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Al Cliver
Pierluigi Conti (better known as Al Cliver) (born 16 July 1951) is a retired Italian actor who is perhaps best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci and Jesús Franco. Career Cliver was discovered at the age of 16, he then started doing a few commercials and later at around the age of 22 he got into the world of Italian cinema. He decided to use the name Al Cliver as his stage name, as it was trendy for Italian actors at that time to use American stage names. He decided on after Al Capone, or Al Pacino and his surname was taken from a death row prisoner who wrote a best selling book. Cliver made his acting debut in 1974 in ''Il Saprofita''. He has starred in erotic, adventure and crime movies, but he is mostly memorable for starring in exploitation and horror films such as Lucio Fulci's ''Zombi 2'', '' The Black Cat'', '' The Beyond'' and '' Demonia'', and Jesús Franco's '' Mondo Cannibale'' and '' Devil Hunter''. Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beyond (1981 Film)
''The Beyond'' ( it, …E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà, lit. "…And you will live in terror! The afterlife") is a 1981 Italian Southern Gothic supernatural horror film directed by Lucio Fulci, from an original story created by Dardano Sacchetti, and starring Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck. Its plot follows a woman who inherits a hotel in rural Louisiana that was once the site of a horrific murder, and which may be a gateway to hell. It is the second film in Fulci's "Gates of Hell" trilogy after '' City of the Living Dead'' (1980), and was followed by '' The House by the Cemetery'' (1981). Filmed on location in and around New Orleans in late 1980 with assistance from the Louisiana Film Commission, additional photography took place at De Paolis Studios in Rome. Released theatrically in Italy in the spring of 1981, ''The Beyond'' did not see a North American release until late 1983 through Aquarius Releasing, who released an alternate version of the film titled ''7 Doo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil Hunter (film)
''Devil Hunter'' (also known as ''The Man Hunter'', ''Mandingo Manhunter'', ''Jungfrau unter Kannibalen'' and ''Sexo Caníbal'') is a 1980 splatter film directed by Jesús Franco under the pseudonym "Clifford Brown" and written by Franco and Julián Esteban (under the pseudonym Julius Valery). It was shot back-to-back with Franco's ''Mondo Cannibale'' (also 1980). It is one of the infamous "video nasties" that were banned in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Lina Romay was credited with co-directing this film, while Franco's first wife Nicole Guettard edited it. This shows that Franco was still with Guettard as late as 1980 (eventually they broke up and she was replaced in Franco's life by Romay). Pierre Chevalier was the art director on this film. Release The film was released on 5 December 1980 in West Germany as ''Jungfrau unter Kannibalen'', and in Spain as ''Sexo Canibal''. It was theatrically released in the U.S., the U.K. and Italy as ''The Man Hunter'', but was later r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Piovra
''La Piovra'' (; en, The Octopus, referring to the Mafia) is an Italian television drama series about the Mafia. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including Damiano Damiani (first season), Florestano Vancini (second season), Luigi Perelli (from the third to the seventh season and again on the tenth season), and Giacomo Battiato (from the eighth to the ninth seasons). The music was written by Riz Ortolani (first season), Ennio Morricone (from the second to the seventh season and again on the tenth season), and by Paolo Buonvino (from the eighth to the ninth season). The show was successfully exported to over 80 countries during and after its close to 20-year run. All ten seasons were released in Australia on DVD with English subtitles by Aztec International Entertainment, having originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel. It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States. The first three seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Rock
