Mimmo Palmara

A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy.

The beginnings, development and decline of so-called spaghetti-western genre; with clips, interviews and opinions of producers, actors and directors. A nostalgic look at those movies that are still in the taste of many.

"Western all'italiana" is a documentary produced and broadcast by the satellite broadcaster Studio Universal in 2004, on the occasion of the broadcasting of a selection of Italian western films, the so-called "spaghetti westerns". In the course of the video, the birth, evolution and conclusion of the Italian western trend is told.

Thriller inspired by the "Monster of Florence" case

Following the opening of a Japanese auto factory in Sicily, the head of the company is kidnapped by Sicilian mobsters. This was a co-production between Italy and Japan's Toho Studios.

In Rome, a vagrant finds the body of a teen girl, her throat professional slashed. Police inspector Olmi uses his brutal and violent methods to follow a trail that leads him toward high government officials. When his methods leave an innocent bystander dead, the corrupt officials have an excuse to get Olmi transferred to a coastal town where the pace is slow and he has time for a romantic dalliance. Soon, Olmi discovers that fishing isn't the only local occupation, and out comes his gun and his ruthless tactics of investigation.

Madame is running a high class escort (and prostitution) service. She wants to quit the business as soon as she makes enough money to make her dreams come true. However, the relationship with her girls is deteriorating.

Gardener Nino Castellano takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Gloria Guida and Anita Sanders which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem!

Catene is a 1974 Italian melodramatic film directed by Silvio Amadio. The film is the re-make of the 1949 top grossing film with the same title by Raffaello Matarazzo. It was a commercial failure, grossing about 60 million lire.

Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.

The son of an aging gunfighter returns home with a shipment of confederate gold.

After gaining his freedom with the help of an old friend of his father, Spirito Santo/Holy Ghost recovers in an abandoned mine the gold fruit of a previous robbery and makes preparations for a new job recruiting a strange sacristan armed with a machine-gun. Meanwhile a Native American sheriff is on his trail.

A grim, merciless gunfighter known as Santana protects a young woman from the murderers of her family members and at the same time pursues a revenge against a traitor responsible for the death of his fellow soldiers years before.

After the evil maharajah Varauni exterminated his whole family, the brave Sandokan decides to retreat on the island of Mompracem to meditate a terrible revenge against him

A thief known as Simon the Swiss faces up and downs in his criminal profession.

Franco and Ciccio embark on a journey to find Pirate Flint's lost treasure, hunted by the fearsome Pirate Blackbeard.

An Alsacian Baron massacres the family of a French Duke, and takes his lands and his title. Isabella, the Duke's baby child, escapes the massacre, is raised by gypsies, and comes back twenty years later to exact revenge.

Sicily 1943 to avoid war, Franco and Ciccio are hiding in the mountains. Two American paratroopers steal their clothes leaving him in exchange uniforms, so our "heroes" are captured by the Germans and deported to Germany. Evade, take refuge on a farm and will be involved in mishaps chain. After the war, they thought dead, are safe and sound, up there in Germany.

Black Jack Murphy (Robert Woods) is the brains in an outfit of outlaws who rob the bank at Tusca City. All goes to plan with the heist but once the loot is safely obtained Jack's men lose no time in trying to double cross him. Wily Jack manages to outfox them at first and gets away with the cash but they soon catch up with him again and not only make off with the money but leave him crippled and carrying multiple causes for wanting revenge. This need for amends possesses Jack with an all consuming passion and he sets out to get even with each of his unfaithful former compadres but has his particular sights set on Indian Joe (Mimmo Palmara) and Sanchez (Rik Battaglia) who abused and killed his beloved sister. Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net

Clips, a bounty killer, is after one John Coler, who has fooled him, keeping all of a loot he should have shared with him. He finally catches his prey only to discover that the man is a Coler all right but not the expected one.

The hero steals the haul from the thieves, gives it back to the police but charges 10% for his services.

Um jovem deputado tenta moderar e revitalizar um xerife alcoólico para derrubar duas gangues de criminosos em guerra no Velho Oeste.

Mike Sturges and his younger brother, Roy, are sentenced to Yuma Penitentiary on a trumped-up train robbery charge. Both endure cruel treatment before Mike escapes to extract revenge on their enemies.

A sheriff saves an innocent man from the gallows and brings the guilty party to justice.

In a small western town our hero Durango (Tab Hunter) delivers his prisoner to the jailhouse and then goes to the local saloon where the lady saloon owner Joanne has eyes only for him. But Durango only has eyes for his bride-to-be Lucy. Four masked men attack Lucy's father's farm and steal Lucy's dowry. They kill Lucy and her parents after the father strips the face mask from one of the bandits. A pocket watch is stripped from one of the bandits by Lucy's father and this is the only clue that Durango will have to revenge his love... With Joanne's help can Durango avenge himself?

