Ennio De Concini

Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles against harsh living conditions, a scarcity of fish in nearby waters and exploitation by the local wholesaler. But while the other fishermen continue to use nets, he goes out to the open sea to fish illegally with bombs... (imdb)

Baron Fefé Cefalù is a Sicilian nobleman bored of life and of wife Rosalia: he falls in love with young and beautiful cousin Angela... (imdb)

A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant (imdb)

In the 21st century Ray Peterson, reporter for the Interplanetary News, is assigned to write a story aboard a space station... (imdb)

Four petty criminals, three men and a woman, wander through the trackless terrain of the Wild West Utah and are hounded by a sadistic bandit. (imdb)

A stray planet on a collision course with Earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble. What seems like a dead planet suddenly launches a fleet of flying saucers which attack our space fleets. (imdb)

Nora is a young tourist traveling through Rome which takes a sudden turn when she witnesses a murder by a serial killer that the police have sought for years for the so-called Alphabet Killings, and Nora soon finds herself in way-over-her-head trouble when the police want her cooperation to catch the killer while the mystery killer soon targets her for his next victim. (imdb)

A fictional account of Hitler's last days, as played by Alec Guinness.

A Greek military hero named Darios visits his uncle in Rhodes in the year 280 BC. Rhodes has just finished constructing an enormous colossus of Apollo to guard its harbor and is planning an alliance with Phoenicia which would be hostile to Greece... (imdb)

Baron von Sepper is an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. His latest spouse, an American beauty named Anne, discovers a vault in his castle that's filled with the frozen bodies of several beautiful women... (imdb)

After the Trojan War, Glauco is the strongest man amongst the Greeks. His friend Pirro meets two men who offer him a large sum of money to persuade Glauco to sail towards unexplored shores. Pirro accepts the proposal and convinces Glauco with a trick: he hits him on his head. The ship lands at a strange place where Pirro and the other men aboard are drugged and find themselves in the hands of the Amazons... (imdb)

En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, political tensions escalate in Thebes, and Hercules' new wife Iole finds herself in mortal danger. (imdb)

An Italian NYC movie with Harvey Keitel playing a corrupt lieutenant and John Lydon playing a stalker. (thepiratebay.org)

Italian explorer rescues the daughter of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, meets a hermit who has invented gunpowder and builds a cannon. (imdb)

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army. (imdb)

As the leader of a 1928 Arctic airship expedition watches a television program about the disastrous undertaking, the ghosts of those involved in the voyage and subsequent rescue attempts gather to determine his guilt in the affair. Most of the film is a flash-back to the voyage and the international efforts to rescue the crew of the airship from an ice flow. (imdb)

Mondo shockumentary

Fans of Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilien Schell will fare much better but may struggle to find much to enjoy. The pair snarl and bark at each other in an "I don't care, if you don't care contest" in which they both use third parties to antagonise and provoke each other whilst displaying some uncertain parenting skills. (imdb)

Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourage of God", sweeps onto the Italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of Rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself. (imdb)

A Mexican bandit masquerading as a priest gets roped into helping villagers defend against an Indian attack. (TCM.com)

In Liverpool there's a gang war between the mods (who dress in the latest fashions and styles) and the rockers (who are more into the '50s "greaser" look). Rickym, the son of a wealthy businessman, is a mod guitar player, and in a gang fight with some rockers, his girlfriend is killed. He leaves Liverpool for the continent and winds up in Rome, where he becomes involved with his father's mistress. (imdb)

Somewhat fictionalized dramatic account of Late Roman Emperor Constantine, his rise to power, and his establishment of religious tolerance among Roman subjects. Constantine's adoption of Christianity allowed this small persecuted religion to sweep throughout Europe as the empire's power waned. (imdb)

In the midst of World War II, the story of the affair of a young woman, married to a man bound to a wheelchair, with a desertor from the Italian army, intertwines with that of the grab of power of a very fanatical local fascist leader, who gets the hold with a massacre of Pacific opposers, among them, the father of the young desertor. Oppresive fog covers both dramas, as a reminder of how values such as courage, love and truth are fading. (imdb)

Maciste travels to Egypt, where he leads a revolt against an evil queen. (imdb)

