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He Who Hesitates Is Lost (1960)

After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Aroldo Tieri  •  Alberto Lionello

After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Corbucci
CAST:  Totò  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Aroldo Tieri  •  Alberto Lionello

Shoot First, Die Later (1974)

Luc Merenda gives the performance of his career as a highly regarded police detective who is taking syndicate money in exchange for departmental favors. His father, a simple man, also works for the department but on a lower rung; he isn't jealous of his son, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Di Leo
CAST:  Luc Merenda  •  Richard Conte  •  Delia Boccardo  •  Raymond Pellegrin

Luc Merenda gives the performance of his career as a highly regarded police detective who is taking syndicate money in exchange for departmental favors. His father, a simple man, also works for the department but on a lower rung; he isn't jealous of his son, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Di Leo
CAST:  Luc Merenda  •  Richard Conte  •  Delia Boccardo  •  Raymond Pellegrin

Bandits in Rome (1968)

After professional stickup man Mario Corda is jailed, his young, ambitious partner -- who covets both Corda's life and his wife -- cuts loose, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto De Martino
CAST:  John Cassavetes  •  Gabriele Ferzetti  •  Anita Sanders  •  Nikos Kourkoulos

After professional stickup man Mario Corda is jailed, his young, ambitious partner -- who covets both Corda's life and his wife -- cuts loose, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto De Martino
CAST:  John Cassavetes  •  Gabriele Ferzetti  •  Anita Sanders  •  Nikos Kourkoulos

Frankenstein '80 (1972)

A mad scientist creates a monster called "Mosaico," who breaks out of the laboratory to hunt down and kill beautiful women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mancini
CAST:  John Richardson  •  Gordon Mitchell  •  Renato Romano  •  Xiro Papas

A mad scientist creates a monster called "Mosaico," who breaks out of the laboratory to hunt down and kill beautiful women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Mancini
CAST:  John Richardson  •  Gordon Mitchell  •  Renato Romano  •  Xiro Papas

State buoni se potete (1983)

Around the year 1500, the Italian priest Don Filippo Neri helps street kids and orphans in his poor little chapel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Magni
CAST:  Mario Adorf  •  Johnny Dorelli  •  Philippe Leroy  •  Marisa Traversi

Around the year 1500, the Italian priest Don Filippo Neri helps street kids and orphans in his poor little chapel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Magni
CAST:  Mario Adorf  •  Johnny Dorelli  •  Philippe Leroy  •  Marisa Traversi

The Profiteer (1974)

In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Nasca
CAST:  Valeria Moriconi  •  Al Cliver  •  Janet Ågren  •  Carlo Monni

In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Nasca
CAST:  Valeria Moriconi  •  Al Cliver  •  Janet Ågren  •  Carlo Monni

Horse Fever (1976)

Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Gigi Proietti  •  Enrico Montesano  •  Francesco De Rosa  •  Adolfo Celi

Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steno
CAST:  Gigi Proietti  •  Enrico Montesano  •  Francesco De Rosa  •  Adolfo Celi

Be Sick… It's Free (1968)

Comedy about the flawed Italian healthcare system of the time and a doctor's expeirence with it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Zampa
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Sara Franchetti  •  Nanda Primavera  •  Bice Valori

Comedy about the flawed Italian healthcare system of the time and a doctor's expeirence with it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Zampa
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Sara Franchetti  •  Nanda Primavera  •  Bice Valori

Spirits of the Dead (1968)

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Malle  •  Federico Fellini  •  Roger Vadim
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  Alain Delon  •  Jane Fonda  •  Terence Stamp

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Malle  •  Federico Fellini  •  Roger Vadim
CAST:  Brigitte Bardot  •  Alain Delon  •  Jane Fonda  •  Terence Stamp

Italian Engagement (1964)

In this romance, a middle-aged playboy finds himself running his father's fur business after his father's death. He continues to allow his papa's mistress to run the business. The playboy's fiancee gets pregnant and he refuses to marry her. She dumps him in favor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo Giannetti
CAST:  Rossano Brazzi  •  Annie Girardot  •  Tony Anthony  •  Marisa Merlini

In this romance, a middle-aged playboy finds himself running his father's fur business after his father's death. He continues to allow his papa's mistress to run the business. The playboy's fiancee gets pregnant and he refuses to marry her. She dumps him in favor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo Giannetti
CAST:  Rossano Brazzi  •  Annie Girardot  •  Tony Anthony  •  Marisa Merlini

The Third (1958)

A clothing merchant Ofelia, a naïve housewife Rina, and the outspoken nurse Edna meet at a police station and discover that they share a failed sentimental life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Amendola
CAST:  Franco Fabrizi  •  Sandra Mondaini  •  Paolo Panelli  •  Bice Valori

A clothing merchant Ofelia, a naïve housewife Rina, and the outspoken nurse Edna meet at a police station and discover that they share a failed sentimental life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Amendola
CAST:  Franco Fabrizi  •  Sandra Mondaini  •  Paolo Panelli  •  Bice Valori

Spia spione (1967)

Carlo Barlozzetti, a silly waiter, lives alone in an apartment located across a bank which a Professor and his followers try to robe. While The Professor intends to steal a ring packed with a precious and secret metal alloy guarded in A safety deposit box, his men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Corbucci
CAST:  Lando Buzzanca  •  Teresa Gimpera  •  Guy Deghy  •  Cristina Gaïoni

