Paisan 1946  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Cast: Carmela Sazio, Robert Van Loon, Alfonsino Pasca, Maria Michi, Renzo Avanzo, Harriet Medin, Dots Johnson, William Tubbs, Dale Edmonds, Gar Moore
This powerful post-World War II film is the second in Rossellini's "war trilogy" (the other two being "Open City" and "Germany Year Zero"). Six episodes are presented in chronological order, going regionally from the South to the North. Starting with the invasion of Sicily in 1943 and ending with liberation in 1945, each episode shows a slice of life in Italy that includes the Allied liberators.
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Pirates of Capri 1949  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
aka: Captain Sirocco
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Louis Hayward, Binnie Barnes, Alan Curtis, Mariella Lotti, Massimo Serato, Mikhail Rasumny, Virginia Belmont, Franca Marzi, William Tubbs, Alberto Califano, Maria Auritano, Michel Sorel, Eleonora Rossi Drago
By day, pirate Captain Sirocco (Louis Hayward) disguises himself as Count di Amalfi, which enables him to spy on the Naples court of Queen Carolina (Binnie Barnes). At night, Sirocco puts on a mask and leads the rebels of Capri in an effort to overthrow Queen Carolina and her evil police chief Commodore Van Diel (Alan Curtis). Good action scenes.
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Shadow of the Eagle 1950 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese, Greta Gynt, Binnie Barnes, Charles Goldner, Hugh French, Walter Rilla, Dennis Vance, William Tubbs
Catherine the Great (Binnie Barnes) orders Count Orloff (Richard Greene) to Venice where he is to kidnap her rival, Princess Elizabeth Tarakanova (Valentina Cortese), and bring her back to Russia. While on his assignment, Orloff finds and then falls in love with Elizabeth. Catherine discovers that they are lovers, and complications ensue. Elizabeth's execution is how Catherine chooses to solve the problem–but Orloff has another solution that includes escape and sanctuary.
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The Wages of Fear 1953  N/R, 156 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Cast: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Vera Clouzot, William Tubbs, Antonio Centa, Darling Legitimus, Luis De Lima, Jo Dest, Dario Moreno, Gregoire Gromoff
Four men (Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, and Folco Lulli) are lured by high wages to drive two trucks, loaded with nitroglycerin, over treacherous roads in South America. The chemicals are needed to put out a fire in an American-owned oil field. Remade in 1977 as "Sorcerer."
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| 1. Paisan (1946)
2. Pirates of Capri (1949)
aka: Captain Sirocco
3. Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
4. The Wages of Fear (1953)
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