| | Amore
e morte nel giardino degli dei ("Love
and Death in the Garden of the Gods", 1972) IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH
NO SUBTITLES Directed by Sauro Scavolini, Italy A tale of love, sex, betrayal
and murder! Starring Erika Blanc, Rosario Borelli, Bruno Boschetti, Orchidea de
Santis, Vittorio Duse, Peter Lee Lawrence, Carla Mancini, Ezio Marano and Franz
von Treuberg.
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| Amuck
(Alla Ricerca del Piacere aka Hot Bed Of Sex, 1972)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Silvio Amadio, Italy
Barbara Bouchet stars in this wild flick! After her friend goes missing, Greta
(Bouchet) goes undercover to work as a secretary at the swingin’ mansion of a
mystery writer (Farley Granger) and his bisexual plaything (Rosalba Neri) where
her friend was last working. Great sexy trash with 2 of Europe’s sexiest actresses!
Nice picture on this one! Heavily recommended! |
| | The
Ape Creature (Der Gorilla von Soho aka The Gorilla Gang, 1968)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Alfred Vohrer,
West Germany Horst Tappert, who also played a detective in Jess Franco's "She
Kills In Ecstasy", is Inspector Perkins of Scotland Yard. He investigates
a string of murders involving a man in a gorilla suit that drowns his victims!
With Uschi Glas, it's a low-budget but high-fun ape-poundin' crime drama based
on a story by Edgar Wallace with a swingin' score by Peter Thomas! Includes original
theatrical trailer for the film as "The Gorilla Gang"! DVD-R includes
the original theatrical trailer! |
| | Arabella
- The Black Angel (Arabella
l'angelo nero, 1987) UNCUT COMPOSITE
EDIT ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Stelvio Massi, Italy Here is a soft
looking but watchable composite of one of the sleazier giallo films from the '80s!
Tinì Cansino is a buxom nymphomaniac (the best kind!) who's passion turns to psychotic
murder! |
| | Atrocious
Tales Of Love And Revenge (Giallo Napoletano, 1979) IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Sergio Corbucci,
Italy Marcello Mastroianni portrays a poor mandolin player who gets caught
up in a murder plot in this amusing black comedy that comes across as almost a
satire of the Italian "giallo" film. With Zeudi Araya and Ornella Muti. |
| | A
Black Veil for Lisa (La Morte non ha sesso,
1968) ENGLISH LANGUAGE SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE Directed by Massimo
Dallamano, Italy / West Germany Note:
Picture is soft looking on this title but watchable. DVD-R includes the original
theatrical trailer! Starring John Mills, Luciana Paluzzi and Robert Hoffmann. |
| | Blazing
Magnum (Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta aka
Strange Shadows in an Empty Room, 1976) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES Directed by Alberto De Martino, Italy / Canada
/ Panama Exciting Italian crime / "giallo" thriller hybrid! Stuart Whitman
is a hard-nosed cop out to track his sister's murderer. The plot is, of course,
an excuse for tons of thrilling car chases, shoot-outs, etc., which this movie
has a lot of and are well executed at that! The story is interwoven with moody
murder pieces making this an interesting mixture. Also starring John Saxon, Martin
Landau, Tisa Farrow, Carole Laure, Jean LeClerc and Gayle Hunnicutt. From the
director of The Insatiables (also available). DVD-R includes the original
theatrical trailer! | Un
bianco vesito per Mariale see Exorcisme Tragique
| | Bloodbath
(Las Flores del vicio aka The Sky Is Falling, 1976)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Silvio Narizzano,
Spain A junky (Dennis Hopper), a retired Hollywood actress (Carroll Baker)
and several other misfits live in a run down Spanish village. One by one they
begin turning up dead! A strange and violent film, almost like a giallo as if
produced by Andy Warhol! From the director of "Redneck", "Georgy
Girl" and "Die! Die! My Darling!". |
| | Body
Count (Camping del Terrore, 1986) UNCUT VERSION ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES Directed by Ruggero Deodato, Italy
Mimsy Farmer and "Last House On The Left"'s David Hess star with Charles Napier.
I had read quite a bit of praise on this Italian slasher movie patterned after
the "Friday The 13th" films but have to say I was a bit let down. I mean it certainly
wasn't any worse then some of that series, but Deodato (director of the notorious
"Cannibal Holocaust" and the infinitely better "House By The Edge Of The Park")
seemed too stuck on using the American film as a blueprint. Definitely worth a
look (but don't get your hopes up!) and this is the uncut version. |
| | Carpet
of Horror (Der Teppich
des Grauens, 1962) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed
by Harald Reinl, West Germany / Italy / Spain A mad killer terrorizes London
using small poison gas balls to murder his victims! Starring Joachim Fuchsberger,
Karin Dor and Werner Peters. For fans of black & white German mystery films!
Next year the exciting sequel was released called "The Bathmat of Doom".
(not really.) |
| | Closed
Circuit (Circuito chiuso, 1978) ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE Directed by Giuliano
Montaldo, Italy RECENTLY
ADDED! While watching a Spaghetti Western a man is shot dead in his seat
inside the movie theater. The police seal off the theater and try to track down
the killer, but no weapon is found! An obscure thriller starring Flavio Bucci,
Tony Kendall, Aurore Clément, William Berger and Giuliano Gemma. |
 | Corruption
of Chris Miller (1972) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed
by Juan Antonio Bardem, Spain Chris Miller (well portrayed by the gorgeous
Marisol) is a disturbed young girl living on a lavish estate with stepmom Jean
Seberg. In town an older retired actress is brutally stabbed by someone she knows!
