Frank Wolff
Nascimento : 1928-05-11, San Francisco, California, USA
Morte : 1971-12-12
História
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Walter Frank Hermann Wolff (May 11, 1928 —December 12, 1971) was a versatile American actor whose prolific movie career began with roles in five 1958-61 Roger Corman productions and ended a decade later in Rome, after scores of appearances in European-made films, most of which were lensed in Italy.
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This 140-minute documentary takes a close look at the story and historical context of a young Swiss man who was beheaded during WW II for supposedly wanting to kill Hitler. The man's family cannot help clarify the issue since they say he had been pro-Nazi earlier. Other injustices or puzzling omissions come to the fore, such as a German who was against Hitler, survived torture by the SS, and then was not given any state aid when peace was restored. Another sequence shows an extensive U.S. archive of materials that identifies many Nazis and their activities -- but is not available to anyone trying to track down former war criminals. Like other films of this type, the documentary helps to fill in facts about WW II that are little-known, or slow in coming out.
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The young historian Elisabeth is traveling to Lyon on her own in order to explore the city tracing the life of Flora Tristan. Tristan, whose diary Elisabeth is carrying, was a 19th century socialist and feminist who influenced many contemporary activists and intellectuals yet fell into oblivion herself. Elisabeth tries to put together the clues she can find in Lyon wanting to reconstruct Tristan's life in the most sensual way.
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The director reminisces in this autobiographical documentary about the small town she was born in , her years of growing up, and her family.
Frank Martin
A robbery is prevented by an undercover art dealer pretending to be a criminal. Edited from TV series, The Baron.
Grr
Filli and the cavemen from "When Women Had Tails" are living a carefree life inside a dinosaur skeleton. But when conman Ham introduces them to the concept of currency and economics, their lives fall apart. On top of that, Filli starts to fall in love with Ham.
Police Commissioner
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.
Dr. Robert Matthews
Rochard, um famoso ladrão de joias é assassinado em um trem. Sua filha Nicole, uma famosa artista que trabalha em uma boate de Paris, é interrogada pela polícia a respeito de alguns diamantes roubados por seu pai e que não foram recuperados. Mas, ela alega não saber nada a respeito. Nicole passa então a ser aterrorizada por um homem mascarado com penetrantes olhos azuis, que exige saber onde seu pai escondeu os diamantes roubados. Suspeitando que seu ciumento namorado Michel possa ser o homem misterioso que a persegue, ela decide fugir para a Inglaterra, mas o assassino misterioso ataca novamente.
Arthur Welt
Against a backdrop of Swingin' 60s London a young playboy type "steals" a beautiful Italian girl from her elderly date and suggests she comes back to his place for some good times. "His place" being owned by his father, a rich and respected solicitor. Unfortunately a couple of criminals have plans of their own, one for money, the other for revenge, and the lovers end up prisoners in a tense siege situation
Dr. Chambers
An affluent judge with an incurable brain disease with only months to live decides to become the guinea pig for a new brain transplant technique. The operation is a success, but the unfortunate brain donor was a young man with unfinished business, and soon the memories and desires of this young man overwhelm the judge.
Grr
Seven orphan cavemen grow up on a little island all by themselves. After a fire burns all vegetation they set out to find a new place to live.
Castle owner
A jaded, wealthy couple watch a blue movie in their castle home along with her adult son. The son is testy, so they go into town and watch a circus-like thrill ride. The daredevil woman in the show looks exactly like one of the women in the movie, so the man invites her to join them for a nightcap. Tensions among the family seem to rise. She stays overnight, and during her 24 hours in the castle, each of its three residents involves her in a fantasy. She, in turn, keeps asking, "Who has the gun?" Will there be violence before it's over?
