Giovanni Vari

Barabbas (1961)

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Silvana Mangano  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Katy Jurado

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Silvana Mangano  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Katy Jurado

Two Gangsters in the Wild West (1964)

In the late 1800's, Sicilians Franco and Ciccio are serving 20 years of prison for stealing two mules, when they are helped to escape by an American who says he is a friend of their grandfathers, who were killed in Texas by a gang of bandits who wanted to take over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Fernando Sancho  •  Aroldo Tieri

In the late 1800's, Sicilians Franco and Ciccio are serving 20 years of prison for stealing two mules, when they are helped to escape by an American who says he is a friend of their grandfathers, who were killed in Texas by a gang of bandits who wanted to take over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Fernando Sancho  •  Aroldo Tieri

Pirates of the Coast (1960)

Luis de Monterey is a ship captain who is pitted against a crafty pirates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Domenico Paolella
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Estella Blain  •  Livio Lorenzon  •  Liana Orfei

Luis de Monterey is a ship captain who is pitted against a crafty pirates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Domenico Paolella
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Estella Blain  •  Livio Lorenzon  •  Liana Orfei

Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)

The story of Spartacus and 10 other gladiators who rebelled against the bloody coliseum sports. They escape and are faced at every turn by Roman soldiers bent on taking them back to the Coliseum - dead or alive!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Nostro
CAST:  Dan Vadis  •  Helga Liné  •  Ursula Davis  •  Giovanni Di Benedetto

The story of Spartacus and 10 other gladiators who rebelled against the bloody coliseum sports. They escape and are faced at every turn by Roman soldiers bent on taking them back to the Coliseum - dead or alive!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Nostro
CAST:  Dan Vadis  •  Helga Liné  •  Ursula Davis  •  Giovanni Di Benedetto

Robin Hood and the Pirates (1960)

On his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to return him home in order to ransom him to his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Jocelyn Lane  •  Rossana Rory  •  Mario Scaccia

On his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to return him home in order to ransom him to his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Jocelyn Lane  •  Rossana Rory  •  Mario Scaccia

Fra' Manisco cerca guai... (1960)

Father Pacifico is a genuine friar with a brisk manner, for this reason he is nicknamed Father Manisco. The religious finds himself grappling with a thorny case, as Don Liborio, a Neapolitan lord, dominates all local events, including the love choices of his young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armando W. Tamburella
CAST:  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Marisa Merlini  •  Riccardo Garrone  •  Luisella Boni

Father Pacifico is a genuine friar with a brisk manner, for this reason he is nicknamed Father Manisco. The religious finds himself grappling with a thorny case, as Don Liborio, a Neapolitan lord, dominates all local events, including the love choices of his young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armando W. Tamburella
CAST:  Aldo Fabrizi  •  Marisa Merlini  •  Riccardo Garrone  •  Luisella Boni

Sword of the Conqueror (1961)

Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another. Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, which he believes will be beneficial to him, only to have Alboino kill him and leave Amalchi, his daughter's real love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Campogalliani
CAST:  Jack Palance  •  Eleonora Rossi Drago  •  Guy Madison  •  Carlo D'Angelo

Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another. Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, which he believes will be beneficial to him, only to have Alboino kill him and leave Amalchi, his daughter's real love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Campogalliani
CAST:  Jack Palance  •  Eleonora Rossi Drago  •  Guy Madison  •  Carlo D'Angelo

L'uomo mascherato contro i pirati (1964)

Pirates capture a Spanish ship. After having landed on an island, they try to sell the surviving crew, especially the women. One of them is protected by a pirate who gained her as a prize for having saved the captain's life in the battle that ensued. Suddenly a man ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vertunnio De Angelis
CAST:  George Hilton  •  Claude Dantes  •  Giovanni Vari  •  Pietro De Vico

Pirates capture a Spanish ship. After having landed on an island, they try to sell the surviving crew, especially the women. One of them is protected by a pirate who gained her as a prize for having saved the captain's life in the battle that ensued. Suddenly a man ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vertunnio De Angelis
CAST:  George Hilton  •  Claude Dantes  •  Giovanni Vari  •  Pietro De Vico

Cavalier in Devil's Castle (1959)

A mysterious horseman, called the Dark Knight, sets himself up as a masked vigilante and decides to free the duchet of Valgrado from the grip of a terrible tyrant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Costa
CAST:  Massimo Serato  •  Irène Tunc  •  Luisella Boni  •  Pierre Cressoy

A mysterious horseman, called the Dark Knight, sets himself up as a masked vigilante and decides to free the duchet of Valgrado from the grip of a terrible tyrant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Costa
CAST:  Massimo Serato  •  Irène Tunc  •  Luisella Boni  •  Pierre Cressoy

The Pirate and the Slave Girl (1959)

When a ship carrying the daughter of Rhodes' governor and secret documents is captured by Mediterranean pirate Dragut, the governor tasks captain Diego with their recovery before they can be sold to Sultan Selim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piero Pierotti
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Chelo Alonso  •  Massimo Serato  •  Graziella Granata

When a ship carrying the daughter of Rhodes' governor and secret documents is captured by Mediterranean pirate Dragut, the governor tasks captain Diego with their recovery before they can be sold to Sultan Selim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piero Pierotti
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Chelo Alonso  •  Massimo Serato  •  Graziella Granata

Un dollaro di fifa (1960)

Two conmen, Alamo and Mike, find shelter in Paradise City, which is full of jokers like themselves, who assume them to be lawmen and are almost hanged.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Walter Chiari  •  Dominique Boschero  •  Mario Carotenuto

Two conmen, Alamo and Mike, find shelter in Paradise City, which is full of jokers like themselves, who assume them to be lawmen and are almost hanged.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Walter Chiari  •  Dominique Boschero  •  Mario Carotenuto

I baccanali di Tiberio (1960)

Cassio, a tourist guide, and Primo, his bus driver, are taking a bus load of tourists to visit villa Jovis, at Capri island. Then they have an accident, and they knock their heads hard, losing conscience. They come awake in the times of the Roman Empire in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Walter Chiari  •  Abbe Lane  •  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Mara Berni

Cassio, a tourist guide, and Primo, his bus driver, are taking a bus load of tourists to visit villa Jovis, at Capri island. Then they have an accident, and they knock their heads hard, losing conscience. They come awake in the times of the Roman Empire in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Walter Chiari  •  Abbe Lane  •  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Mara Berni

Knight of 100 Faces (1960)

Two knights, the honorful Riccardo and the sinister Fosco, are rivalling for damsel Zuela.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pino Mercanti
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Liana Orfei  •  Livio Lorenzon  •  Annie Alberti

Two knights, the honorful Riccardo and the sinister Fosco, are rivalling for damsel Zuela.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pino Mercanti
CAST:  Lex Barker  •  Liana Orfei  •  Livio Lorenzon  •  Annie Alberti

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DIRECTION:  Enzo di Gianni
CAST:  Stevenson Lang  •  Giovanni Vari  •  Nunzio Filogamo  •  Luciano Fineschi