One day a drifter (Barry Stokes) shows up and takes a liking to the daughter.
The rebellious young man senses that something is horribly wrong in the household....
A gripping and quite underrated film! |
 | Crazy
Desires of a Murderer (I Vizi morbosi di una
governante, 1977) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES Directed by Filipo Ratti, Italy
Returning home from abroad, a young woman invites over a group of friends unaware
that 2 of them have smuggled drugs into the country. Suddenly people begin getting
killed and their eyeballs are removed! An obscure film. Picture looks a bit dark,
but okay overall. |
 | Crimes
Of The Black Cat (Sette scialli di seta gialla,
1972) IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH SPANISH SUBTITLES Directed
by Sergio Pastore, Italy An affair sparks a killing spree as fashion models
are being murdered by a poisoned cat’s claw! Blind soundtrack composer Anthony
Steffen (Antonio De Teffè) becomes obsessed with
finding the assassin. There’s one particularly shocking and graphic murder in
this well made thriller! To date this seems to be the most uncut version available.
With Sylva Koscina and Jeanette Len (Giovanna Lenzi). |
| | Cross
Current (Un Omicidio perfetto a termine di
legge, 1971) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Tonino Ricci, Italy
/ Spain Solid thriller starring Phillipe Leroy as an injured speedboat racer
who becomes involved in infidelity and murder! With Ivan Rassimov, Elga Anderson
& Rossana Yanni. | Dagger
Eyes - see Mystere
| | Dangerous
Women (Una Donna senza nome, 1989) IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES Directed by Luigi Russo, Italy
A wheelchair bound woman's (Lisbeth Hummel) life is at stake as her maid and chauffeur
plot her murder in order to gain an inheritance. I'm not sure what it was about
this thriller but it just didn't quite do it for me. Recommended for completists
only. |
| | Dark
Eyes of London (aka The Human Monster, 1941) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Walter Summers, USA RECENTLY
ADDED! Disturbing thriller starring Bela Lugosi at his creepiest! Our version
looks very nice! Dead bodies are washing up next to the Thames river. An investigation
uncovers some drak goings-on inside a decrepit home for blind men. Considerng
it was made in 1941, this low-budget but atmospheric thriller has a few moments
that are as unnerving to me as any modern day movie! Also starring Hugh Williams,
Greta Gynt and Edmon Ryan. DVD-R
includes the original theatrical trailer! |
| | Dead
Eyes of London (1961) SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Alfred Vohrer, West Germany Atmospheric remake
"Krimni" of the gruesome Human Monster
(see above) tells the tale of a monstrous blind man doing the murderous bidding
of someone with a fiendish plot that has Inspector Holt of Scotland Yard searching
the dark alleys of London before another killing occurs! Slightly wide-screen
and includes the trailer, this Edgar Wallace-based story stars Klaus Kinski, Joachim
Fuchsberger and Karin Baal. |
| | Deadly
Inheritance (L'Assassino ha le mane pulite aka Omicidio per Vocazione,
1968) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE Directed by Vittorio Sindoni, Italy In the
French countryside an old man is run over by a train. It turns out that he has
left a large inheritance for his youngest son to be received when the boy turns
20. Before that can happen he too is suspiciously killed in a railway accident!
Before you know it the remaining competitors for the dough begin getting bumped
off! Will the police be able to stop the killer before the village is painted
crimson? With Femi Benussi and Jeanette Len (Giovanna Lenzi). |
| | Deadly
Triangle (El Juego del adulterio, 1977) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent,
Spain Starring Erika Blanc, Marisol Delgado, Juan Luis Galiardo and Maribel
Hidalgo. | Death
Carries a Cane see The Tormentor below
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In Haiti (originally titled
Al tropico del cancro, 1972) IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by "Edward G. Muller" (Edoardo Mulargia), Italy Slightly uneven but
ultimately effective Giallo thriller set in Haiti. There are some grisly murders
centered around the discovery of a new drug, a great sexual nightmare sequence,
and some very authentic looking "mondo"-style voodoo rituals! Starring Anita Strindberg,
Anthony Steffen (Antonio De Teffè) and Gabriele Tinti. |
Death Has Blue
Eyes see The Para Psychics below
| | Death
Knocks Twice (Blonde
Köder für den Mörder, 1970) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Harald Phillips (Harald Philipp) A woman is killed on a
beach and her necklace is stolen in what seems like an isolated crime incident.
But when a detective (Dean Reed) is brought onto the scene he uncovers a deeper
plot involving members of the underworld! With Fabio Testi, Ini Assmann, Leon
Askin and Hélène Chanel, also with Femi Benussi and Anita Ekberg in smaller roles! |
 | Death
Laid An Egg (aka Plucked aka A Curious
Way To Love, 1968) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Giulio Questi, Italy Jean-Louis Trintignant
owns a modern chicken farm. His wife (Gina Lollobrigida) expects him of having
an affair (with "Candy" star Ewa Aulin!) and discovers the possibility
that he's the psychotic killer of prostitutes! An almost Godard-like film about
infidelity, murder, and living headless chickens! Truly in a class by itself,
you will either be fascinated by this film (I was!) or you will find it irritating!
Demands repeated viewing! DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer! |
| | Death
Steps in the Dark (Passi di morte perduti
nel buio, 1972) IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES SLIGHTLY
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE Directed by Maurizio Pradeaux, Italy After a young
woman is murdered on a train, the witnesses themselves start getting bumped off!