Ulianov
The real story of the partisan Silvio Corbari. He starts his career killing publicly one of his friends that was a fascist. Than, he set up a band of partisans in north Italy, completely independent from the Italian organized resistance (CLN). Ines, leave his husband to join the band and became Silvio's lover. Silvio Corbari succeeded also to set up a free-zone, his personal republic, independent from the Nazi occupied Italy, in a little village called Tregnano. But the opponent Nazi-Fascist army is too much for any kind of resistance, especially if not included in the organized CNL. All his partisan friends are captured and sentenced to death, Ines, close to be captured, suicides. Corbari, even if survives to a first hanging, can't escape to a second one. After WWII he deserved a gold medal to the memory from the Italian Republic.
Duca Lamberti
A chief police inspector investigates the disappearance of a 25-year-old, mentally retarded woman, the daughter of a lonely widower. After she turns up dead, the cops race to find the killers before the grieving father does
Betto
Metello struggles to escape from the poverty that led to the premature death of his parents, and that is the lot of the working class in northern Italy during the second half of the 19th century. Metello fights his way out from his condition through hard work, a determined will to resist oppression inherited from his father, but also by taking advantage of his good looks when dealing with women. Metello progressively assumes an important role in the organization of an emerging workers movement, and attempts to conciliate his risky political activities with his private life.
Red Wiley
Allied and German forces are stranded in desert during WW II and attempt to surrender each other.
Guido Nervi
The beautiful but neglected wife of a brilliant architect from Milan, betrayed by her husband and mocked by her friend who manages the amorous adventures that she dreams of having, decides to take vengeance of the two, seducing her friend's husband and her young son.
Buddy Ben / Bear
John e George McIntire são um casal de irmãos ingénuos que viajam para uma cidade ocidental sem lei para ver o seu pai. Os irmãos vagabundos metem-se em grandes problemas depois de espancarem um membro de um bando de extorsionistas. Felizmente, um misterioso pistoleiro itinerante decide ajudar os rapazes a sair do seu aperto.
Spina
Based on the story of real life Sardinian bandit Graziano Mesina.
Frank Donovan
We follow the Journal reporter Paulo whose close friend mysteriously been taken out of the way and it's now up to Paulo to figure out who the culprits are. The film is set in a drug-scented and "swinging" Los Angeles, where orgies and violence seem to be commonplace, and it soon appears that Paulo is on someone's hit list.
Fausto
Adaptation of Franz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth.
Vallauri
Story of a student in the town of Trieste, shaken up by the economic crisis.
Quentin
A post-apocalyptic sci-fi film, from Italian director Bruno Gaburro, with a soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.
Captain Lynch
During the American Civil War, a Confederate prisoner, Clyde McKay, attempts to steal a box of gold from a Union prison camp. He is aided by a group of prisoners and a prison guard but he is double-crossed along the way.
Dr. Giulio
A sexy widow discovers her late husband had a secret apartment where he cheated on her. Now she decides to use the same apartment to explore her own sexuality.
Brett McBain
Enquanto os construtores ferroviários marcham imparavelmente através do deserto de Arizona a caminho do mar, Jill chega à pequena cidade de Flagstone com a intenção de começar uma nova vida.
Edwin Kean
O seu jogador Clay Watson, o atirador de artilharia convencido Moses Lang, e o astuto Edwin Kean são um trio de criminosos no Velho Oeste. O trio de "motley" é forçado a formar uma aliança inquieta para encontrar 400.000 dólares em dinheiro roubado.
Ramirez
Estamos no início do Século XX e o México é um imenso barril de pólvora, envolvido em turbulentas revoluções e guerrilhas. Pancho Villa, um verdadeiro herói revolucionário na cultura mexicana, lidera um exército particular com ideais de liberdade e igualdade, e luta com o apoio de seu sofrido povo contra um governo imperialista e tirano. Conta para isso com a ajuda de seu braço direito, Fierro (Charles Bronson), e de Lee Arnold (Robert Mitchum), um mercenário americano dono de um pequeno avião, uma inovadora invenção para a época, e a coloca a serviço da guerra para Panchi villa. Esta é a história e aventura desses personagens, num filme western com um trio de grandes atores de hollywood.
