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Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Robert Loggia  •  William Hickey

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Kathleen Turner  •  Robert Loggia  •  William Hickey

Rocky IV (1985)

DramaticEpicIntenseSlow moving

Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Ivan Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylvester Stallone
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Talia Shire  •  Burt Young  •  Carl Weathers

Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Ivan Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylvester Stallone
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Talia Shire  •  Burt Young  •  Carl Weathers

Shaft (1971)

Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Parks
CAST:  Richard Roundtree  •  Moses Gunn  •  Charles Cioffi  •  Christopher St. John

Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Parks
CAST:  Richard Roundtree  •  Moses Gunn  •  Charles Cioffi  •  Christopher St. John

Shy People (1987)

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Konchalovsky
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Martha Plimpton  •  Merritt Butrick

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Konchalovsky
CAST:  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barbara Hershey  •  Martha Plimpton  •  Merritt Butrick

The Lonely Guy (1984)

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Charles Grodin  •  Merv Griffin  •  Judith Ivey

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Charles Grodin  •  Merv Griffin  •  Judith Ivey

Stiletto (1969)

A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard L. Kowalski
CAST:  Alex Cord  •  Britt Ekland  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  Joseph Wiseman

A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard L. Kowalski
CAST:  Alex Cord  •  Britt Ekland  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  Joseph Wiseman

Lucky Luke (1991)

Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the peace treaty and attack the town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Hill
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Nancy Morgan  •  Fritz Sperberg  •  Dominic Barto

Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the peace treaty and attack the town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Hill
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Nancy Morgan  •  Fritz Sperberg  •  Dominic Barto

Man of the East (1972)

By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights likes poems and prefers bicycles to horses. Now his three teachers footpads all of them shall teach him otherwise. This doesn't work ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo Barboni
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Gregory Walcott  •  Yanti Somer  •  Dominic Barto

By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights likes poems and prefers bicycles to horses. Now his three teachers footpads all of them shall teach him otherwise. This doesn't work ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo Barboni
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Gregory Walcott  •  Yanti Somer  •  Dominic Barto

Charleston (1974)

This film has the typical air of Italian action/gangster comedies from that period - it is a perfectly charming and funny sort of comedy. The cliches of black and white are wonderfully maintained in this movie as the good guys are clever and witty and the bad ones ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo Barboni
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  Ricky Bruch  •  Laura Becherelli  •  Fortunato Arena

This film has the typical air of Italian action/gangster comedies from that period - it is a perfectly charming and funny sort of comedy. The cliches of black and white are wonderfully maintained in this movie as the good guys are clever and witty and the bad ones ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Enzo Barboni
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  Ricky Bruch  •  Laura Becherelli  •  Fortunato Arena

Jungle Warriors (1984)

A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernst Ritter von Theumer
CAST:  Sybil Danning  •  John Vernon  •  Paul L. Smith  •  Nina van Pallandt

A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernst Ritter von Theumer
CAST:  Sybil Danning  •  John Vernon  •  Paul L. Smith  •  Nina van Pallandt

The Knock Out Cop (1973)

Inspector “Flatfoot” Rizzo investigates crime and corruption in Naples.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Bud Spencer  •  Adalberto Maria Merli  •  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Juliette Mayniel

Inspector “Flatfoot” Rizzo investigates crime and corruption in Naples.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Bud Spencer  •  Adalberto Maria Merli  •  Raymond Pellegrin  •  Juliette Mayniel

Another Man, Another Chance (1977)

Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west, they build up a small photo shop. Meanwhile, animal doctor David lives on his lonesome farm together with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  James Caan  •  Geneviève Bujold  •  Susan Tyrrell  •  Jennifer Warren

Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west, they build up a small photo shop. Meanwhile, animal doctor David lives on his lonesome farm together with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  James Caan  •  Geneviève Bujold  •  Susan Tyrrell  •  Jennifer Warren

The Hearse (1980)

A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Bowers
CAST:  Trish Van Devere  •  Joseph Cotten  •  David Gautreaux  •  Donald Hotton

A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Bowers
CAST:  Trish Van Devere  •  Joseph Cotten  •  David Gautreaux  •  Donald Hotton

Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)

Inspector Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Bud Spencer  •  Al Lettieri  •  Enzo Cannavale  •  Renato Scarpa

Inspector Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Bud Spencer  •  Al Lettieri  •  Enzo Cannavale  •  Renato Scarpa

Man of La Mancha (1972)

In the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They are accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Sophia Loren  •  James Coco  •  Ian Richardson

In the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They are accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  Sophia Loren  •  James Coco  •  Ian Richardson

Lucky Luke 2 (1992)

Cowhairs want to drive farmers away from their lands. Luke takes matters into his own hands, and even Lotta's beauty and kindness can't hold him back. Signs suggest that there is also a third party in the background who benefits from the strife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Nicolaou  •  Richard Schlesinger
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Nancy Morgan  •  Fritz Sperberg  •  Ron Carey

Cowhairs want to drive farmers away from their lands. Luke takes matters into his own hands, and even Lotta's beauty and kindness can't hold him back. Signs suggest that there is also a third party in the background who benefits from the strife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Nicolaou  •  Richard Schlesinger
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Nancy Morgan  •  Fritz Sperberg  •  Ron Carey

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission (1981)

Robert Blake's second (of three) "Joe Dancer" movies has the hard-boiled private investigator teaming up with a chimp named Gregor, his trainer (who also happens to be an expert thief), and an electronics genius of questionable repute to steal back a priceless vase ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Brinckerhoff
CAST:  Robert Blake  •  Pepe Serna  •  John Fiedler  •  Mitchell Ryan

Robert Blake's second (of three) "Joe Dancer" movies has the hard-boiled private investigator teaming up with a chimp named Gregor, his trainer (who also happens to be an expert thief), and an electronics genius of questionable repute to steal back a priceless vase ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Brinckerhoff
CAST:  Robert Blake  •  Pepe Serna  •  John Fiedler  •  Mitchell Ryan

Vendetta at Dawn (1971)

George Benton returns from school to his brother Jonathan's farm as a doctor and marries his fiancé Lory, but happiness doesn't last long. The Fargas brothers provide a bloodbath at the ranch and are able to divert suspicion from themselves onto a gang of passing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Garrone
CAST:  George Eastman  •  Ty Hardin  •  Bruno Corazzari  •  Guido Lollobrigida

George Benton returns from school to his brother Jonathan's farm as a doctor and marries his fiancé Lory, but happiness doesn't last long. The Fargas brothers provide a bloodbath at the ranch and are able to divert suspicion from themselves onto a gang of passing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Garrone
CAST:  George Eastman  •  Ty Hardin  •  Bruno Corazzari  •  Guido Lollobrigida

The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)

A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Isabelle De Valvert  •  Tony Curtis

A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Kate Nelligan  •  Isabelle De Valvert  •  Tony Curtis

Convoy Buddies (1975)

Toby and Butch are a couple of bumbling crooks who get a truck driving job hauling insecticide from Italy to France. Unbeknownst to the clueless duo, they're really smuggling guns. A group of equally inept mobsters try to steal the guns to no avail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuliano Carnimeo
CAST:  Paul L. Smith  •  Antonio Cantafora  •  Dominic Barto  •  Giuliana Calandra

Toby and Butch are a couple of bumbling crooks who get a truck driving job hauling insecticide from Italy to France. Unbeknownst to the clueless duo, they're really smuggling guns. A group of equally inept mobsters try to steal the guns to no avail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuliano Carnimeo
CAST:  Paul L. Smith  •  Antonio Cantafora  •  Dominic Barto  •  Giuliana Calandra
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