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Power Kill (1973)
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other title: 贼王杀手 / Il suo nome faceva tremare …
Frankie Dio (Lee VanCleef) is a high-ranking mobster who turns himself in to the police or illegal gambling (for reasons that seem unclear to me). Tony (Tony Lo Bianco) is a low-level thug who frequents a pool hall and spends his free time envying Frankie. By being in the right place at the right time, Tony gets arrested with Frankie and is sent to jail... where they form a bond that may not quite be friendship, but it will do for now. This film came to me under the title of "Frank and Tony", which is disappointing because I see an alternate name is "Mean Frank and Crazy Tony", which would have helped sell the film more effectively. I presume that's an homage to "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry" but what do I know? I watched it shortly after another Italian crime film, "Violent Professionals", and I must say the two complement each other very well. Italians have always lagged behind Americans in their budgets and production values, which is a real shame with this film. It is considered a "grindhouse" film, which unfairly demotes it to a b-movie (or worse). With a cleaner sound and picture, this could have been a Hollywood hit, I suspect. I found the story very interesting, the characters (and actors) better than average and unlike "Violent Professionals" the plot is fairly clear -- not too many secondary characters.

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Der Kleine Lord - Retter in der Not (2000)
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other title: Il ritorno del piccolo Lord
Christian lebt seit dem Tod seines Vaters bei seinem Großvater, dem wohlhabenden Brauerei-Betreiber Carl Schneibel. Gemeinsam verbringen Großvater und Enkel die Ferien auf der Insel Ischia bei Christians italienischer Mama Gioia. Carl lernt dort die charmante Veronica kennen und lädt sie arglos ins heimische Schlösschen in Bayern. Was er nicht ahnt: Veronica ist eine international gesuchte Betrügerin, die den Unternehmer durch geschickte Computer-Manipulationen nach und nach um sein gesamtes Vermögen bringt. Verbittert und verarmt reist Carl erneut nach Ischia, um sich von dem Schock zu erholen. Enkel Christian nutzt derweil seinerseits die Möglichkeiten des Internets, um Veronica dingfest zu machen.

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Italy is Rotten (1976)
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other title: Libertad a la italiana / L'Italia s'è Rotta …
Two Sicilian's, Peppe Truzzoliti and Antonio Mancuso, decide, after a misadventure with some mafia drug dealers, to leave the cold and racist Turin to return to their native land. Along for the ride with them is Domenica, a beautiful girl from Veneto, who had arrived in Turin in search of work, but due to a number of setbacks, had been forced into prostitution.

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Hearts and Armour (1983)
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other title: Duell der Besten / Los paladines …
Love blossoms between crusader Bradamante—a woman knight wearing an invincible suit of armor—and Moorish prince Ruggero. But a sorceress predicts to Bradamante her beloved will die in battle at the hand of fellow Christian paladin Rolando, whom in turn is in love with Isabella, Ruggero's sister.

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Count Tacchia (1982)
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other title: Der Graf, der alles kann / 塔奇亚伯爵 …
In 1900 in Rome, the poor carpenter Francesco, by a twist of fate, is recognized component of a noble family in the process of decay. Francesco knows the cynical and ruthless Prince Torquato Terenzi, disappointed by life and progress, and also falls in love with the beautiful Duchess Elisa. When Prince Terenzi dies, Francesco realizes that he's not enriched for nothing with the inheritance, because the noble family is broke; so he enlistes himself for the war in Libya, but quickly returnes to Italy, disgusted by the atrocities of the fighting. His dream is to be a singer, and so he goes to America with the Duchess Elisa.

