Alfio Caltabiano

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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

For Love and Gold (1966)

A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Catherine Spaak  •  Enrico Maria Salerno

A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Monicelli
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Catherine Spaak  •  Enrico Maria Salerno

Star Pilot (1966)

Aliens from the constellation Hydra crash-land on the island of Sardinia. A prominent scientist, his daughter, several young technicians, and a pair of Oriental spies are taken hostage by the beings so they can use them to repair their spaceship's broken engine. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pietro Francisci
CAST:  Leonora Ruffo  •  Mario Novelli  •  Roland Lesaffre  •  Kirk Morris

Aliens from the constellation Hydra crash-land on the island of Sardinia. A prominent scientist, his daughter, several young technicians, and a pair of Oriental spies are taken hostage by the beings so they can use them to repair their spaceship's broken engine. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pietro Francisci
CAST:  Leonora Ruffo  •  Mario Novelli  •  Roland Lesaffre  •  Kirk Morris

The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Rory Calhoun  •  Lea Massari  •  Georges Marchal  •  Conrado San Martín

While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Rory Calhoun  •  Lea Massari  •  Georges Marchal  •  Conrado San Martín

Messalina (1960)

Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The subject of countless film treatments, Rome's most villified ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Cottafavi
CAST:  Belinda Lee  •  Spiros Focás  •  Giancarlo Sbragia  •  Carlo Giustini

Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The subject of countless film treatments, Rome's most villified ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Cottafavi
CAST:  Belinda Lee  •  Spiros Focás  •  Giancarlo Sbragia  •  Carlo Giustini

California (1977)

At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Lupo
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  William Berger  •  Miguel Bosé  •  Chris Avram

At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse stealing. California decides to take the dead companion's belongings to his family's ranch, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Lupo
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  William Berger  •  Miguel Bosé  •  Chris Avram

Commandments for a Gangster (1968)

Northon is a retired gangster wants to avenge the death of his sister, who was married to Frank Cline. Cline disappeared while transporting a large shipment of the Organization's gold, leaving three dead bodies behind him. Northon follows the trail to the sunken ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Ljuba Tadić  •  Alfio Caltabiano  •  Dante Maggio  •  Jovan Janićijević 'Burduš'

Northon is a retired gangster wants to avenge the death of his sister, who was married to Frank Cline. Cline disappeared while transporting a large shipment of the Organization's gold, leaving three dead bodies behind him. Northon follows the trail to the sunken ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Ljuba Tadić  •  Alfio Caltabiano  •  Dante Maggio  •  Jovan Janićijević 'Burduš'

Pistoleros (1967)

Instead of fighting over newly gained money from a coach-robbery, two gangster-brothers (El Bedoja and Chiuchi) decide to rob a bank together. But Martinez, a gangster-coward, is successfully questioned by Nigros (a clad-in-black gangster-killer who collects the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić  •  Angelo Infanti  •  Mario Novelli  •  Alfio Caltabiano

Instead of fighting over newly gained money from a coach-robbery, two gangster-brothers (El Bedoja and Chiuchi) decide to rob a bank together. But Martinez, a gangster-coward, is successfully questioned by Nigros (a clad-in-black gangster-killer who collects the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić  •  Angelo Infanti  •  Mario Novelli  •  Alfio Caltabiano

Erik the Viking (1965)

Viking chief Thorvald dies from a mortal combat wound. He realizes his son Erloff is not a worthy successor, but his will divides his property equally between him and Erik, the valiant son of his sister, who also gets his weapons and the mission to lead a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Caiano
CAST:  Gordon Mitchell  •  Giuliano Gemma  •  Eleonora Bianchi  •  Alfio Caltabiano

Viking chief Thorvald dies from a mortal combat wound. He realizes his son Erloff is not a worthy successor, but his will divides his property equally between him and Erik, the valiant son of his sister, who also gets his weapons and the mission to lead a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Caiano
CAST:  Gordon Mitchell  •  Giuliano Gemma  •  Eleonora Bianchi  •  Alfio Caltabiano

Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965)

The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process. Meanwhile, Marco Aulo, now a Roman centurion, comes to Aristea to learn where his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Lupo
CAST:  Roger Browne  •  José Greci  •  Alfio Caltabiano  •  Harold Bradley

The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process. Meanwhile, Marco Aulo, now a Roman centurion, comes to Aristea to learn where his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Lupo
CAST:  Roger Browne  •  José Greci  •  Alfio Caltabiano  •  Harold Bradley

Two Idiots at Fort Alamo (1965)