''Murder Rock'' ( it, Murderock uccide a passo di danza) is a 1984 Italian ''giallo'' film starring Olga Karlatos, Ray Lovelock, Al Cliver and Claudio Cassinelli, and directed by Lucio Fulci (who has a cameo appearance in the film). In an interview Fulci stated that the movie was part of the ''Music Trilogy'': the project included the making of two more films that were to be titled ''Killer Samba'' and ''Thrilling Blues'', but did not go to completion due to the illness that forced the director to stay put for two years. Plot At the Arts for the Living Center in New York, Candice Norman (Olga Karlatos) oversees the latest dance routine choreographed by Margie (Geretta Marie Fields). Candice tells Margie that the act needs even "more perfection" in preparation for a visit from three talent agents. The academy director Dick Gibson (Claudio Cassinelli) meets with TV producers Bob Steiner and John Morris, who watch a video of the dance, and Candice learns that the men will only sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warriors Of The Year 2072
''Warriors of the Year 2072'' ( it, I Guerrieri dell'anno 2072) is a 1984 Italian science fiction film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film is set in the 21st century, where Romans have found a new way to handle criminals: by having them fight each other like gladiators on motorcycles on national television. The film was based on a trend of Italian cinema to develop stories of futuristic barbarians after the popularity of the films ''Mad Max (film), Mad Max'' and ''Escape from New York''. Plot In 2072, set in a dystopian Rome, Italy, WBS TV's chief of programming, Cortez, is fuming at the consistently high ratings enjoyed by a rival American TV show called 'Kill-Bike.' The show features gladiatorial fights to the death on motorcycles and has made a hero of Drake, the unbeaten champion. Cortez is all the more bitter because he discovered Drake in the first place. WBS's current answer to the American show is 'The Danger Game,' a simulation game showing the hallucinations of a contestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endgame (1983 Film)
''Endgame (Bronx lotta finale)'' () is a 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic film starring Al Cliver, Laura Gemser and George Eastman. It was directed, co-written and produced by Joe D'Amato, under the pseudonym "Steven Benson". Synopsis In the year 2025, a nuclear holocaust has left New York City an irradiated, but not abandoned, wasteland. (It appears the Nuclear War that caused the devastation happened in the late 1980s or early 1990s based on the technology people have available.) The ruined city is inhabited now by scavenger packs and telepathic mutants, who are persecuted by the elite survivors. Keeping the few remaining people pacified is the reality television program ''Endgame'', where hunters and gladiators fight to the death for large financial winnings. The elites in power in the city have their security forces seeking out and killing mutants who populate the ruins of the city. The non-mutant Professor Levin helps the mutants survive and hide from the security forces se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Texas Gladiators
''2020 Texas Gladiators'' ( it, Texas 2000) is an Italian science fiction action film co-directed by Joe D'Amato and George Eastman. Plot After bitter wars and natural disasters, the earth is devastated, depopulated, and chaotic; morality and law no longer exist. Marauding gangs terrorize the last gatherings of peace-loving people, who often gather around churches. Only a small group of volunteers - the Rangers - fight back against injustice. In Texas in 2020, degenerate villains raid a monastery in which pretty Maida took refuge, when five roving Rangers show up. The battle-hardened men quickly succeed in repelling the attackers and restoring order. However, during the incident, one of her saviors named Catch Dog falls into disgrace as he tries to rape Maida. His comrades eventually reject him. Later, Ranger Nexus separates from his friends, taking Maida with him. Five years later, Nexus and Maida live with their little daughter a seemingly safe life in the settlement of Free Tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Hunt (1977 Film)