Hud's parents were murdered, their land stolen and now Hud will dish out justice to the guilty - the three Clark brothers know they are in danger but they don't know from where the blow will come.

Baseado no romance homônimo de Albert Camus, a ação desenrola-se na Argélia na época em que ainda era colônia francesa, país onde Camus viveu grande parte da sua vida. É a história de Meursault, um homem que vive uma vida, que talvez não devesse ser contada. Pois ele vive vazio de emoções, incapaz de sentir amor, saudade, ódio, medo, ou qualquer outra emoção. A sua vida vai se desenrolando como se ele fosse um estrangeiro, não em relação a um país, mas em relação à humanidade. No fim, o crime que comete não o leva ao fim da sua vida, o que leva ao seu fim é a falta de qualquer emoção aquando da morte da sua mãe. Mostrando-nos Camus que tudo o que fazemos num determinado momento se reflete durante o resto de nossa vida.

Two POWs learn of a treasure of gold hidden in a cemetery, and escape from their POW camp to look for it.

Depois de perder tudo num jogo de póquer e de se encontrar endividado, Lucas concorda em entregar uma carroça à cidade de Chamaco para o pagamento de $5000. Logo se vê em grandes apuros com bandidos, o chefe local da cidade e um lindo trabalhador de salão.

Argoman is practically invincible with powers beyond the scope of mortal man. Who is Sir Reginald Hoover, he seems to know what mission Argoman is involved with? Will Jenabell become the Queen of the World and achieve her wishes to outsmart Argoman?

Another spoof from the Franco and Ciccio team in which the boys, who are running a scam pretending to be bounty hunters, are 'persuaded' to help a real bounty hunter discover a treasure by claiming to be the heirs of a deceased lawman.

Lone gunman Johnny West and his dog, Gypsy, fall foul of twin bad men who have designs on a gold mine. After having his gun hand crushed Johnny is joined by 2 feuding ex boxers and their explosive expert sidekick as they all take on the villains, restore the mine to it's rightful inheritor and face down the twins, one of whom attempts to outwit them using a clever coffin trick.

An international gang of gun dealers in the USA has stolen the prototype of a laser rifle from a German laboratory. The FBI agent Cormoran is being sent to recover the state-of-the-art and highly effective weapon. But there are some indications that he has defected to the enemy. Since agent 007 is currently on another mission, the chief of intelligence has to fall back on his second best man, the previous number 006. And so the German secret agent John Krim is given the assignment to get the rifle back, find evidence of Cormoran’s treachery and finally eliminate the colleague. Krim’s journey takes him across the ocean, and there he experiences incredible adventures in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Two women get in his way, and Krim can’t be sure whether he can trust them or whether they too are working for the other side.

An evil bandit kidnaps a sultan's son and raises him but finds the son has magic powers.

Peplum movie from 1964

Ursus and his sword-wielding companions run head-on against a usurper of a throne.

Filmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign.

On his own wedding day, sheriff Pat Garrett must leave and try to arrest two bank robbers.

The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome.

Hercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by the leader of the pretorian guards.

Temple of the White Elephant

Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.

Goliath battles for the freedom of the Babylonian people.

In 16th century Spain, Don Francisco reluctantly betroths his daughter, Blanca, to the arrogant Don Ramiro in order to preserve the lands in the family estate. Then Don Juan, Don Francisco's nephew and Blanca's true love, returns from the war in Flanders. Don Juan dons a mask and joins with a gypsy band led by Estella to fight against the forces of Don Ramiro.

Italian sword & sandal thrills as the son of Hercules is pitted against an evil king and his wretched followers.

Saracen pirates aboard the "Black Eagle" attack Christians strongholds along the coast of Spain. When they stop off in Sheba to re-supply, they also buy female slaves and end up fighting over them.

In the study of a lawyer, two young spouses tell their story. The singer Tony manages to reach the much coveted success, and can thus marry his girlfriend. But a clause in his record contract obliges him to remain a bachelor for two years.

King Bohlem, brother of the late Attila, reconquers former Hun territory. To secure this territory, he sends his son, Otto, and his nephew, Tharus, to forge an alliance with King Haadem, strongest of the neighboring rulers. Haadem, however, is just concluding an alliance with Kudrum, the ambitious son of a king hostile to Hun interests. To cement this alliance, Haadem has agreed to marry his daughter, Tamall, to Kudrun, but Tamall dislikes Kudrum. She quickly falls in love with the newly-arrived Tharus. Kudrum inflames Haadem's feelings against Tharus and arranges to have Tharus publicly flogged. Not satisfied, Kudrum then murders Haadem and has the crime blamed on Tharus. Tamall's love for Tharus is tested but then she comes to believe Tharus's claims of innocence and works on behalf of Tharus as Kudrum's forces arrive for a decisive battle.