A bit heavy on the comic relief at times, which is strange considering how violent
and bloody the killings are! Nice Riz Orolani score helps set the mood. Still,
I dug it and thought it was somewhat underrated! But what do I know!? |
| | Deviation
(1971) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Joseph Larraz, UK
Wild thriller form the director of “Vampyres”! One of his best! |
| | Diabolically
Yours (Diaboliquement vôtre,1967) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Julian Duvivier, France / Italy / West Germany
Alain Delon wakes up from a bad car accident with a sever case of amnesia! He
is told that he is a wealthy man living in a big mansion and is married to sexy
Senta Berger! As he tries to recuperate and attempts to regain his memory he begins
to get paranoid that all is not what it seems to be! Decent thriller with Berger
looking her hottest in an array of sexy 60's clothes! | Diary
Of An Erotic Murderess see La Encadenada
| | Dr.
Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard (Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse, 1963)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Paul May, West Germany
RECENTLY
ADDED! Dr. Mabuse is
dead but his spirit takes possession of a man causing him to do eveil things!
Starring Peter van Eyck, Sabine Bethmann, Dieter Borsche, Werner Peters and Klaus
Kinski. |
 | The
Double (La Controfigura, 1971) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE Directed by Romolo Guerrieri,
Italy Frank (Jean Sorel) is gunned down in a parking garage. As he lay dying
he remembers back to the events that lead up to him being here... It seems Frank
was on a beach vacation with his girlfriend Eva ("Candy" star Ewa Aulin)
when things start to go wrong. First she seems to become interested in a beach
traveler named Roger, and Frank, just not sure how interested she is, becomes
jealous. Then Eva's hot looking mother Nora (Lucia Bosé who played Countess Bathory
in Legend of Blood Castle!) happens to show up. Frank has one wild romp
with Nora who then blows him off (figuratively speaking). But it's not enough
for Frank so he follows Nora to her home in Rome. He continues trying to see her
and one day spots her in town with the same guy they met on the beach! Eventually
he goes over to Nora's place only to find the man murdered! Thinking that Nora
is the killer, he gets rid of the body to protect her, but it turns out that Nora
was out of town at the time of the killing and had nothing to do with it! A really
decent giallo! Recommended! |
 | A
Dragonfly For Each Corpse (1973) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Leon Klimovsky, Spain Various members of the underworld are being
killed and at each murder scene a dragonfly is left on the victim's body! (Hence
the title!) A hard to find giallo starring Paul Naschy and Erika Blanc with Ángel
Aranda, María Kosti, Ricardo Merino and Susana Mayo. |
 | Due
maschi per Alexa ("Two Men For Alexa" aka Fieras sin jaula
aka Alexa Between Two Males, 1971) IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Juan Logar, Spain / Italy Alexa (Rosalba Neri) is having an affair.
Her rich and older husband is wise to the deception and sets up a plan to do everyone
in: With an automated security system he traps the cheating couple inside the
bedroom of his large house and then kills himself! With only a day or so before
the air runs out, we learn in flashback how they all came to be in that situation.
With Curd Jürgens, Juan Luis Galiardo and Emma Cohen as Alexa's stepdaughter.
In Italian language only but fairly easy to follow. A must for Rosalba Neri fans!
The groovy score by Pierro Piccioni has been featured on several Italian pop soundtrack
compilations. Note: Opening credits contain 1 brief glitch but the rest looks
very good. |
 | The
Embalmer (Il Mostro di Venezia,
1066) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE Directed
by Dino Tavella, Italy A maniacal murderer comes out of the water in a diving
suit and drags his victims to a watery grave below in this early entry black &
white Italian killer thriller! DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer!
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La
Encadenada (aka Diary Of An Erotic Murderess, 1973) WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Manuel
Mur Oti, Spain / Italy Marissa Mell is hired to care for an emotionally disturbed
young man who lives with his rich father in a big mansion. It turns out that Miss
Mell is really out to rip them off, however the family itself is hiding its own
dark secret! |
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The
Etruscan Kills Again (L'Etrusco uccide ancora aka The Dead Are Alive,
1971) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed
by Armando Crispino, Italy A decent film from the director of "Autopsy" which!
An archeological dig opens up a mysterious string of murders. Samantha Eggar and
Alex Cord star with Horst Frank. Underrated to be sure! |
 | Exorcisme
Tragique (Un bianco vesito per Mariale aka Spirits Of Death,
1972) IN FRENCH LANGUAGE WITH NO SUBTITLES WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE Directed
by Romano Scavolini, Italy As a child Mariale (Evelyn Stewert) witnesses her
father shoot her mother and her mother's lover! Now grown up and living with her
wealthy husband (Luigi Pistilli), the couple invite friends over for a wild LSD
party. Soon the guests begin getting bumped off! A moody and somewhat psychedelic
thriller that I enjoyed despite the lack of English. With Ivan Rassimov and an
incredible score by Fiorenzo Carpi, from the director of "Nightmare". |
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The
Eye in the Labyrinth (aka Blood,
1971) WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH FINNISH SUBTITLES Directed
by Mario Caiano, Italy A sometimes hallucinatory thriller about a pretty girl
tracing her missing boyfriend to a group of swingers on an island. Starring Adolfo
Celi, Rosemary Dexter, Horst Frank, and Alida Valli. Recommended! |
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Fashion
Crimes (La Morte è di moda, 1989) ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Bruno Gaburro, Italy Starring
Anthony Franciosa, Miles O'Keeffe, Teresa Leopardi and Giulia Cavalli. |
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Fear (original title:
L'Ossessione che uccide / "Murder Obsession" aka The
Wailing, 1980) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Riccardo Freda, Italy Totally out-of-control murder
thriller with supernatural overtones! Opening with the making of a film-within-the-film,
an actor playing a murderer (Stefano Patrizi) gets a little overzealous and almost
strangles his co-star (Laura Gemser). He decides to take a break and invites his
blonde fiancee (Martine Brochard) and some of the cast to visit his family's gothic
estate where his ailing mother lives. Played by genre fave Anita Strindberg, his
mother seems to have an almost incestual connection to him and soon tells him
that, as a child, he was responsible for knifing his own father to death! Meanwhile,
his fiancé begins having nightmares about wandering through the house and ending
up in cavelike rooms where Satanic cult sacrifices, giant spiders and other horrific
sights exist! As if this wasn't enough, somebody begins to brutally murder the
guests... This film, Freda's last, is largely ignored by most and I'm not sure
why! Made in 1980 but with the dreamlike abandon of an early 70's film, this one
delivers! One of the last visually "horror-delic" Italian thrillers made, Freda
doesn't skimp on the blood and nudity! Admittedly the dreamlike incoherency of
the story doesn't always make the most sense but the eerie goings-on effectively
create a nightmarish mood and isn't that what horror movies are supposed to do
anyways? |
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Feast of the Devil
(Las Amantes del diablo aka I Diabolici Convegni aka Feast of
Satan, 1971) FULL-FRAME "UN-MATTED" VERSION ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Joseph De Lacy, Italy, Spain
A woman travels to a small village to search for her missing sister.