''Death Hunt'' ( it, No alla violenza) is a 1977 Italian "poliziottesco" film written and directed by Tano Cimarosa and starring Al Cliver and Ninetto Davoli. Plot Cast *Al Cliver as Inspector Ettore Moretti *Ninetto Davoli as Mario *Martine Carell as Martine *Tano Cimarosa as Tano *Federico Boido as Duilio Brogi *Zaira Zoccheddu as Livia *Nico dei Gabbiani * Guia Lauri Filzi as Rosa *Massimo Mollica as Corsi *Uccio Golino as Marru *Paola Quattrini as Paola Corsi Reception Film critic Giovanni Buttafava referred to the film as "a ''Death Wish'' of sorts, halfway between the average Turkish epic and a naïve Fassbinder film."Giovanni Buttafava. "Una videoteca ideale," in Aa. Vv., ''Il Patalogo cinque & sei: Annuario 1983 dello spettacolo. Cinema & Televisione + Video''. Ubulibri, 1983. Film critic Roberto Curti called it "simply disarming in its naiveness." See also * List of Italian films of 1977 References External links *''Death Hunt''at Variety Distrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apache Woman (1976 Film)
''Apache Woman'' ( it, Una donna chiamata Apache) is a 1976 Italian Spaghetti Western film, written and directed by Giorgio Mariuzzo. Cast * Al Cliver as Tommy * Clara Hopf as Sunsirahè * Corrado Olmi as Honest Jeremy * Federico Boido as Keith * Stefano Oppedisano as Frankie * Mario Maranzana as Snake * Pietro Mazzinghi as The Preacher Masters * Ely Galleani Ely Galleani (born 24 April 1953), sometimes credited as Justine Gall and Ely Gall, is a retired Italian film actress. Born in Alassio as Federica Elisabetta De Galleani, daughter of an Italian count and of a Polish woman of Lithuanian origin, G ... as The Preacher's Daughter References External links * 1976 films 1976 Western (genre) films Italian Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister Scarface
''Mister Scarface'' ( it, I padroni della città) is a 1976 '' noir'' -''action'' film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Jack Palance. Plot Tony (Harry Baer) is a mob loan collector who is unsatisfied with his position in life, and constantly dreams of living it rich in Brazil with his brother. To make some quick cash, Tony joins the forces of organized crime, making his way up the ladder. Together with Napoli, another mob enforcer, Tony hatches a plan to con mob boss Manzari (Palance) out of a fortune, but Manzari isn't about to let that happen. Cast *Harry Baer as Tony *Al Cliver as Ric *Jack Palance as Manzari aka "Mr. Scarface" *Vittorio Caprioli as Vincenzo Napoli *Gisela Hahn as Clara *Edmund Purdom as Luigi Cerchio *Enzo Pulcrano as Peppi *Carmelo Reale (as Roberto Reale) as Luca *Peter Berling as Valentino Production ''Mister Scarface'' was the last film produced by Daunia 80 Cinematografica, the independent film company that had financed all of director Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waves Of Lust
''Waves of Lust'' ( it, Ondata di piacere, also known as ''A Wave of Pleasure'') is a 1975 Italian erotic thriller-drama film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring John Steiner and Silvia Dionisio. Plot Irem and Barbara are a young Italian couple on vacation in Sicily when they meet and are invited by a married and wealthy older couple, named Giorgio and Silvia, on board a yacht owned by Giorgio for a weekend of sailing and carefree time. Irem and Barbara soon become involved in Giorgio and Silvia's marital problems as Giorgio, a cynical and ruthless industrialist, verbally and physically abuses Silvia for his own twisted enjoyment to control her. Eventually, both Irem and Barbara become romantically involved with Silvia, leading to Giorgio to become more mentally unstable over his losing control over Silvia. It eventually leads to Giorgio killing Silvia in a jealous rage and pretending that it was an accident. Irem and Barbara then turn the tables on their host when they murder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Damned (1969 Film)
german: Die Verdammten , image_size = , alt = , caption = American film poster , director = Luchino Visconti , producer = Ever HaggiagAlfred Levy , writer = Nicola BadaluccoEnrico MedioliLuchino Visconti , screenplay = , story = , based_on = , starring = , narrator = , music = Maurice Jarre , cinematography = Pasqualino De SantisArmando Nannuzzi , editing = Ruggero Mastroianni , studio = PraesidensPegaso CinematograficaItal-Noleggio CinematograficoEichberg-Film , distributor = Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico Warner Bros.-Seven Arts , released = , runtime = 154 minutes , country = ItalyWest Germany , language = EnglishGerman , budget = $2 million , gross = 2,638,507 admissions (France)$1.2 million ''The Damned''; german: Die Verdammten, lit=The Damned. The Italian title ''La caduta degli dei'' is the convent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