During the War of Succession, Franco and Ciccio are arrested for being accused of desertion from the Northern army. Rather than condemn them to death for his carelessness, they will be chosen for a special mission: to infiltrate as expert officers on a delicate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Margaret Lee  •  Moira Orfei

During the War of Succession, Franco and Ciccio are arrested for being accused of desertion from the Northern army. Rather than condemn them to death for his carelessness, they will be chosen for a special mission: to infiltrate as expert officers on a delicate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Margaret Lee  •  Moira Orfei

The Son of Captain Blood (1962)

The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tulio Demicheli
CAST:  Alessandra Panaro  •  Ann Todd  •  John Kitzmiller  •  Sean Flynn

The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tulio Demicheli
CAST:  Alessandra Panaro  •  Ann Todd  •  John Kitzmiller  •  Sean Flynn

Keoma (1976)

Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Woody Strode  •  Olga Karlatos  •  Giovanni Cianfriglia

Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo G. Castellari
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Woody Strode  •  Olga Karlatos  •  Giovanni Cianfriglia

Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963)

Goliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Lupo
CAST:  Mark Forest  •  José Greci  •  Giuliano Gemma  •  Erno Crisa

Goliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Lupo
CAST:  Mark Forest  •  José Greci  •  Giuliano Gemma  •  Erno Crisa

Colossus of the Arena (1962)

A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a sinister duke as a traitor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Lupo
CAST:  Mark Forest  •  Scilla Gabel  •  Jon Chevron  •  José Greci

A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a sinister duke as a traitor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Lupo
CAST:  Mark Forest  •  Scilla Gabel  •  Jon Chevron  •  José Greci

Sartana Does Not Forgive (1968)

Jorge Martin is relentlessly stalking a gang of outlaws led by the ruthless Slim (Jack Elam) who raped and murdered his bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Balcázar
CAST:  George Martin  •  Gilbert Roland  •  Jack Elam  •  Rosalba Neri

Jorge Martin is relentlessly stalking a gang of outlaws led by the ruthless Slim (Jack Elam) who raped and murdered his bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Balcázar
CAST:  George Martin  •  Gilbert Roland  •  Jack Elam  •  Rosalba Neri

Bootleggers (1969)

A group of gangsters escape from prison and attempt to destroy a rival organisation holed up in a convent in Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  George Eastman  •  Wayde Preston  •  Graziella Granata  •  Tano Cimarosa

A group of gangsters escape from prison and attempt to destroy a rival organisation holed up in a convent in Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  George Eastman  •  Wayde Preston  •  Graziella Granata  •  Tano Cimarosa

A Sword to Brando (1970)

In a mediaeval feudal hamlet, young girls are being abducted by a sect of devil-worshipers, all of whose faces are masked by sinister skulls. Brando, the young hero of this film, saves two damsels from the ravages of the sect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Paul Winston  •  Karin Schubert  •  Tano Cimarosa  •  Furio Meniconi

In a mediaeval feudal hamlet, young girls are being abducted by a sect of devil-worshipers, all of whose faces are masked by sinister skulls. Brando, the young hero of this film, saves two damsels from the ravages of the sect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Paul Winston  •  Karin Schubert  •  Tano Cimarosa  •  Furio Meniconi

Man Called Amen (1972)

A very unlikely trio join forces in order to rob a bank: an ex-bandit called Smith, now a cheerful reverend, a nomadic artist and a pickpocket. Their plan is successful, however, and the three make off with the money from the bank's vaults, only to find themselves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Luc Merenda  •  Sydne Rome  •  Alfio Caltabiano  •  Tano Cimarosa

A very unlikely trio join forces in order to rob a bank: an ex-bandit called Smith, now a cheerful reverend, a nomadic artist and a pickpocket. Their plan is successful, however, and the three make off with the money from the bank's vaults, only to find themselves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Luc Merenda  •  Sydne Rome  •  Alfio Caltabiano  •  Tano Cimarosa

All Sons of the Saintest Mother (1973)

Two crime families battle for supremacy in 1929 Chicago in this Italian crime spoof. One group, known as the "Sons of Mammasantissima" thereby professes its (ironic) dedication to the Virgin Mother. The other family works undercover from a Salvation Army soup ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Pino Colizzi  •  Ornella Muti  •  Alfio Caltabiano  •  Luciano Catenacci

Two crime families battle for supremacy in 1929 Chicago in this Italian crime spoof. One group, known as the "Sons of Mammasantissima" thereby professes its (ironic) dedication to the Virgin Mother. The other family works undercover from a Salvation Army soup ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfio Caltabiano
CAST:  Pino Colizzi  •  Ornella Muti  •  Alfio Caltabiano  •  Luciano Catenacci
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