Unbeknownst to her, there are evil goings-on the likes of which
she has no idea! A good cast featuring Krista Nell, Ennio Girolami
and Teresa Gimpera. The import DVD release
of this is a matted fake wide-screen picture, our release is un-matted
and full-frame retaining more of the original image.
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Formula
for a Murder (7, Hyden Park: La Casa Maledetta, 1985) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed
by Alberto De Martino, Italy Is David Warbeck really in love with the crippled
Christina Nagy or is something sinister afoot? With Carroll Blumenberg, Rossano
Brazzi and Christina Nagy. |
| | The
Fourth Victim (La Última señora Anderson aka Death At The Deep End
Of The Swimming Pool, 1971) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Eugenio Martin, Italy / Spain Arthur,
a wealthy Englishman, finds his third wife dead in their swimming pool. After
the police discover that both of his first 2 wives had also died suddenly, an
investigation is lead. Meanwhile, a new neighbor, Julie (Carroll Baker), moves
in and seems to become very interested in Arthur. However, since this is a giallo,
all is not what it seems to be of course! |
| | Girl
in Room 2A (La Casa della Paura,
1977) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by William L. Rose
(Ramiro Oliveros?), Italy A halfway house for ex-prisoners is in reality run
by a group that executes the unsuspecting women as a gift to society! Pretty standard
and suggested for Rosalba Neri completists only! ) Daniela Giordano and Raf Vallone
star, also with Karin Schubert. |
| | The
Glass Ceiling (1971) ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH
DUTCH SUBTITLES Directed by Eloy De La Iglesia, Spain A woman living in
an apartment complex begins to imagine that her upstairs neighbor is involved
in a murderous affair! An obscure paranoia thriller starring Carmen Sevilla, Dean
Selmier, Patty Sheppard and Emma Cohen, from the director of "Murder In A Blue
World" and "Cannibal Man"! Like those films, this one has the same bleak rural
atmosphere. |
| | Hot
Playmates (Carnalità aka Carnal Revenge aka Naked and Lustful,
1974) ENGLISH LANGUAGE WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE Directed by Alfredo Rizzo, Italy Roberta
(Erna Schürer) marries an older rich man but has other plans for him! A decent
plot is ruined by really pedestrian film making. Not nearly as good as it should
have been. Note: Picture is somewhat soft looking on this title but watchable. |
 | The
House of the Yellow Carpet (1982) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed
by Carlo Lizzani, Italy Untypical Giallo set mostly in an apartment where
a young couple live. After placing a classified ad to sell an antique Persian
rug, an odd man shows up and attacks the woman while she is alone. In defending
herself the strange man is killed! But before help arrives the body seems to vanish!
Many twists and turns in this unpredictable thriller! With Béatrice Romand and
Vittorio Mezzo as the couple and featuring prolific actress Milena Vukotic who's
been in a zillion Italian movies by now (such including Fellini's "Juliet
of the Spirits" and "Andy Warhol's Dracula"). |
The
House That Screamed - see La
Residencia The
Human Monster- see Dark
Eyes of London above
 | In
the Darkness of Terror (Historia de una traición aka Nel buio del
terrore aka Carla and Nora aka The Great Swindle, 1971) WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde, Spain / Italy After
many years Carla (Marisa Mell) runs into her friend Lola (Sylva
Koscina). At first they are happy spending time together but an evil plot
is afoot. Film print is a little bit scratchy. Also starring Stephen Boyd, Fernando
Rey, Massimo Serato, Simón Andreu and María Martín. DVD-R
includes the original US theatrical trailer! |
 | In
The Eye of the Hurricane (aka La Volpe dalla coda di velluto, 1971)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES Directed
by José María Forqué-SPAIN / ITALY-Rare English language version of this Giallo
thriller starring Analia Gade as a rich woman who is splitting up from her husband.
