For a few dollars more (O.V. Per qualche dollaro in più) Italy, 1965 Director: Sergio Leone Script: Sergio Leone, Luciano Vincenzoni, Fernando Di Leo, Fulvio Morsella Cast: Clint Eastwood (Monco), Lee Van Cleef (Colonel Douglas Mortimer), Gian Maria Volontè (The Indian), Mara Krupp (Mary), Luigi Pistilli (Groggy), Klaus Kinski (John …
Blood and black lace Italy, 1964 Director: Mario Bava Script: Marcello Fondato, Giuseppe Barilla, Mario Bava, Mary Arden (English version) Cast: Cameron Mitchell (Massimo Morlacchi), Eva Bartok (Condesa Cristiana Cuomo), Thomas Reiner (Inspector Silvestri), Arianna Gorini (Nicole), Luciano Pigozzi (Cesare), Lea Lander (Greta) Music: Carlo Rustichelli Plot Countess Christiane is …
Santo contra hombres infernales (Santo vs. Infernal Men) Mexico/Cuba, 1958 Director: Joselito Rodríguez Main actors: El Santo, Joaquín Cordero, Fernando Osés, Gina Romand, Enrique Zambrano Genre: Crime Story Joaquín arrives in Cuba from Mexico. Once in Havana he stays in a hotel and begins to notice that he is being …
The Tale of Zatoichi continues (Zoku Zatôichi monogatari) Japan, 1962 Director: Kazuo Mori Scriptwriter: Minoru Inuzuka (based on Kan Shimozawa’s story) Main actors: Shintaro Katsu (Zatoichi), Yaeko Mizutani (Setsu), Masayo Banri (Tane), Tomisaburo Wakayama (Yoshiro) Soundtrack: Ichiro Saito Story Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu), the famous and prodigious masseur and blind swordsman, …
Conan the Barbarian USA, 1982 Director: John Milius Script: Oliver Stone and John Milius (based on stories by Robert E. Howard) Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger (Conan), James Earl Jones (Thulsa Doom), Max von Sydow (King Osric), Sandahl Bergman (Valeria), Ben Davidson (Rexor), Cassandra Gava (The Witch), Gerry López (Subotai), Mako (The …
Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru / “Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance” Japan, 1972 Director: Kenji Misumi Main actors Story The Tokugawa Shogunate controls Japan tightly, but the intrigues between the various clans that share the power shake stability from time to time. To keep the situation under control, …
For a fistful of dollars (O.V. Per un pugno di dollari) Italy, 1964 Director: Sergio Leone Script: Sergio Leone, Jaime Comas, Víctor Andrés Catena, Fernando Di Leo, Duccio Tessari, Tonino Valerii Cast: Clint Eastwood (Joe), Marianne Koch (Marisol), Gian Maria Volontè (Ramon Rojo), Wolfgang Lukschy (John Baxter) Music: Ennio Morricone …
The girl who knew too much (“La ragazza che sapeva troppo”) Italy, 1963 Director: Mario Bava Script: Mario Bava, Ennio de Concini, Enzo Corbucci, Eliana De Sabata, Mino Guerrini Cast: John Saxon (Dr. Marcello Bassi), Leticia Román (Nora), Valentina Cortese (Laura Craven-Torrani), Titti Tomaino (Inspector) Music: Roberto Nicolosi Story The …
Santo contra el cerebro del mal (Santo vs. the Evil Brain) Mexico/Cuba, 1958 Director: Joselito Rodríguez Script: Fernando Osés, Enrique Zambrano Main actors: Joaquín Cordero (Dr. Campos), Norma Suárez (Elisa), Enrique Zambrano (Teniente Zambrano), El Santo (El Enmascarado), Fernando Osés (El Incógnito) Music: Salvador Espinosa Genre: Crime, science fiction Story …
The tale of Zatoichi (Zatôichi monogatari) Japan, 1962 Director: Kenji Misumi Scriptwriter: Minoru Inuzuka (based on Kan Shimozawa’s story) Main actors: Shintaro Katsu (Zatoichi), Masayo Banri (Tane), Ryuzo Shimada (Shigezo) Soundtrack: Akira Ifukube Story The blind masseur Ichi, who travels the roads of nineteenth-century Japan towards the end of the …