Catherine, an out-spoken Parisian laundress follows Napoleon's army to the battlefront to be near her Sergeant Lefevre. The couple perform a deed of heroism which abets Napoleon's victory, so that after the war the grateful Emperor bestows on the now married couple the title of Duke and Duchess. Catherine squabbles with Napoleon's haughty sisters, scandalizes the nobility with her lack of courtly manners, flirts with the men - and consistently creates havoc... (imdb)

An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife. (imdb)

A duel takes place in order to put an end to the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. Three valiant brothers are chosen for each side. The Romans choose three brothers: the Orazi. The Albans are represented by the Curiazi. During the fierce and bloody final duel the Romans defeat their opponents. (imdb)

When a sexy midwife comes to town, the local women abstain from sex rather than risk having her deliver their babies. (TCM.com)

Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II. (imdb)

The idle lives of the rich or famous or both are depicted from an aloof and uninvolved perspective. Claudia Cardinale appears in one of her early screen roles as Fedora, a member of the elite and privileged in a provincial Italian town. The seedy underside of illicit affairs, quick flings, betrayals and deceptions, and other, similar pasttimes of the "in" circle slowly become apparent when a young outsider tries to gain acceptance into the exclusive group. (allmovie.com)

Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world. (imdb)

It begins after Mattia leaves his family (his wife and his mother-in-law).The events in Mattia's life suddenly take a soaring run;the casino's villains turn up.Mattia meets Véronique (Caroline Berg).The music is,throughout the film ,alert and powerful,suggesting rather a "giallo" than a satire.There is no transition between Mattia's provincial life and his Monte-Carlo break. (imdb)

In this comedy, two Yankee con artists pose as tourists visiting scenic Naples. There they intend to rob an old church. Before pulling the caper, the two enlist the aid of a local criminal. The theft succeeds, but afterwards the crooks begin double-crossing each other. Murder and mayhem ensues as one American murders the other and then heads for the airport dressed as a nun. "Her" loot is, in turn, captured by the Italian crook and his friend. (allmovie.com)

In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen. (imdb)

A young woman working in rice paddy fields finds herself the object of affection for her boss, his son and a mechanic.

The story of this film is freely based on the Carlo Emilio Gadda's novel "Quer Pasticciaccio Brutto de via Merulana" ("Bad deal on Merulana street"). This Pietro Germi's movie represents the beginning of Italian Commedy, of which Germi will be one of the masters, certainly the most innovative. (imdb)

Beautiful goatherd helps Chaldean rebel fight evil king in ancient Babylon. (imdb)

Ercole Pappalardo (Totò), married, five sons, lives with only dream to be upgraded from his current position in the post department. Everithing goes wrong, he accidentally spits on the minister's face, he insults him trough a parrot (!), and finally they discover he has no titles to fit his current position. After all this tragicomic events he takes a definitive decision: he will die to communicate from the afterlife the lotto numbers to his wife! Written by 1felco (imdb)

Jason and Adam are brothers who specialize in jewel heists. Jason is betrayed by Adam, who steals his girlfriend, and has him beaten and left for dead. A female doctor nurses him back to health, and he sets about planning his revenge. (imdb)

Originally titled Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride, this 2-part TV movie stars supermodel Carol Alt as Nancy, the ward of Mafia don Frank Latella (Eli Wallach). Part One gets off to an explosive start when Nancy witnesses her father's murder. Raised by Latella, our heroine lives for the day that she can avenge her dad's death. Little does she know that her own fiancé (Eric Roberts) was the man who pulled the trigger. (allrovi.com)

The story of an eighteenth century hero fighting for the people against the French in the kingdom of Naples. (bfi)

Semi-burlesque concerning the captain of an Italian fruit freighter who is suddenly drawn into a series of war-time adventures. (bfi)

Loving Too Much is a Cardinale Sin... (imdb)

Pietro, an honest businessman, is wrongly accused of the murder of his business associate and jailed. Actually the man is alive and has set him up to avoid bankruptcy. Pietro's life is shattered of course and when after many years he is released from prison, he seeks revenge. (imdb)

Episode film about identical twin brothers. Mario is an honest government-minded deputy. Filippo lives by his wits, not quite legally. Eventually Filippo ruins his brother's career and mind, absorbs his wife and finally steps into his shoes as an honourable member of Parliament. (bfi)

Story of a love affair between an American girl in Rome and an Italian prince. (bfi)

Gigliota is a young swimmer that goes to Spain to participates in a swim competition, but fells in love with her friend's friancé. When they decide to visit her in Italy, she pretends she is rich, with her parent's help.

