A tax avoidance scheme by a film producer leads to murder and the theft of £300,000.
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A tax avoidance scheme by a film producer leads to murder and the theft of £300,000.
Two traditional stories. In the first, a girl marries the bravest man in the village so she can send him into a monster's lair to collect an mystic herb which can save her father's life. In the second story, even death cannot prevent a devoted wife from helping in her husband's success.
A 1965 Italian adventure-Eurospy film directed by Sergio Sollima (credited as Simon Sterling). This is the first chapter in the Sollima's spy film trilogy with Agent 3S3. Here the intelligence agent from the U.S. is tasked with uncovering the leader of the Black Scorpion.
A mostly-deserted island, which is believed to be the home to the fountain of youth, is off the coast of Florida. The island gets some visitors in the form of a teenage boy band, "the Wild Ones", and their gang of swimsuit-clad young people, who head there in a crowded powerboat ostensibly for a scavenger hunt.
This film is war parabola with expressive visual style. This not typical point of view about the war for Soviet cinema.
In Central America, a little native boy, Ramel, is abducted by Vinaro, a madman who believes the child to be the sole link to a lost Aztec city of gold. Vinaro uses one of his diabolical explosive mechanisms to eliminate police and army officials; and the legendary Tarzan is flown in to help locate the jungle city, rescue the boy, and bring Vinaro to justice.
Ukrainian folk tale. The hero of the story, Kotigoroschko sets off on an arduous journey to find his sister Olenka, who has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. Dangers lurk everywhere. Everywhere the submissive servants of the dragon fight him, but again and again, good-hearted people help the brave young knight survive the adventurous journey: they give him a sword, life-giving water and a flying ship. Finally Kotigoroschko enters the realm of the dragon...
A deer, disillusioned by the consumerism that defines his life. A lizard, ostracized from society, forever wandering. A chance meeting in the middle of a field. Who will survive? And who will transcend existence? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.
The love story between a traveling guest and a geisha who inadvertently becomes the leader of her father's yakuza clan, after his death.
A man gains access to a treasure map and persuades a guide to accompany him in his search to recover it. Both are pursued by bandits.
"Karaoğlan - Camoka'nın İntikamı" is the third adaptation based on a famous Turkish historical comic book by Suat Yalaz.
Giulio and Armando, both married, attempt an escape from their respective married lives, invent a secret mission and leaves for the south.
The Crazy Cats try to steal 1,000,000,000 yen in laundered Yakuza money.
The vagrant Fliederbusch and his wife Berta are imprisoned in a small town's courthouse. They attempt to escape and find themselves in the courtroom. Fiederbusch dons the official robes of an assessor, receives a report from Prince Adolar, who appears with a suburban woman, about a stolen piece of jewelry, and locks the nobleman up...
A medical doctor gets into trouble when one of his patients turns out have been involved in espionage (maybe).
A woman brings her son and husband to a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had him stuffed and carries him everywhere with her. Complications ensue.
After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate matchmaking and a high-stakes business conflict over a critical eel supply.
A group of expatriates living in Holland turn to sex, dope and music to augment their daily routines. One comes to resent a couple who becomes part of the exclusive social elite. An American actor muses over his draft notice, and he becomes jealous when a beautiful model he covets takes up with a radical writer.
Mahmut paints houses with two friends. He loves a girl named Mine but cannot tell her. One day while painting, Mahmut finds a wallet. He takes the wallet to its owner, factory owner Ahmet. However, at that moment, Ahmet suffers a heart attack and dies. According to Ahmet's will, whoever Ahmet dies with will inherit all his property. Therefore, Ahmet's inheritance goes to Mahmut. However, Ahmet's nephew, who wants to get his hands on Ahmet's property, will try to take the inheritance from Mahmut.
Short comedy based on a Second City sketch.
A little girl with a blind mother accidentally becomes friends with a rich and famous singer who decides to help her.
Song chronicle of France in the 60s. The film introduces the work of famous French chansonnier singers.
Two of entertainment history's biggest stars were united in this special 1960 television broadcast. Signaling the end of a string of shows hosted by Frank Sinatra, ABC pulled out all the stops when it booked the king of rock 'n' roll, Elvis Presley, to be the final guest. Presley's versions of "Fame and Fortune" and "Stuck on You" are terrific, but the duets between Sinatra and Presley, "Witchcraft" and "Love Me Tender," truly steal the show.
Gordon Scott plays Glaucus, the prince of Tiryns, a powerful warrior who goes undercover in Mycenae to infiltrate the evil cult of Moloch, which is exacting tribute from neighboring kingdoms in the form of attractive young hostages, both male and female. Calling himself "Hercules," Glaucus defeats Mycenae's champions and gains the favor of the voluptuous Queen Demetra (Rosalba Neri) whose son, covered in a dog's head mask, has been raised as the living embodiment of the dark god Moloch and receives sacrifices in his sprawling underground grotto.
Part cartoon and part documentary, this film offers a humorous look at birds and the ways people perceive them.