She hooks up with a young man (Jean Sorel) who seems to be plotting her murder
with Rosanna Yanni, or are they? Before the end there are many twists and turns! |
 | In
The Heat of the Flame (Calor de la llama, 1976) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Rafael Romero Marchent,
Spain Gabriella (Elli Maclure) is married to a much older man. The couple seems
happy but there is something lacking in her life. Meanwhile a hooded homicidal
rapist is attacking women in a mountain area. One day Gabriella is attacked in
the woods. The hooded maniac takes her to a cabin and rapes her... and she likes
it! Despite the guilt, she eventually decides to leave her husband. A hard-to-find
thriller with Antonio Ferrandis, Antonio Mayans and Pedro Mari Sánchez. |
 | The
Killer Reserved Nine Seats (1974) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Giuseppe
Bennati-ITALY-A group of annoying rich people spend time in an enormous closed-down
theater when they start getting knocked off! With Rosanna Schiaffino, Cristea
Avram, Eva Czemerys, Lucretia Love, Paola Senatore, Janet Agren and others. |
| | The
Killer Wore Gloves (La Muerte llama a las diez aka The Hot Lips
of The Killer, 1974) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Juan Bosch, Spain / Italy Gillian Hills (star of "Beat Girl")
rents her apartment out to a strange man who is later believed to commit suicide.
Her boyfriend has disappeared and people around her begin getting murdered! An
ok giallo with a few nude scenes from the lovely miss Hills. With Silvia Solar
and Orchidea de Santis. Note: there is a 5 minute sequence in the middle of the
film where the picture jumps due to master tape damage. Rated R |
| | Knife
Of Ice (Il Coltello di Ghiaccio, 1972) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Umberto Lenzi, Italy
Carroll Baker plays an attractive mute girl. After returning home to visit their
sick father, her sister (played by Evelyn Stewert) is murdered. At first the killings
seem to be connected to a Satanic cult, but as this is a giallo you can pretty
much figure that there’s another explanation! |
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| Love
Angels (Prostituzione aka Red Light Girls, 1974) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Rino Di Silvestro, Italy Pretty decent exploitation
from the director of "Werewolf Woman". Like that film, this one sorta' drifts
all over the place in the directors' "train-of-thought" style of storytelling,
from sleazy sex to murder to chase scenes and, while somewhat disjointed, still
makes for an interesting ride. With Maria Fiore, Krista Nell, Lucretia Love, Orchidea
de Santis, Magda Konopka and others. |
| | Love
Me Strangely (Un beau monstre, 1969) Directed by Sergio Gobbi,
France? Helmut Berger drives his wife to suicide. Is it an isolated incident
or is he a sicko? An obscure thriller also with Virna Lisi. |
| | Macabre
(Viaje al Vacio,1967) Directed by Xavier Seto (Javier Seto), Spain
/ Italy A scheming blonde plots to steal her husband’s money, not by killing
him directly, but by driving him to the brink of insanity so that, once he’s institutionalized,
she and his twin brother (whom she’s having an affair with!) can run his estate
and have all his dough! Larry Ward effectively portrays the twin bothers and Teresa
Gimpera is great as the hot blonde bitch. Also with sexy Silvana Venturelli and
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. (Not to be confused with Lamberto Bava’s “Macabre”.) |
| | The
Man with the Icy Eyes (1970) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Alberto De Martino, Italy Antonio Sabato
plays a reporter out on the trail of a political assassin in New Mexico. After
helping police trap a man whom he later believes is innocent, Sabato sets out
to find the real killer. With Barbara Bouchet, Victor Buono and Faith Domergue.
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| | The
Murder Mansion (Mansión de la Niebla, 1972) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Francisco Lara Polop (and Pedro Lazaga), Italy
/ Spain Effectively creepy throwback to the haunted house film and Italian
gothic cinema of the early 60's. A young couple on a motorcycle become lost in
the fog where they encounter a frightened woman. Their story takes them to a cemetery
and a big mansion where ghostly things are beginning to happen! Or are
they? Great lighting and camera work raise this one above others. I swear this
movie had one shot that made me jump outta' my freakin' skin! Starring Andrew
Reese, Analía Gadé, and Evelyn Stewert (Ida Galli). |
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| Mystere
(aka Murder Near Perfect, 1983) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Carlo Vanzina, Italy A man accidentally photographs a political
assassination in Rome. He is murdered and the negative, hidden in a cigarette
lighter, ends up in the hands of a prostitute who is also killed! The lighter
somehow makes it to sultry callgirl Mystere (Carol Bouquet) who is now being stalked
by the killer! A decent 80's giallo with John Steiner, Janet Agren and Gabrielle
Tinti. DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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| Naked
Girl Killed In Park (1972) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES Directed
by Alfonso Brescia, Italy An old man is found murdered on an amusement park
haunted house ride. After finding out that the guy had recently been insured for
1 million dollars that morning, the insurance agents send an undercover
detective to check out the old man’s family. The detective, effectively portrayed
by suave Robert Hoffman, becomes involved with the man’s daughters! With Teresa
Gimpera, Pilar Velázquez and Irina Demick. |
| | Night
Caller (Ping an ye, 1985)
IN CANTONESE LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES Directed by Philip Chan, Hong
Kong Stylish
& effective murder thriller that looks like an Italian “giallo”! A young girl’s
mother is stalked and knifed in front of her! The trauma leaves her unable to
speak so it’s up to a hard boiled detective to find the killer. Despite the lack
of blatant nudity and typical Chinese humor elements, this slick looking film
has an effectively sleazy undertone to it! Recommended! |
| | Nightmare
(aka Nightmares in a Damaged Brain, 1981) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Romano Scavolini-USA-Italian director Scavolini
delivers the sleazy goods in this notorious bloody slasher film! Baird Stafford
is ultra-creepy as a man who is released from an asylum. Naturally he is anything
but "sane" and goes on a killing spree after visiting a few Times Square
live sex shows. (Ah, the good ol' days of NYC.... but I digress.) The film becomes
ridiculously gory and wait'll you find out how the poor sap got this way!
DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer! |
| | No
Man's Island (L'Isola
delle svedesi, 1969) ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Silvio Amadio, Italy
A
woman, Manuela (Catherine Diamant), flees to her friend Eleonora (Ewa Green) to
get away from her abusive husband. They decide to hide out on an island owned
by Eleonora. All is good until the husband unexpectedly shows up!
Note: Picture is a bit soft
looking on this rare title but still quite watchable. Also starring Wolfgang Hillinger
and Nino Segurini, from the director of Amuck and Smile
Before Death. |
| | Obsession
- A Taste For Fear (Pathos - segreta
inquietudine, 1988) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Piccio Raffanini,
Italy Manic editing and a lot of bare skin set in the near future. Beautiful
models are being killed in this fast-paced thriller starring Virginia Hey. And
look for Eva Grimaldi and Kid Creole! | Orgasmo
- see Paranoia (below)
| | The
Para Psychics (To koritsi vomva aka Death Has Blue Eyes, 1976)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Nico Mastorakis,
Greece RECENTLY
ADDED! 2 free-loving
happy-go-lucky small-time cons meet up with a beautiful woman and her mother.
Unbeknownst to them they are being followed by what
seem to be assassins on motorcycles. The woman turns out to have psychic and telekinetic
powers. Her mother offers them $2,000 to protect them from the killers. This movie
is not so much a straight-up Giallo but rather belongs more to the "what
the fuck!?" sub-genre. "Para Psychics" has a bad reputation as
one of the worst movies ever made but I enjoyed it quite a bit! The middle part
of the film is a bit hard to follow as nothing much happens plot-wise; the 2 men
wander around, sleep with a lot of naked women and fight off attacks by the assassins.
There is a big plot twist towards the end. The free-spirited attitude of the 2
men creates a sort of "Butch Cassidy"-on-drugs atmosphere. Not an epic
but I liked it! The picture quality is a bit dark at times but not bad. DVD-R
includes the original theatrical trailer! Starring Jessica Dublin, Maria Aliferi,
Peter Winter and Hristos Nomikos. |
| | Paranoia
(Italian title: Orgasmo, 1969) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Umberto Lenzi, Italy / France The first (and best)
of a series of thrillers Lenzi made starring Carroll Baker. Not to be confused
with “A Quiet Place To Kill” (which was also titled “Paranoia” in some places!),
this film tells the story of a newly widowed millionaire (Baker) who allows a
not-so-innocent vagabond and his cute sister to stay at her mansion. The jet-set
wannabees slowly begin to dominate her until she starts to suspect that they may
have a dangerous ulterior motive! A great movie and pretty wild but still hard
to believe this was rated “X” when it came out! With Lou Castel and Colette Descombes.
DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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| The
Perfect Crime (Indagine su un delitto perfetto, 1979) SLIGHTLY
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed
by Giuseppe Rosati, Italy Somewhat under rated Giallo / crime drama starring
Leonard Mann, Alida Valli, Anthony Steel, Janet Agren, Adolfo Celi, Gloria Guida,
Joseph Cotten and Paul Muller. |
| | Perversion
Story (Las Trompetas del apocalipsis aka I Caldi amori di una minorenne,
1969) SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed
by Julio Buchs, Spain / Italy After his sister kills herself, a man delves
into the swinging mod scene to find out why. It
seems the only clue is a small piece of classical music that is heard right before
she threw herself out of a window! A
fun thriller with a misleading title (there's not much perversion going on) and
a hilarious misrepresentation of the London club scene. (The dj uses one turntable
and when the record's done the kids all stop dancing and stand still and patiently
wait for him to flip it over! Am I the only one that thinks this is funny??) Starring
Marilu Tolo and Brett Halsey, with Romina Power. (Not to be confused with Lucio
Fulci's "One On Top Of The Other" which was also released around the
same time as "Perversion Story"!) |
| | The
Phantom of Soho (Das Phantom von Soho, 1964) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Police investigate the continuing
murders of several women in a seedy strip club area of England in this moody black
and white thriller! How many more will die before they find out who is underneath
the black cloak and skullface mask? One of the better German movies based on a
story by Bryan Wallace (Edgar's son)! DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer! |
| | The
Pleasure of Demons (I
Piaceri delle demoni aka Les Cousines aka Love Demons aka
From Ear to Ear, 1970) IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH NO SUBTITLES Directed
by Louis Soulanès, France Twisted
drama about two young women, cousins, whom live together (and sometimes fool around
together!), that decide to torment their incapacitated mute sister. Starring Nicole
Debonne, Danielle Argence, Solange Pradel and Liliane Bert. This is the naughtier
European version! No subtitles but fairly easy to follow. Rated R |
| | Psychout
For Murder (Salvare la faccia, 1969) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by "Edward Ross" (Rossano Brazzi) with additional
footage by Ted Neeland-ARGENTINA / ITALY-Licia (Adrienne LaRussa, star of Lucio
Fulci's "Beatrice Cenci"), the daughter of a rich politician, was sent
to an insane asylum to avoid a political family scandal. Upon her return home,
she sets about to get her revenge on her father and sister for putting her through
the months of hell that may have now actually turned her into a legitimate
psychopath! Sultry LaRussa steals the show as Licia, prick-teasing her sister's
husband to death and turning the tables on everyone. With director Brazzi as "Daddy",
Paola Pitagora as her jealous sister and "Camille 2000" star Nino Castelnuovo
as her blackmailing boyfriend! An offbeat and obscure thriller! Recommended! |
| | A
Quiet Place To Kill (aka Paranoia, 1970) UNCUT VERSION! WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed
by Umbrto Lenzi, Italy Carroll Baker gets involved in a murder plot to kill
her ex-husband (Jean Sorel). His current wife is in on it with her until the day
they try to pull it off and things go slightly different then they had planned.