Carlo Barlozzetti, a silly waiter, lives alone in an apartment located across a bank which a Professor and his followers try to robe. While The Professor intends to steal a ring packed with a precious and secret metal alloy guarded in A safety deposit box, his men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Corbucci
CAST:  Lando Buzzanca  •  Teresa Gimpera  •  Guy Deghy  •  Cristina Gaïoni

The Ten Million Dollar Grab (1967)

A thief fakes his death in order to steal a 10 million dollar Diamond from his former employer. He has the gem then he looses it and gets it back through various ploys around Europe  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bitto Albertini
CAST:  Brad Harris  •  Dana Andrews  •  Elina De Witt  •  Franco Andrei

A thief fakes his death in order to steal a 10 million dollar Diamond from his former employer. He has the gem then he looses it and gets it back through various ploys around Europe  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bitto Albertini
CAST:  Brad Harris  •  Dana Andrews  •  Elina De Witt  •  Franco Andrei

Flashman (1967)

Though set in England, Flashman is another fun Italian production from the late 60s that leans on -attempted- humor and is heavily inspired by Batman. He's even got a very Battish theme song…. The somewhat convoluted plot concerns two gang of thieves who rob the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mino Loy
CAST:  Paolo Gozlino  •  Claudie Lange  •  Ivano Staccioli  •  Jack Ary

Though set in England, Flashman is another fun Italian production from the late 60s that leans on -attempted- humor and is heavily inspired by Batman. He's even got a very Battish theme song…. The somewhat convoluted plot concerns two gang of thieves who rob the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mino Loy
CAST:  Paolo Gozlino  •  Claudie Lange  •  Ivano Staccioli  •  Jack Ary

Don't Wait, Django… Shoot! (1967)

Django returns home to find out that his father has been killed, by local bandits, in a business deal gone wrong . He swears revenge and a mixture of lone gun men, gang members and bandits get involved with the search for a pouch of money, missing from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edoardo Mulargia
CAST:  Ivan Rassimov  •  Rada Rassimov  •  Gino Buzzanca  •  Ignazio Spalla

Django returns home to find out that his father has been killed, by local bandits, in a business deal gone wrong . He swears revenge and a mixture of lone gun men, gang members and bandits get involved with the search for a pouch of money, missing from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edoardo Mulargia
CAST:  Ivan Rassimov  •  Rada Rassimov  •  Gino Buzzanca  •  Ignazio Spalla

Quintana: Dead or Alive (1969)

Don Juan, the governor of a Mexican province, arrests Manuel, the fiancé of the beautiful heiress, Virginia. When Quintana frees Manuel, Don Juan kidnaps Virginia to force her hand in marriage. The ceremony is interrupted in a violent battle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincenzo Musolino
CAST:  Tony Di Mitri  •  Femi Benussi  •  Ignazio Spalla  •  Aldo Bufi Landi

Don Juan, the governor of a Mexican province, arrests Manuel, the fiancé of the beautiful heiress, Virginia. When Quintana frees Manuel, Don Juan kidnaps Virginia to force her hand in marriage. The ceremony is interrupted in a violent battle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincenzo Musolino
CAST:  Tony Di Mitri  •  Femi Benussi  •  Ignazio Spalla  •  Aldo Bufi Landi

Sunflower (1970)

At the end of World War II, Giovanna, a war bride living near Milan refuses to accept that her husband, Antonio, missing on the Russian front, is dead. There's a flashback to their brief courtship near her hometown of Naples, his 12-day leave to marry her, ruses to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio De Sica
CAST:  Sophia Loren  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Ludmila Savelyeva  •  Galina Andreeva

At the end of World War II, Giovanna, a war bride living near Milan refuses to accept that her husband, Antonio, missing on the Russian front, is dead. There's a flashback to their brief courtship near her hometown of Naples, his 12-day leave to marry her, ruses to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio De Sica
CAST:  Sophia Loren  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Ludmila Savelyeva  •  Galina Andreeva

I due della F. 1 alla corsa più pazza, pazza del mondo (1971)

Two chaps who earn a living repairing household appliances are hired by a formula one manager who has had his best pilot kidnapped. One of them drives the car which is remote controlled by a device invented by the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osvaldo Civirani
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Memmo Carotenuto  •  Marisa Traversi

Two chaps who earn a living repairing household appliances are hired by a formula one manager who has had his best pilot kidnapped. One of them drives the car which is remote controlled by a device invented by the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osvaldo Civirani
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Memmo Carotenuto  •  Marisa Traversi

Come Together (1971)

An American stuntman working on spaghetti westerns in Europe picks up two pretty American tourists and they decide to take a road trip around Europe together. However, things don't turn out exactly as each of them expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Swimmer  •  Tony Anthony
CAST:  Tony Anthony  •  Luciana Paluzzi  •  Elena Pedemonte  •  Rosemary Dexter

An American stuntman working on spaghetti westerns in Europe picks up two pretty American tourists and they decide to take a road trip around Europe together. However, things don't turn out exactly as each of them expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Swimmer  •  Tony Anthony
CAST:  Tony Anthony  •  Luciana Paluzzi  •  Elena Pedemonte  •  Rosemary Dexter

Master of Love (1972)

The wise and experienced maestro in the arts of love imparting his knowledge and techniques to a younger man before he dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brunello Rondi
CAST:  Janet Ågren  •  Tina Aumont  •  Norberto Botti  •  Barbara Bouchet

The wise and experienced maestro in the arts of love imparting his knowledge and techniques to a younger man before he dies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brunello Rondi
CAST:  Janet Ågren  •  Tina Aumont  •  Norberto Botti  •  Barbara Bouchet
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