1962 Japanese movie
Son Hak-su (Kim Seung-ho) is a middle school teacher who barely gets by on his income because he's paying off a monthly mortgage for his welfare housing facility sold by the government. One day, Mr. Son and his wife make the acquaintance of a U.S. immigrant Charlie Hong (Heo Chang-kang) who is engaged in the smuggling business.
Trilogy is an anthology film of three adaptations of Truman Capote short stories: Miriam, Among the Paths to Eden and A Christmas Memory. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
The plot narrates how a group of inseparable friends feel, suddenly, the urgent need to deceive each other with their respective wives. Ladies, attractive, intelligent and wealthy, decide to teach a lesson to the new "Don Juans".
1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power struggle taking place within local Fascist ranks that culminates in a massacre of civilians, including Franco's father – Pino sees it all from his window, but will he tell anyone?
Based on the short story of the same name by Anton Chekhov.
This documentary shows the Zaar tradition in Bandar Lengeh in south of Iran. It is kind of local dancing and singing to exorcist the Jinn from people who believe to be possessed by evil.
Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former companion Angela appears and blackmails him to help her robbing the Spanish National Bank of Pamplona. He gives in and develops a brilliant plan... Will this be then end of his comfortable life?
A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.
Pialat roams Pigalle, a two-faced neighborhood frequented at night by cabaret patrons and during the day by local residents.
A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.
Low-budget beach party rip-off relocated to the slopes, with the plot of Taming of the Shrew loosely pasted on and with beats by the Beau Brummels.
The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.
The 60s equivalent of Reefer Madness and all those other 30s drug exploitation flicks. Apparently, dropping acid leads to stripteases, cat fights, promiscuous sex, playing with kittens, and being convinced your dinner is much larger than it actually is. This is all illustrated in a series of silent sketches accompanied by a droll narrator who seems positively doped out of his mind.
The story takes place right before the Uprising of December 1st, 1924. The Männard family remains faithful to the proletariat and the Neider family dreams about having a private house and opening a small business of their own.
1962 Japanese movie
After the war of secession, the aging Cordeen, who owns thousands of acres in Texas, rules his numerous and quarrelsome sons with an iron hand. He sends them out to deal with the threat of the representatives from the North. However, not all the sons share their father's unlimited hatred for the Northerners and they find it increasingly difficult to obey his despotic commands. To add to the family's unrest, a prodigal son decides to return to the fold, provoking two other sons to down tools and leave. Cordeen, outraged, pursues them and tries to kill them. An absurd family feud ensues, prolonged by the participation of the entire Cordeen family.
A model Cuban revolutionary tragically dies at work and, as a badge of honor, is buried with his labor card in his suit pocket. When his widow attempts to apply for his pension, the pension office demands the original labor card. Desperate, his nephew embarks on an increasingly chaotic and surreal quest through the Cuban bureaucratic system to secure permission to exhume the body, only to be met with endless forms, contradictory regulations, and apathetic officials.
A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. Along with his quirky assistant they set on the trail of revenge killing. Revenge for what? Who and where is the killer? And what does a treasure and swastika spider tattoos have to do with the case?
The film shows examples of furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, cutlery and textiles. It was produced in connection to an exhibition "The Arts of Denmark" that took place in USA 1960-1961.
Three young women seek advice on how to navigate the pressures of dating, men, and socializing.
Taxi driver Tadeo is about to encounter a busy shift. Throughout the day heterogeneous characters get into his taxi and the most varied situations arise. One of them leaves a baby in the taxi and Tadeo must find out where the little one belongs. He tackles this daunting task while keeping in the back of his mind that at the end of the day he has an appointment with a mysterious woman who apparently needs to tell him something very important.
It is the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), and at the Hanazuki-tei theatre in Asakusa, the famous performance of storyteller Koiso Kikuji and performer Kataoka Koshin is reaching its climax when the Tawaraya family interferes... This is an entertaining action film bursting with righteousness and humanity, centred on men who try to live righteously against a corrupt boss who preys on the performers.
A popularity-hungry young journalist writes a sensationalist article on a supposed teen suicide club.
Tevfik Bey loses his wife during the birth of his daughter Nuran. Suat and Fuat, who are taken under Tevfik Bey's wing, grow up with Nuran. One night, Arif kills Tevfik, with whom he had a falling out. Arif's men also kidnap Nuran. Left behind, Suat and Fuat cannot forget Nuran's abduction. Years later, Fuat becomes the owner of a nightclub in Istanbul. Suat, on the other hand, is a ruthless gangster. One day, Suat finds a clue about Nuran, who now goes by the name Zehra. After much effort, Suat rescues Nuran from Arif's clutches. Nuran falls in love with Suat, whom she sees as a hero. However, this does not sit well with Fuat. A new chapter in the lives of all three is about to begin.
Α crook turns a cabaret girl into a fine lady to use her as bait for his victims.
In an ancient castle, a mad scientist is trying to revive his dead daughter by an operation, but there are certain body parts he needs that he can't get. His problem is solved when a group of drunken party-goers stumble into his castle.