Paolo Heusch

Un uomo facile (1959)

The changing fortunes of two boxers are explored in this interesting drama by Paolo Heusch, seen from the point of view of the women the boxers love. One of the pugilists is a rookie on the rise and his sister has married the reigning champion. Now the champ is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Maurizio Arena  •  Lello Bersani  •  Cathia Caro  •  Fosco Giachetti

The changing fortunes of two boxers are explored in this interesting drama by Paolo Heusch, seen from the point of view of the women the boxers love. One of the pugilists is a rookie on the rise and his sister has married the reigning champion. Now the champ is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Maurizio Arena  •  Lello Bersani  •  Cathia Caro  •  Fosco Giachetti

The Commandant (1963)

The retired general Antonio Cavalli is a nuisance to his family: to his wife Francesca who still works, to his son and to his daughter-in-law. Then he finds a job in a building firm. Only by chance Cavalli finds out that his salary is paid by his wife to keep him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Totò  •  Andreina Pagnani  •  Mario Castellani  •  Franco Fabrizi

The retired general Antonio Cavalli is a nuisance to his family: to his wife Francesca who still works, to his son and to his daughter-in-law. Then he finds a job in a building firm. Only by chance Cavalli finds out that his salary is paid by his wife to keep him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Totò  •  Andreina Pagnani  •  Mario Castellani  •  Franco Fabrizi

Bali (1970)

The wife of a European photographer on assignment in exotic Bali falls for an enigmatic ex patriot under the spell of a mystical death cult...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ugo Liberatore  •  Paolo Heusch  •  Usmar Ismail
CAST:  John Steiner  •  Laura Antonelli  •  Umberto Orsini  •  Petra Pauly

The wife of a European photographer on assignment in exotic Bali falls for an enigmatic ex patriot under the spell of a mystical death cult...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ugo Liberatore  •  Paolo Heusch  •  Usmar Ismail
CAST:  John Steiner  •  Laura Antonelli  •  Umberto Orsini  •  Petra Pauly

Violent Life (1962)

Tommaso Puzzilli is a boy who grew up in the suburb of Pietralata outside Rome. Not having a job, Tommaso and his friends are committing crimes to make money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brunello Rondi  •  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Franco Citti  •  Serena Vergano  •  Enrico Maria Salerno  •  Angelo Maria Santiamantini

Tommaso Puzzilli is a boy who grew up in the suburb of Pietralata outside Rome. Not having a job, Tommaso and his friends are committing crimes to make money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brunello Rondi  •  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Franco Citti  •  Serena Vergano  •  Enrico Maria Salerno  •  Angelo Maria Santiamantini

Bloody Che Contra (1968)

The story of Che Guevara's desperate attempt to escape the mountains of Bolivia. Pursued by an elite ranger unit of the army led by a determined CIA agent, Che is eventually trapped and his men are killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Francisco Rabal  •  John Ireland  •  Zuzana Martinková  •  Howard Ross

The story of Che Guevara's desperate attempt to escape the mountains of Bolivia. Pursued by an elite ranger unit of the army led by a determined CIA agent, Che is eventually trapped and his men are killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Francisco Rabal  •  John Ireland  •  Zuzana Martinková  •  Howard Ross

Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961)

The new science teacher Dr. Julian Olcott with a mysterious past arrives in an institutional boarding school for troublemaker girls. Along the night, the intern Mary Smith, who is blackmailing another teacher - Sir Alfred Whiteman - with some love letters, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Carl Schell  •  Barbara Lass  •  Curt Lowens  •  Maurice Marsac

The new science teacher Dr. Julian Olcott with a mysterious past arrives in an institutional boarding school for troublemaker girls. Along the night, the intern Mary Smith, who is blackmailing another teacher - Sir Alfred Whiteman - with some love letters, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Carl Schell  •  Barbara Lass  •  Curt Lowens  •  Maurice Marsac

The Day the Sky Exploded (1958)

Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Bava  •  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Paul Hubschmid  •  Fiorella Mari  •  Madeleine Fischer  •  Ivo Garrani

Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Bava  •  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Paul Hubschmid  •  Fiorella Mari  •  Madeleine Fischer  •  Ivo Garrani

The Desert Renegades (1965)

In the deserts of the Middle East, circa 1930s, a half-Arab-half-French adventurer named Aldar woos the Princess Yasmin while engaged in selling guns to warring factions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch  •  Antonio Santillán
CAST:  Robert Hoffmann  •  Marilù Tolo  •  José Calvo  •  Kamal Alshenawi

In the deserts of the Middle East, circa 1930s, a half-Arab-half-French adventurer named Aldar woos the Princess Yasmin while engaged in selling guns to warring factions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch  •  Antonio Santillán
CAST:  Robert Hoffmann  •  Marilù Tolo  •  José Calvo  •  Kamal Alshenawi

Un colpo da mille miliardi (1966)

A spy's investigation leads him to Istanbul  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Rik Van Nutter  •  Marilù Tolo

A spy's investigation leads him to Istanbul  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Heusch
CAST:  Rik Van Nutter  •  Marilù Tolo