccardo Garrone, Oscar Keesee, Jr.
Railroad engineer Andrea Marcocci (Pietro Germi) has family and work problems, which he solves by drowning his sorrows in alcohol. His actions result in a train accident for which he is demoted, and he is forced to cross a picket line to earn money to feed his family–an act that alienates his friends.
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The Secret War of Harry Frigg 1968 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Tom Bosley, Andrew Duggan, John Williams, Vito Scotti, James Gregory, Charles Gray, Fabrizio Mioni, Werner Peters, Jacques Roux, Johnny Haymer, Norman Fell, Buck Henry, Horst Ebersberg
In this comedy, set during World War II, five Allied generals (Tom Bosley, Andrew Duggan, Charles D. Gray, John Williams), and Jacques Roux) have been captured. Lowly Army private Harry Frigg (Paul Newman) is promoted to the rank of Major General and given orders to rescue them–a task that is not exactly within Frigg's abilities.
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| 1. The Battle of Neretva (1969)
2. Casanova & Co. (1976)
aka: Sex on the Run
aka: Some Like It Cool
3. Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
4. Deadly Sanctuary (1968)
aka: Justine
5. Hercules (1957)
6. Hercules Unchained (1959)
7. The House of Exorcism (1973)
aka: Lisa and the Devil
aka: The Devil in the House of Exorcism
8. Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
9. A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
10. Man of Iron (1956)
aka: The Railroad Man
11. The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
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