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Metralleta Stein 1975 The parallel stories of a police commissioner and a bank robber whose lives eventually come together

Viridiana 1961 Viridiana, a young novice about to take her final vows as a nun, accedes, moved purely by a sense of obligation, to a request from her widowed uncle to visit him Stirred by her resemblance to his late wife, he attempts to seduce her and tragedy ensues In the aftermath, Viridiana tries

La grande strada azzurra 1957 Squarcio, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy Like his fellow villagers, Squarcio struggles against harsh living conditions, a scarcity of fish in nearby waters and exploitation by the local wholesaler But while the othe

Historias de la radio 1955 Three different stories whose central axis are radio listeners several contestants have to get to a radio station studio dressed as Eskimo, a thief answering a call in the house which is stealing and a school teacher who participates in a contest to get money to cure a chi

Ann and Eve 1970 An erotic drama about a youthful bride to be who takes a holiday to Yugoslavia with a cynical and evil lesbian film critic and murderess that leads to debauchery, degradation with a dwarf, a dinner with naked entertainers and other highlights

No es nada, mamá, sólo un juego (1974) A 25-30-year old Hacienda-owner (David Hemmings) is misbehaving on women due to his traumatic youth; his mother (Alida Valli) covers him for his sadistic actions; however, when he wants the daughter of the mansion supervisor to serve for him, things seem to g

Nazarín (1959) Nazarin is a priest, attempting to living a pure and honest life strictly according to Christian principles - but others only show him distrust and hatred, apart from the local prostitute...

LEclisse (1962) In the suburbs of Rome, the translator Vittoria breaks her engagement with her boyfriend, the writer Ricardo, after a troubled night. Vittoria goes downtown to meet her mother, who is addicted to the stock market, and she meets the broker Piero on a day of crash. The materialist Pier

Oedipo alcalde (1996) The plague struck Thebes in the tragedy by Sophocles here is unparalleled violence; as; merciless in the Colombia today. Edipo; a young promoter of peace; is appointed mayor of a town sunk in misery and violence. Their first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of La

Blue Panther (1965) Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin's place to spend a winter holiday, when a stranger - apparently a fugitive from someone aboard - entrusts her with a jewel in the shape of a ...

Marisa (1957) Marisa is a young girl who sells drinks at the Civitavecchia station. Her beauty makes all the boys fall in love with her.

Long Days of Vengeance (1967) After three years of heavy physical labor in a hellish prison in the desert, the former Sheriff Ted Barnett escapes. Barnett was framed by three men and wrongly convicted to thirty years hard labor for the murder of his father. He looks for those that had accused him, s

Faccia di spia tries to tell the story of the CIA and other government intelligence agencies with lots of re creations and dramatizations and points out some of the more brutal aspects of the intelligence community from around the world Wars are started, all facets of everyday life are controlled, i

Counselor at Crime (1973) When the godson of San Francisco's crime lord asks permission to leave "the business," Don Antonio agrees, but reluctantly. Such behavior by either one is a violation of the code, and a bloody mob war breaks out. It is only through the strong support of his family connectio

Setenta veces siete (1962) Melodrama about a prostitute who remembers her ill-fated romances.

It Can Be Done Amigo (1972) An outspoken boy and a gunfighter-pimp save a drifter's life from hanging. The boy's uncle dies, leaving a house and some dry, useless land to the boy. The dying uncle has obtained the drifter's promise to help the boy get what is his. Meanwhile the gunfighter has decided

Exorcisms Daughter (1971) Tania, an asylum patient, is under the doctor's care while suffering raging behavioral effects that follow the death of her exorcised mother.

Dagon (2001) Based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, the undisputed master of the macabre, Dagon tells the story of Paul Marsh, a young man who discovers that the truth will not set him free instead it condemns him to a waking nightmare of unrelenting horror. A boating accident off the coast of Sp

The Witches (1967) Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an injured man to the hospital. A widowed father and his son seek for a new wife/mot

Sorcerer (1977) A group of outcasts from different backgrounds and nationalities are forced by misfortune to work in an oil-drilling operation in South America. When fire breaks out of control, four of the outcasts are given the opportunity to earn enough money to get out by transporting six crates

During the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, a team of German saboteurs assume the identities of dead British soldiers and are transported to England. Their first objective is to cripple British air defences by destroying radar stations. Though the identities and whereabouts of the saboteurs are unknown,