A história do cerco à Tróia, sob o ponto de vista de Enéas, o filme é repleto de personagens fascinantes. Enéas, segundo a interpretação do poeta Virgílio, é o mais sábio dos troianos e, que depois de dez anos de guerra, se tornou o defensor principal de se encontrar um fim para ela. A sabedoria e nobreza dele o levaram a ganhar um lugar à mesa com Rei Príamo e outros motivos, o colocaram em conflito com o ciumento Paris e a sua Helena. Abrindo com a morte de Heitor por Aquiles, o filme é recheado de relações pessoais complexas e vaidades mitológicas. John D. Barrymore interpreta Ulisses, um guerreiro inteligente, cínico e corajoso entre os gregos. A interpretação de Reeves traz nobreza a Enéas, demonstradas nas suas habilidades e seu físico. Fiel a história e fantástico!

Quando estranhos eventos atmosféricos ocorrem nas cidades-estados desunidas da Grécia Antiga, um fórum debate quais ações tomar. Como não há acordo, Androcles, rei de Tebas, procura a ajuda de seu amigo, o lendário Hércules. Hércules, agora casado com Deianira com um filho chamado Hylas, não deseja deixar o conforto de sua família, embora Hylas esteja ansioso por aventuras.

No ano de 280 a.C., Darios, um herói militar grego, está visitando seu tio em Rodes. A cidade acabou de construir um enorme Colosso em homenagem a Apolo, para guardar o seu porto, e está planejando uma aliança com a Fenícia para atacar a Grécia. Por acidente, Darios se envolve com rebeldes que querem tirar o tirânico rei Xerxes do poder.

During the period between world wars, vaudeville sketches were popular before film showings.Gastone is one of the characters played by the famous Ettore Petrolini who figures in these sketches.

Retomando à Poméia de sua última aventura na fronteira, Glaucus (Steve Reeves) vê a bela jovem Ione (Christine Kaufmann) perdendo o controle de sua biga e a salva de um acidente. Após deixar a dama a salvo, Glaucus finalmente regressa à Pompéia e a encontra totalmente aterrorizada. Um escravo informa que um grupo de bandidos encapuzados estava assassinando famílias inteiras e saqueando todas as casas, inclusive sua fazenda, tendo como principal vítima seu pai. Glaucus, sedento por vingança, segue à caça dos assassinos.

Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops, but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio.

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.

O musculoso Hércules realiza seus trabalhos, navega com os Argonautas e vive um romance com a bela Iole. Inspirado na Mitologia Grega, o filme enfoca a figura de Hércules, o filho de Zeus que se tornou famoso graças à sua força descomunal e que, até sua morte trágica, protagonizou inúmeras façanhas, várias delas por exigência dos deuses. O roteiro do filme se vale da lenda dos Doze Trabalhos, fundindo-a com a de Jasão e os Argonautas.

A lonely city transplant and a sheltered girl, haunted by a lover’s promise, meet by chance on a canal bridge and begin a tentative romance that quickly entangles them in a web of longing and self-delusion.

Don Paolo, a young parson troubled by his love for Agnese, tries to make peace in a little village in Sardinia where two families are at war.

When peasant girl Nives is deserted by smuggler Gino Lodi, she betrays him to the police. Police officer Enzo Cinti, who loves Nives, traces her to the Po River cane-fields, where she is working as a cutter to support herself and an infant son, and warns her that Gino has escaped from prison and is seeking revenge. She rejects his offer to protect her. Gino finds Nives, mourning the drowning death of their son. He surrenders himself to the police and then walks at Nives' side in the funeral procession.

Átila, o líder dos hunos bárbaros e chamado pelos romanos de "O Flagelo de Deus", varre a península italiana, derrotando todos os exércitos de Roma, até que ele e seus homens alcançam os portões da própria cidade.

Durante a primavera de 1866, a Itália está ocupada pela Áustria e prepara seu principal movimento de libertação. Em meio ao caos de Veneza, a Condessa Serpieri (Alida Valli), que participa da resistência, começa a nutrir um amor proibido: o tenente autríaco Franz Mahler (Farley Granger).

A young and shy girl Celestina arrives from her small home village to Rome to become a housemaid. Her inexperience and naivety causes her to change her employers quite frequently. As she is moving from one family to another she makes friends with other Roman maids and falls desperately in love with a handsome plumber Fernando. But Fernando isn't telling Celestina that he is already engaged to another woman.

A rainha de Sabá se apaixona pelo rei de Israel. O rei Salomão de Israel, no entanto, está apaixonado por outra pessoa...

Documentary on Italian genre cinema.