The Adventures of Hercules 1985  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Hercules II
Director: Luigi Cozzi
Cast: Lou Ferrigno, Milly Carlucci, Sonia Viviani, William Berger, Carla Ferrigno, Claudio Cassinelli, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Venantino Venantini, Laura Lenzi, Cindy Leadbetter
In this sequel to "Hercules" (1983), all the Greek gods are back with Hera watching from high atop Mt. Olympus as Hercules (Lou Ferrigno) performs his daring deeds. Poor stuff.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965  N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Tomas Milian, Maxine Audley, Venantino Venantini, Fausto Tozzi
In this film adaptation of Irving Stone's novel, Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) undergoes personal anguish while painting the Sistine Chapel for Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison). The film received five Academy Award nominations.
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And Now My Love 1974  PG, 121 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Lelouch
Cast: Marthe Keller, Andre Dussollier, Charles Denner, Carla Gravina, Herbert Lom, Charles Gerard, Gilbert Becaud, Daniel Boulanger, Venantino Venantini, Gabriele Tinti
One century of different political and social backgrounds come together in this drama about a man and a woman who eventually meet and fall in love.
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Concorde Affaire '79 1979  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: The Concorde Affair
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Cast: James Franciscus, Mimsy Farmer, Venantino Venantini, Fiamma Maglione, Edmund Purdom, Francisco Charles, Francesco Carnelutti, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Aldo Barberito, Roberto Santi, Van Johnson, Joseph Cotten
A Concorde jet has crashed, and now its sole survivor, Jean (Mimsy Farmer), has disappeared. Newspaper reporter Moses Brody (James Franciscus) becomes suspicious, and his investigation leads to Jean and also a mob conspiracy that points to another Concorde jet out of London that may be the next target. Now, Moses and Jean race against time to save the London Concorde from the planned disaster.
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The Eighteenth Angel 1997  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Bindley
Cast: Christopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley Tucci, Wendy Crewson, Maximilian Schell, Cosimo Fusco, Venantino Venantini, Ted Rusoff, Francesca De Sapio, Branislav Tesanovic
Hugh (Christopher McDonald) and daughter Lucy (Rachael Leigh Cook), trying to deal with the apparent suicide of Hugh's wife, head to Rome where they get involved with a religious sect that is preparing for the return of Satan. But the cult needs 18 angelic faces to put on the bodies they have created, and Lucy is targeted as number 18. Confusing at times.
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Final Justice 1985  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Greydon Clark
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Venantino Venantini, Rossano Brazzi, Bill McKinney, Patrizia Pellegrino, Greydon Clark, Lino Grech, Helena Abella, Elvisio Cannori, John Suda
After they killed his co-worker, Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III (Joe Don Baker) tracks down Mafia hit men Joseph and Tony Palermo (Venantino Venantini and Elvisio Cannori) across the border from Texas into Mexico. Geronimo kills Tony, captures Joseph, and then attempts to return Joseph to Sicily for his trial. But, Mafia boss Don Lamanna (Rossano Brazzi) orders the plane down at Malta, and Joseph escapes in the confusion. Now, Geronimo must battle the Mafia in his efforts to recapture Joseph.
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The Great Battle 1978 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Battle Force
The Greatest Battle
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Cast: Helmut Berger, Samantha Eggar, Giuliano Gemma, John Huston, Stacy Keach, Henry Fonda, Edwige Fenech, Ray Lovelock, Aldo Massasso, Venantino Venantini, Rik Battaglia, Guy Doleman
Narrated by Orson Welles, this German film relates the final tank battles of the Panzer Corps in Tunisia during World War II. Poorly made and poorly acted by big-name stars.
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La Cage Aux Folles 1978 R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Remi Laurent, Benny Luke, Carmen Scarpitta, Luisa Maneri, Venantino Venantini, Carlo Reali, Guido Cermiglia, Angelo Pellegrino
A gay couple Renato Baldi and Albin Mougeotte (Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault) pretend to be married heterosexuals for the pending marriage of Renato's son Laurent (Remi Laurent). In addition to two sequels, the story was made into a Broadway musical.
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The New Barbarians 1982 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi
aka: Warriors of the Wasteland
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Cast: Giancarlo Prete, Fred Williamson, Anna Kanakis, Venantino Venantini, George Eastman, Ennio Girolami, Massimo Vanni, Enzo G. Castellari, Giovanni Frezza, Andrea Coppola, Iris Peynado
Following a nuclear holocaust, a band of bikers, the Templars, ride the wastelands vowing to destroy civilization for having caused the holocaust. Scorpion and Nadir (Giancarlo Prete and Fred Williamson) come to the aid of a group of religious nomads by taking on the entire group of Templars.
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The Smuggler 1980  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Contraband
Director: Lucio Fulci
Cast: Fabio Testi, Ivana Monti, Guido Alberti, Daniele Dublino, Venantino Venantini, Marcel Bozzuffi, Saverio Marconi, Tommaso Palladino, Ofelia Meyer, Ferdinando Murolo
Luca (Fabio Testi) heads a cigarette and liquor smuggling crime family but otherwise is a pleasant man with a wife and child. When his brother is killed by a rival gang, Luca sets out for revenge. But, before long, his gang members have either been assassinated or have been picked up by the police, and Luca must fight the rivals alone. Gore and violence are abundant in Fulci's departure from Horror films.
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Warriors Five 1962 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Leopoldo Savona
Cast: Jack Palance, Giovanna Ralli, Serge Reggiani, Folco Lulli, Venantino Venantini, Franco Balducci, Miha Baloh
It's World War II, and Jack Palance is a paratrooper dropped behind German lines for an espionage job. But, he's captured, only to escape with four Italian prisoners, who help him blow up a bridge. Dubbed in English.
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| 1. The Adventures of Hercules (1985)
aka: Hercules II
2. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
3. And Now My Love (1974)
4. Concorde Affaire '79 (1979)
aka: The Concorde Affair
5. The Eighteenth Angel (1997)
6. Final Justice (1985)
7. The Gates of Hell (1980)
aka: City of the Living Dead
8. The Great Battle (1978)
aka: Battle Force
aka: The Greatest Battle
9. La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
10. The New Barbarians (1982)
aka: Warriors of the Wasteland
11. The Smuggler (1980)
aka: Contraband
12. Warriors Five (1962)
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