A decent film and not quite as wild as Lenzi's thriller from the year before (also
called Paranoia aka “Orgasmo” which also
starred Baker) or his similarly titled film from '71 called Ideal
Place To Kill, this one is more plot-oriented but effective nonetheless.
I swear that there's one scene on a boat that seems to have inspired a scene in
the 1998 film "Wild Things"! |
| | Reflections
In Black (Il Vizio ha le calze nere aka Vice Wears Black Hose,
1972 ) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed
by Tano Cimarosa, Italy A "woman in black" is slashing the throats of Dagmar
Lassander's lesbian lovers! Not as bad as I thought it would be, this version,
although containing nudity, seems like it may be cut. |
| |
La
Residencia (aka Finishing
School aka The House That Screamed,
1969) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed
by Narcisco Serrador (Chicho Ibáñez-Serrador), Spain Uncut theatrical version
of this popular-on-late-night-t.v. twisted murder mystery set in 19th
century France! Lilli Palmer runs a girls’ boarding school. Her son sneaks around
with one of the girls there (Maribel Martín) who is then suddenly murdered. More
girls begin "disappearing" and no one is sure why! With Cristina Galbó
and John Moulder-Brown. DVD-R includes the original trailer! Rated R
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 | Ring
of Death (Un Detective, 1969) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Romolo Guerrieri, Italy While policeman Franco Nero
is on a routine case, someone kills the man he is trailing. Investigating further
he uncovers blackmail, corruption and murder! With Florinda Bolkan and Adolfo
Celli and an uncredited appearance by Laura Antonelli in a smaller but memorable
role. |
 | Scenes
from a Murder (L’Assassino... è al telefono,
1972) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Alberto De Martino,
Italy Another obscure one that gets little respect but I thought it was a
helluva lot cooler than most recent U.S. thrillers! Telly Savalas is an assassin
out to kill an actress with amnesia (Anne Heywood). Not knowing who or why anyone’s
after her, she must try to regain her memory and put the pieces together in time
to save her life. |
| | The
Scorpion With 2 Tails (Assassinio al cimitero etrusco aka Murders
In The Etruscan Cemetery, 1982) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed
by Sergio Martino, Italy Made for t.v. supernatural thriller with John Saxon,
Elvire Audray and Paolo Malco. Apparently this was cut down from a mini series
that hopefully was better in its complete form. |
 | The
Secret of Seagull Island (L'Isola del gabbiano, 1980) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Nestore Ungaro, Italy
Barbara Carey plays a woman who, while on a trip to Rome, learns that her sister
is one of several blind girls who has turned up murdered recently! Following a
lead to an island where an unusual family lives, she pretends to be blind in order
to track down the culprit. Despite a bit of nudity and blood, this one does play
a bit like a t.v. movie, albeit a decent one that gets pretty intense at times! |
| | Shadows
Unseen (Abuso di potere,
1972) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES Directed
by Camillo Bazzoni, Italy Frederick
Stafford and Marilù Tolo star. | The
Sky Is Falling see
Bloodbath
| | Smile
Before Death (1972) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH FINNISH SUBTITLES Directed
by Silvio Amadio, Italy A young woman (Luciana Della Robia) returns home from
boarding school after her mother’s suicide to collect her inheritance. Her stepfather
(Silvano Tranquilli) seems to be having an affair with Rosalba Neri and the girl
begins to suspect that the suicide was actually murder! Another sexy film with
twists and surprises from the man that gave the world Amuck!
Recommended! |
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| So
Sweet, So Perverse (1969) WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directed by Umberto Lenzi Jean-Louis Trintignant and
wife Erika Blanc's marriage has hit the skids; Blanc is cold as ice while Trintignant
seeks the female companionship of his friend's wife (Helga Liné).
A distraught blonde (Carroll Baker) moves into the apartment upstairs from them.
They begin an affair that pulls the man into a trap of murder and lies! Another
solid thriller from Lenzi! One of his best! |
| | Sola
Ante el Terror (1983) IN SPANISH LANGUAGE
WITH NO SUBTITLES Directed by Jess Franco, Spain A
rare but somewhat slow murder thriller starring Lina Romay (as Candy Coster) with
Mabel Escaño and Carmen Carrión. For completists only. |
| | Something
Creeping in the Dark (Qualcosa striscia nel buio, 1970) IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed
by Mario Colucci, Italy Creepy haunted house / giallo hybrid with Stelvio
Rosi, Mia Genberg, Farley Granger, Lucia Bosé, Dino Fazio and Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. |
Spirits
Of Death - see Exorcisme
Tragique
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| Strangler
of Blackmoor Castle (Der Würger von Schloß Blackmoor, 1963) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed
by Harald Reinl, West Germany Really decent black & white mystery! A killer
brands an "M" onto the victims head before he chops it off! With Karin
Dor. |
| | The
Student Connection (Un Par de zapatos del '32, 1973) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Rafael Romero Marchent, Spain / Italy Ray
Milland is Dr. Mann, a doctor / caretaker at a boarding school for young boys.