During WWII, handsome young Italian sub commander and his crew torpedo Allied freighters and transport ships for the Axis then rescue the occasional survivor and treat them humanely while seeking a safe place to put them ashore. (imdb)

Silvana Mangano (a very lovely & sexy voiced actress) plays a young, poor Venetian woman, Giovanna Masetti. She is struggling with an difficult life as a shop assistant when one day a young count Enrico sees her in the glass shop where she works. She gets invited to the masquerade ball (ah - if they would have parties like this now - oh wow) with the help of her unscrupulous boyfriend Mario's dirty deal with the count - the glorious evening does not turn out well, not at all.

A guy is about to become the millionth citizen to buy a car in Rome. Frightened, he decides to remain pedestrian, and recalls several stories, with new car owners as protagonists. Episodic comedy.

Messalina gets the throne of the Roman Empire making her way to it using blood and murder. A young commander, who had fall in love for her long time ago, is the only one who can stop the bloodshed, but he is torn between the right thing to do and his long-fostered desire for her.

Robin Hood escapes being sentenced to death, and forms a band of outlaws to fight back against the wicked Prince John. Their exploits make them folk heroes, but when they kidnap the tyrant's daughter, they are relentlessly pursued by the royal army.

A rich man's attempts to steal away a poor man's wife set the stage for this comic farce, set in Naples in 1860. (AllMovie)

Imprisoned in a cell with an innocent young man (Lamberto Maggiorani), a hardened criminal (Lawrence) makes his getaway when his cellmate's chums try to help their incarcerated friend escape. On the outside, the older criminal finds himself the object of hero worship by the impressionable local adolescents. But before long he proves beyond doubt that he'll never be role-model material. Former Miss Italy Giovanna Pala is decorative if not particularly talented as Lawrence's gun moll. (allmovie.com)

Marcus Numidius (Ettore Manni), a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt, captures the rebels' popular leader, Aselepius (Georges Marchal). Princess Amira (Gianna Maria Canale), with ambitions of being Queen and jealous of Asclepius' popularity, plans his death in the arena by substituting a lion for his human opponent.

Italy 1972, government election. Everybody awaits a victory for Christian democratic party (DC), instead the first results reveal the record of Communist party (PCI). This cause international panic.

A business executive is a widower and has to take care of five children. Things get even more complicated when the boys discover that his father has a mistress much younger.

A travelogue through China accompanied by a process called "AromaRama" to send scents through the air-conditioning system of a theater. (en.wikipedia.org)

A nobleman disguises his identity to win the heart of the actress who initially rejected his advances.

Jolanda discovers she is not the daughter of the gypsy who raised her, but of the Count of Ventimiglia, the Black Corsair, killed by Van Guld, the current governor of Maracaibo. (MUBI)

Six sketches with as many ways of murdering someone, and getting away with it. (imdb)

The Comte d'Éon, desperate for a son, allows his daughter to be raised as a man and join the dragoons. But she is soon called to act as a spy in the court of Elizabeth Petrovna where her secret may prove a valuable asset.

A woman in her thirties is a single mother of a teenager daughter, and both are in love with the same young soldier. Mother sacrifices herself for her daughter's marriage, but ultimately falls to her own passion, leading to family disruption.

An English teacher seduces a young student in the company of his wife to help him in an ambitious plan with the kidnapping of a newborn baby of a wealthy businessman. (imdb)

Manager Marletti goes to the sea to meet his wife Giuliana to spend the weekend with her and many friends. After three days Marletti comes back driving his car to Rome. So he can sleep, alone and happy, with silence around him.

When a soldier returns home from the wars, he finds that a local landowner has been terrorizing his family. He disguises himself as a bandit known as "The Black Eagle" and begins taking revenge on the landowner by ravaging his "empire". However, things take a different turn when he falls for the landowner's beautiful daughter.