Osilo
Christina Fisher arrives in Sardinia to spend a holiday with her university friend, Francesco. As they are touring the island, they are trapped by mountain terrorists. Francesco is kidnapped, but Christina is permitted to leave. She is determined to contact the police, but is persuaded not to by Francesco's best friend, Gambino. Together they try to find the kidnappers, but she becomes suspicious of everyone including Gambino. Confused and paranoid, she sets out alone to contact the police.
Sheriff Burnett
Bando de assassinos sanguinários liderado pelo perverso Loco esconde-se nas montanhas de Utah. Depois que o marido de Pauline se torna a última vítima de Loco, ela contrata um matador de aluguel, Silence, para se vingar do facínora.
Commendatore / Mister Eat it
An industrialist tries to find an advertising gimmick for his canned meat product "Eat it!". In the fields he finds a savage individual who has reduced himself to two functions only: eating huge amounts of food and making love. So he uses this savage man for his advertising purposes by making the public believe that his meat is an aphrodisiac. Some time later the strange being loses his "gifts". The industrialist tries to replace him, but the incredible amounts of meat he eats turns him into a cow! (Digitmovies)
Narrator / Self
A featurette (most likely shot for American television) about the Spaghetti Western genre during the late 60's and how it had affected Italy at that particular point in time. Contains behind-the-scenes footage from the films "Il Grande Silenzio" "Vado, Vedo e Sparo" "Ammazza Tutti e Torna Solo" and "Corri, Uomo, Corri" and interviews with their directors and cast.
Bill San Antonio
Os amigos Cat Stevens (Terence Hill) e Hutch Bessy (Bud Spencer) somam forças para encontrar um velho amigo, Bill San Antonio (Frank Wolff), que supostamente estava morto, e recuperar o ouro que Bill roubou num assalto ao trem pagador.
Paola's husband
In this delightful romantic comedy, four beautiful women attempt to deal with their sexual frustrations in fashionable Rome society.
Joshua Tracy/The Black One
Kitosh, a young cowboy working for Don Jaime Morelos, is beaten almost to death under his employers orders for flirting with Don Jaime's frivolous wife. Full of hatred towards Don Jaime, Kitosh leaves the ranch and begins life as an outlaw joining up with renowned bandit Tracy the Black. Tension sets in between the two men because Kitosh kills only when he has to, whereas Tracy kills just for the fun of it, deriving a sadistic pleasure from other people's suffering. Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net
Paul Lefèvre
Uma organização criminosa contrata o ladrão altamente qualificado Paul Lefèvre para o roubo de uma invenção revolucionária.
Aguilar
Um misterioso estranho (Tony Anthony) chega a uma cidade governada por bandidos para roubar uma fortuna em ouro. Ele não é um herói sua única motivação é o dinheiro e propõe um trato a Aguilar (Frank Wolff), o perigoso bandido chefe da quadrilha. O plano dá certo, mas o trato não é cumprido e o ouro não é dividido, "O Estranho" cheio de ódio quer se vingar e persegue o bando até seu esconderijo. Porém, Aguilar tem uma metralhadora que cospe balas e "O Estranho" é preso e espancado. Ele consegue fugir para cidade abandonada onde um confronto final o aguarda...para a vida ou morte!
Charlie Morgan
Garota é criada em um submarino sem qualquer noção do mundo exterior.
Jim/Trevor Norton
Django, bounty killer, hunter and repentant bandit wants to start a new life. No more bullets and blood, after years of killing and horror. Django wants to replace the sherrif and restore law and order to lawless land, but faces the history and bloodshed of his own past. Helped by the love of the daughter of a bandit Django can finally bring his life of violence to and end and spend his days in peace... If he can live that long!