We learn that he has hired an assassin to kill a man so he can be with his beautiful
wife Sonja (reservedly played by Sylva Koscina). The plot goes overboard, however,
when the assassin blows up an entire jet airplane killing over 100 people just
to get to the one guy. Enraged upon hearing this, Dr. Mann picks up a statue and
bashes the assassin's head in. He then notices one of the young boys spying on
the incident but doesn't see which one. Sonja convinces Mann thatthey can only
do one thing to save their skins: Find out which boy it was and kill him! A fast
paced movie with a decent performance by Milland, the film still lacks any kind
of real style (which these films usually need) and comes off just okay. Also starring
Ramiro Oliveros, Franco Giacobini, Charly Bravo and María Silva. |
| | Sunday
Woman (La Donna della domenica aka La Femme du dimanche, 1975) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH SPANISH SUBTITLES Directed
by Luigi Comencini, Italy / France Comical
giallo starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Note: Picture is a bit soft looking and there is some "artifacting". |
| | The
Sweet Body of Deborah (1967) ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Romolo Guerrieri, Italy Carroll Baker in one of her best roles
is a recently married American woman who, upon moving to the her new husband’s
home in Italy, learns that he may’ve been responsible for contributing to the
suicide of a local girl, his ex-girlfriend (played by Evelyn
Stewert aka Ida Galli)!
With Jean Sorel and George Hilton. A must for Baker fans! |
| | To
Kill A Stranger (Matar a un extraño, 1983) ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH
GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Juan Lopez Moctezuma, Mexico I was surprised
to find this one from the director of "Alucarda", "Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon"
and "Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary" (all available in our "Horror" section)
as years ago I had thought those were his only 3 films. Not so! This obscure murder
thriller is his 4th and second-to-last film. A pretty pop singer (believably portrayed
by popular Mexican film and t.v. star Angelica Maria in one of her only English
roles) is traveling across a Latin country to meet her news reporter husband (Dean
Stockwell). Her car brakes down during a storm and she has the unfortunate luck
of being picked up by Donald Pleasance, a rich local retired army man / war hero.
Seemingly helpful at first, he turns out to be a homicidal rapist and, while defending
herself, she ends up killing him! In a panic she hides the body in a well but
must now deal with the police and iron-fisted local army officers who are trying
to discover the whereabouts of this missing "hero"! Although competently
made, this is probably Moctezuma's most mainstream film mainly due to it's lack
of grue and the gawdawful performance by Aldo Ray as a police detective. The rest
of the cast is very good but it's Pleasance who steals the show (naturally!) and
as such the film really only kicks in during his scenes. Look for Mad Magazine
cartoonist Sergio Aragones as the controlling army general! |
| | Too
Beautiful To Die (aka Nothing Underneath 2, 1988) UNCUT VERSION
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES Directed
by Dario Piana, Italy After a model is raped at a wild party, her coworkers
begin getting brutally slain! Decent entry in the 80's fashion model murder thriller
sub-genre. (Or is that sub-sub-genre?) This full-frame version contains more picture
information than the cropped "wide-screen" tape from Japan. The DVD-R
includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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| Tormentor
(Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio aka Death Carries A Cane,
1973) ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed
by Maurizio Pradeaux, Italy Bottom-of-the-shelf thriller for after you’ve
seen all the others. Robert Hoffman and Susan Scott (Nieves
Navarro) star
in the story of a woman who witnesses a murder through vending binoculars. Hell,
I still liked it! This full-frame version has a much nicer picture than the crappy
looking import DVD. |
| | Two
Faces of Love (Pio thermi kai ap' ton ilio, 1972) GREEK LANGUAGE
WITH NO SUBTITLES Directed by Omiros Efstratiadis, Greece Starring
Anna Fonsou, Andreas Barkoulis and Hristos Nomikos. The DVD-R includes the original
theatrical trailer! |
| | Two
Faces of Terror (Coartada en disco rojo aka I Due volti della paura,
1972) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed by Tulio Demicheli, Spain / Italy Love,
deception and murder amongst the medical practice! Starring George Hilton, Fernando
Rey, Luciana Paluzzi and Anita Strindberg with Carla Mancini. |
Two Men For
Alexa see Due maschi per Alexa
| | The
Washing Machine (1993) WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Ruggero Deodato, Italy Slick thriller
from Mr. “Cannibal Holocaust” himself doesn’t skimp on the t&a! A detective
investigates 3 attractive sisters in connection with a pimp friend of theirs who
turns up dead! Lively an’ sleazy the way they should be, this is definitely one
of Deodato's best! |
| | Web
of Deception (Il sorriso del ragno, 1971) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE Directed by Massimo Castellani, Italy RECENTLY
ADDED! Super rare movie tells a story of drug smuggling and deception.
Unfortunately, although the plot is pretty interesting, the bland style it was
shot in makes this a kind of dull movie. Recommended for completists only! Starring
(in alphabetical order) Marília Branco, Thomas Hunter, Elena Nathanail, Stephanos
Stratigos, Gabriele Tinti and Leopoldo Trieste. |
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| Without
Apparent Motive (Sans mobile apparent, 1971) SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES Directed
by Philippe Labro, France / Italy Jean-Louis Trintignant plays a police detective
who is trying to solve a string of murders committed with a long distance rifle.
The murderer is also using a silencer which ads to the tension. At any moment
in broad daylight a new victim could drop! What is the connection between these
killings? Are they the work of some psychotic murderer killing at random or is
there a specific motive? A well crafted mystery thriller! With Dominique Sanda,
Sacha Distel, Carla Gravina, Paul Crauchet and Laura Antonelli. Note: There are
some glitches here and there due to source tape damage but still quite watchable. |
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