Antonio Orlando

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)

Thought provokingViolentDisturbingDark

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pier Paolo Pasolini
CAST:  Paolo Bonacelli  •  Giorgio Cataldi  •  Aldo Valletti  •  Uberto Paolo Quintavalle

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pier Paolo Pasolini
CAST:  Paolo Bonacelli  •  Giorgio Cataldi  •  Aldo Valletti  •  Uberto Paolo Quintavalle

The Kingdom of Naples (1978)

Thirty years of Neapolitan history (from 1942 to 1972) through the ups and downs of the Cavioli and Pagano families.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Schroeter
CAST:  Liana Trouché  •  Antonio Orlando  •  Renata Zamengo  •  Dino Mele

Thirty years of Neapolitan history (from 1942 to 1972) through the ups and downs of the Cavioli and Pagano families.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Schroeter
CAST:  Liana Trouché  •  Antonio Orlando  •  Renata Zamengo  •  Dino Mele

Soldier of Fortune (1976)

Medieval soldier of fortune Ettore is travelling through Europe with his partners looking for fight where they can earn some money. When they come across a Spanish castle under siege by the French army, Ettore first bides his time to determine which side is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST:  Bud Spencer  •  Enzo Cannavale  •  Franco Agostini  •  Philippe Leroy

Medieval soldier of fortune Ettore is travelling through Europe with his partners looking for fight where they can earn some money. When they come across a Spanish castle under siege by the French army, Ettore first bides his time to determine which side is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST:  Bud Spencer  •  Enzo Cannavale  •  Franco Agostini  •  Philippe Leroy

The Rose King (1986)

A mentally unstable woman and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Schroeter
CAST:  Magdalena Montezuma  •  Mostefa Djadjam  •  Antonio Orlando  •  Karina Fallenstein

A mentally unstable woman and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Schroeter
CAST:  Magdalena Montezuma  •  Mostefa Djadjam  •  Antonio Orlando  •  Karina Fallenstein

Blood Brothers (1974)

Set in Naples at the end of the 19th century, I Guappi tells the story of a strange friendship between the powerful and charismatic Camorra boss, Don Gaetano (Fabio Testi), and one of the many scugnizzi who grew up on the streets, Nicola Bellizzi (Franco Nero). ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Squitieri
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Fabio Testi  •  Raymond Pellegrin

Set in Naples at the end of the 19th century, I Guappi tells the story of a strange friendship between the powerful and charismatic Camorra boss, Don Gaetano (Fabio Testi), and one of the many scugnizzi who grew up on the streets, Nicola Bellizzi (Franco Nero). ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Squitieri
CAST:  Franco Nero  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Fabio Testi  •  Raymond Pellegrin

Fontamara (1980)

Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Lizzani
CAST:  Michele Placido  •  Ida Di Benedetto  •  Antonella Murgia  •  Imma Piro

Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira but only after gaining enough money to buy some land and in order to reach his aim he has the idea of going to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Lizzani
CAST:  Michele Placido  •  Ida Di Benedetto  •  Antonella Murgia  •  Imma Piro

I Am the Law (1977)

Palermo, Sicily, November 1925. Cesare Mori, the new prefect of the city, soon to be known as the Iron Prefect, begins a ruthless war against the Mafia, a sinister organization that has subjugated the island for centuries, something that the dictator Benito ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Squitieri
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Stefano Satta Flores  •  Rik Battaglia

Palermo, Sicily, November 1925. Cesare Mori, the new prefect of the city, soon to be known as the Iron Prefect, begins a ruthless war against the Mafia, a sinister organization that has subjugated the island for centuries, something that the dictator Benito ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Squitieri
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Stefano Satta Flores  •  Rik Battaglia

The Sunday Woman (1975)

Police commissioner Santamaria is investigating the murder of the ambiguous architect Mr. Garrone. The investigations soon drive him into the Torino's high society. Santamaria suspect Anna Carla and at the same time falls in love for her. Lello is the lover of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Aldo Reggiani

Police commissioner Santamaria is investigating the murder of the ambiguous architect Mr. Garrone. The investigations soon drive him into the Torino's high society. Santamaria suspect Anna Carla and at the same time falls in love for her. Lello is the lover of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Aldo Reggiani

Palermo or Wolfsburg (1980)

An impoverished young man from Sicily travels to Wolfsburg, West Germany to find work. He takes a job in the Volkswagen factory after he travels through Northern Italy by train.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Schroeter
CAST:  Otto Sander  •  Magdalena Montezuma  •  Isolde Barth  •  Gisela Hahn

An impoverished young man from Sicily travels to Wolfsburg, West Germany to find work. He takes a job in the Volkswagen factory after he travels through Northern Italy by train.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Schroeter
CAST:  Otto Sander  •  Magdalena Montezuma  •  Isolde Barth  •  Gisela Hahn

Darkness Surrounds Roberta (2008)

Deceit, perversion, and an unseen murderer follow a wealthy socialite through Italy as her mind breaks down into madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giovanni Pianigiani
CAST:  Yassmin Pucci  •  Raine Brown  •  Joe Zaso  •  Eileen Daly

Deceit, perversion, and an unseen murderer follow a wealthy socialite through Italy as her mind breaks down into madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giovanni Pianigiani
CAST:  Yassmin Pucci  •  Raine Brown  •  Joe Zaso  •  Eileen Daly

Porca vacca (1982)

When a stage artist is send to fight he met a lovely girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST:  Renato Pozzetto  •  Laura Antonelli  •  Aldo Maccione  •  Adriana Russo

When a stage artist is send to fight he met a lovely girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST:  Renato Pozzetto  •  Laura Antonelli  •  Aldo Maccione  •  Adriana Russo

Silence the Witness (1974)

De Luca is killed by Marchetti's chauffeur. Marchetti ordered the murder because he was to be accused by De Luca. The two have a car accident while going home to get an alibi. There is a witness, Sironi, who calls the police. But when the police arrive the car has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Rosati
CAST:  Bekim Fehmiu  •  Rosanna Schiaffino  •  Aldo Giuffrè  •  Guido Leontini

De Luca is killed by Marchetti's chauffeur. Marchetti ordered the murder because he was to be accused by De Luca. The two have a car accident while going home to get an alibi. There is a witness, Sironi, who calls the police. But when the police arrive the car has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Rosati
CAST:  Bekim Fehmiu  •  Rosanna Schiaffino  •  Aldo Giuffrè  •  Guido Leontini