Tricky
Fidel, um ex-prisioneiro mexicano carrega uma tatuagem nas costas: metade de um mapa que leva a um tesouro escondido, no caminho encontra Ringo e seu amigo Tim, que depois de salvar sua vida decidem ajudá-lo na busca pela outra metade do mapa, tatuado nas costas de seu ex-cúmplice agora xerife. Junto com os 3 também se juntou a um certo Tricky, um trapaceiro sem escrúpulos determinado a colocar as mãos no tesouro. Entre inúmeras aventuras, a gangue também se juntará a uma jovem mexicana, mas logo a corrida do ouro e o sombrio Tricky colocarão Tim e Ringo um contra o outro …
Ivan Mikhailovic
The island paradise of San Felipe has undergone a revolution! The charismatic General Siqueiros has assumed control! Those assisting him though have an agenda far beyond a simple dictatorship of a inconsequential banana republic! They’re scheming to put the entire world at their mercy through the mad scientist Karlesten’s efforts to develop a deadly missile-carried gas! And only one man can stop him! Walter Ross, Agent 3S3! And he not only has a license to kill, but also a license to spank!
Eli
A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband.
Quartermaster Sergeant
A lonely German clerk captures two American flyers and keeps them as prisoners in his basement long after WWII has ended. Director Gottfried Reinhardt's 1965 comedy stars Alec Guinness, Robert Redford and Michael Connors.
Truck Driver
Short film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
Three episodes of varying pitch and quality. In the first a maid plans the elimination of her lover's wife with him, but she doesn't enjoy the fruits of victory. In the second (The patrol) a soldier of the Foreign Legion neglects his duties for running after a prostitute. The third segment has as its protagonist a general of the belle époque that goes on a date.
Antonio
Purificata (Daliah Lavi), um jovem camponês que vive em uma pequena vila no sul da Itália, é considerada uma bruxa pelos habitantes locais; incorrer dessa maneira em sua ira - até um ponto em que ela é condenada a uma sentença terrível como punição por suas ações supostamente más.
Vartan Damadian
A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.
Count Galeazzo Ciano
This film is the moving story of Edda Ciano, the daughter of Italian dictator Mussolini, who was unable to prevent the atrocious assassination of her husband by fanatics of her father.
Salvatore
The four days of Naples was not a revolution. They had no leaders, no preparations of any kind. The revolt was born and flared up in a matter of hours. The whole population of Naples took part in it, but they all did so without consulting the others. Driven by a kind of necessity, the Neapolitans took up their rifles, armed themselves with stones, household objects, and bottles of petrol, and fought on their stretch of road, anonymous and silent. Once the battle was over, everyone returned to their homes and the revolt remained in memory with only the names of the dead, those, at least, who were known. One figure still remembered is that of Gennarino Capuozzo, a ten-year-old boy who was killed on a barricade while fighting against the invaders of his village.
Gaspare Pisciotta
Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. Local and international press descend upon the scene, hoping to crack open the true story behind the death of this young man, who, at the age of twenty-seven, had already become Italy’s most wanted criminal and celebrated hero.
Proximates the Tyrant
Evil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him, but Atlas eventually sees the king's true nature and turns against him.
Bearded Man (uncredited)
A disillusioned writer explores the subterranean depths of San Francisco's North Beach district.
Sgt. Potter
An American patrol has to cross behind enemy lines by skis in order to blow up an important railroad bridge. The task is made harder by conflicts between the platoon's veteran sergeant and its inexperienced lieutenant and by constant attacks by pursuing German troops.
Alexander Ward
Um grupo de ladrões de ouro faz um assalto e foge para um campo coberto de neve. Mas logo eles são descobertos por um monstro terrível em forma de aranha.
First Delivery Man
Uma poderosa proprietária de uma empresa de cosméticos cria uma fórmula da juventude usando geleia real extraída de vespas rainhas, mas não consegue prever os efeitos colaterais.
Henchman
Rosalie (Sandra Dee) é uma jovem que foge de sua família, tentando seguir em companhia do caçador de peles de castor Yanci Hawks (Audie Murphy) . Na cidade entram em apuros sem fim, até que Yanci viu a necessidade de enfrentar o xerife (Gilbert Roland), que também é proprietário do Saloon da cidade, para resgatar Rosalie de seu trabalho como dançarina.