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Beyond Justice (1992)
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other title: Desert Law / Il principe del deserto …
克里丝丁的前夫马克莱的父亲是回教苏拉苏族领袖,他因想念孙子而人绑架回中东。因事涉国际邦交及种族敏感问题,克里丝丁只能求助汤姆伯顿。汤姆是CIA的王牌特务,擅长武力突破,人质解救。汤姆带着伙伴乔装军火商混进塔富伺机救援,不料拉苏族内阴谋叛变···

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Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
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马可·贝洛基奥 actor: 吉安·马里亚·沃隆特 / 法比奥·加里巴 …
other title: 把怪物放在首页 / Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina …
1972, Milano. We are just a few days before the general elections. The daughter of a well-known professor is found dead. Mr Bizanti editor in chief of newspaper "Il Giornale", in agreement with its owner Mr. Montelli, decides to charge of following the story the junior Roveda and the senior Lauri. At one point, some elements indicates senator Boni as a possible murderer. All the "old guard" within "Il Giornale" drives articles in order to underline responsibilities of senator Boni. But young Roveda doesn't surrender and continues to search for the truth. imdb) done by suposrk at cinematik, but here's what he/she/it says: "This is an out of print French release. It was downloaded from rutracker. I don't know if it was ever released on DVD in Italy, but I certanly failed to find any info on that. "Signore e signori, buonanotte" only saw the light of day in 2009, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if this was forgotten too. Whatever the case may be, I think this is the first time that this movie is available on DVD with proper English subs. Huge thanks go to grom_bg for the original upload and to Bordz1 for the Italian audio synchronization. Both Russian and Italian audio were taken from a TVrip. The quality is excellent. I made the subs from scratch. The subs that can be found on usual sites are not worth mentioning. I thought that I could correct them in no time, but after the 5th line I realized I was wrong. It was very difficult, but I'm pleased with the results and hope you will be too. Enjoy."

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Buddy Goes West (1981)
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米切尔·劳普 actor: 布德·斯藩塞 / Amidou …
other title: 哥儿们,我们去西部 / Occhio alla penna …
Two outlaws: "The doctor" (Bud Spencer) and the indian Gironamo (Amidou) are helping villagers to fight a gang and a corrupt sheriff who has discover gold under the village.

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Too Beautiful to Die (1988)
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other title: 无状态下的杀戮2 / Sotto il vestito niente 2 …
模特西尔维娅·奥尼尔(乔亚·斯科拉饰)和她的同事劳伦、米歇尔和莱斯利(兰迪·英格曼、赫拉娜·耶酥和诺拉·阿里芬饰)正在与可疑的经纪公司老板亚历克斯·康蒂签约。当与导演大卫拍摄广告时,富商里兹意识到了她们。他勒索亚历克斯,让他去引诱西尔维娅去他家参加一个假聚会,最终里兹强奸了她…… 第二天早上,西尔维娅烧焦的尸体在一场车祸中被发现,对布兰达尼局长来说,如果不是因为她头上的弹孔的话,起码一开始这看起来像是一场意外。 导演大卫,目前正在拍摄一个音乐视频,他遇到了美丽的美国人梅兰妮罗伯茨(弗罗伦丝格林 饰),以替代西尔维亚的工作。但随后凶杀案开始了,利用专门为音乐视频制作的凶杀工具,它似乎想对西尔维亚的死进行蒙面的未知报复。

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Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983)
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other title: 飞来艳福 / Bonnie e Clyde all'italiana …
讲述男主角矮矮胖胖的,工作是推销儿童玩具,女主角眼镜超级近视。有一次一批抢劫犯抢了银行,结果男主角却鬼使神差的把抢匪的车开走了(还有车上的巨款),同时女主角因为眼镜掉了也无意中踏上了这俩车。在清肺的追逐下 男女主角经历了很多冒险,最终在一个英俊的军官的救援下获救了,同时 女主角和军官也走到了一起。自卑的男主角失望的离开了女主角。在影片结尾,男主角在飞机场 却碰到了等候他多时的女主角。原来女主角假装和军官亲热 是为了带走那笔巨款,在一路的冒险中,女主角已经爱上男主角了。最后他们一起做飞机离开了这个国家。