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Mario Caiano
Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, art director and second unit director. Career Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wrote some 27 films and TV scripts since 1954. He is primarily known for his work on Spaghetti Westerns, Pepla, Euro Crime and to a slightly lesser degree on horror films. Caiano directed (as Allen Grünewald) and wrote the script for ''Nightmare Castle'' (''Amanti d'oltretomba'', 1965), which stars Barbara Steele Barbara Steele (born 29 December 1937) is an English film actress known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. She has been referred to as the "Queen of All Scream Queens" and "Britain's first lady of horror". She played th .... '' Eye in the Labyrinth'' (1972) is a later film in the genre that he directed. Partial filmography Footnotes References * * * * External links * 1933 births Horror film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Medusa Against The Son Of Hercules
''Medusa Against the Son of Hercules'' (it: ''Perseo l'invincibile'') is a 1963 Spanish-Italian sword and sandal film directed by Alberto de Martino and starring Richard Harrison. It is loosely based on the myth of Perseus and Medusa. Plot Medusa is a monster that haunts a lake and attacks a group of soldiers; her single eye is capable of turning her victims to stone and the kingdom of Argos uses her to impose suffocating tolls on those who pass through. Perseus, the missing son of the true king of Argos (murdered by a usurper who married his widow), is captured by the troops of an evil monarch and forced to fight as a gladiator. But he escapes and plots to overthrow the villain, still having time to face the Medusa and try his luck if he can bring the petrified soldiers back to life. Production The effects of Medusa, portrayed as a wandering tree creature with a single glowing eye, were created by Carlo Rambaldi who later worked on Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling All Police Cars
''Calling All Police Cars'' ( it, ...a tutte le auto della polizia..., literally "...To All the Police Cars") is a 1975 Italian giallo/poliziottesco film. It stars Antonio Sabàto, Gabrielle Ferzetti and Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is very graphic for its time, with excessive gore and nudity. The screenplay was based on a novel called ''Violenza a Roma'' by Massimo Felisatti. Plot Rome, Italy mid '70s. The sixteen-year-old daughter of a famous Roman surgeon is found dead in Lake Albano. The police suspect a pervert named Enrico Tummoli. After following one of the girl's classmates named Carla, the police discover an underage sex trafficking ring led by Dutchman Franz Hekker and an ex-government official. The gynecologist who was performing abortions for Hekker winds up dead with his throat slashed. Next Carla is murdered, as well as the pervert Tummoli who was blackmailing the murderer.Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Shanghai Joe
''The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe'' (Italian: ''Il mio nome è Shanghai Joe'', lit. "My name is Shanghai Joe") is a 1973 Spaghetti Western kung fu film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Chen Lee as Shanghai Joe. The film was released in a number of alternate titles in the United States, including ''To Kill or to Die'' and ''The Dragon Strikes Back''. Plot A Chinese immigrant skilled in martial arts arrives in America and travels to Texas looking for honest work. Wherever he goes he encounters racism. He soon impinges on the interests of a slave trader called Spencer, which results in a price being put on his head. "Shanghai Joe" uses his martial arts expertise to free the Mexican slaves from their cruel master. Spencer and his friends then hire the four most terrifying bounty hunters of the West, among them a cannibal, a scalp hunter, a killer who skins his victims, and another martial arts champion, his old friend Mikuja. Cast * Chen Lee (Myoshin Hayakawa) - Shanghai Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of Illusion
''Shadow of Illusion'' ( it, Ombre roventi) is a 1970 Italian film directed by Mario Caiano. The film stars William Berger, Daniela Giordano and Krista Nell. It is about a fashion model named Gail Bland who travels to Cairo where she meets a mysterious man named Caleb. Bland then runs into a cult of hippies who worship Osiris and make human sacrifices. The film was shot at Cinecittà and on location in Egypt. The film had a troubled production history being shot during the War of Attrition in Egypt and with cast members signing on shortly before production (William Berger) and the female lead being replaced with Daniela Giordano during the first day of production. The release date in Italy of ''Shadow of Illusion'' is unclear, with Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Audiovisive e Multimedia (ANICA) dating the first public screening of the film to be April 16, 1972 while ''La Stampa'' wrote about a screening as early as 1971. Production Director Mario Caiano began w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringo The Lone Rider
''Ringo the Lone Rider'' ( es, Dos hombres van a morir, it, Ringo, il cavaliere solitario) is a 1968 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 February 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Born in Madrid, the son of the author Joaquín Romero Marchent Gómez de Avellaneda, he started his career as an actor, mai .... Cast Releases Wild East Productions released this on a limited edition DVD in 2008 alongside Eurospy film The Cobra, also starring Peter Martell. References External links * 1968 films Spaghetti Western films Spanish Western (genre) films 1968 Western (genre) films Films directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Films scored by Francesco De Masi 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFarland Publishing
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its former president and current editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book. Subject matter McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, military history, and film. In 2007, the ''Mountain Times'' wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year; Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350. List of scholarly journals The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Pistole Per Un Massacro
''Seven Pistols for a Massacre'' or ''Adios, Hombre'' ( it, 7 pistole per un massacro), is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Mario Caiano, written by Eduardo Manzanos Brochero and scored by Francesco De Masi. It stars Craig Hill, Giulia Rubini and Eduardo Fajardo Eduardo Martínez Fajardo (14 August 1924 – 4 July 2019) was a Spanish film actor born in Meis (Pontevedra), Spain. He appeared in 183 films, 75 plays and made 2,000 television appearances between 1947 and 2002. Biography He was born in .... It was shot in Spain. Cast References External links * {{IMDb title, 0060068 Spaghetti Western films 1967 Western (genre) films 1967 films Films directed by Mario Caiano Films scored by Francesco De Masi United Pictures Corporation Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Films shot in Madrid 1960s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Coffin For The Sheriff
''A Coffin for the Sheriff '' ( it, Una bara per lo sceriffo) is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Anthony Steffen, Eduardo Fajardo, Fulvia Franco, George Rigaud and Armando Calvo. Synopsis A mysterious gunslinger named Shenandoah arrives to the town of Richmond, which is in terror of the famous criminal Lupe Rojo. Rojo and his gang carry a rule of lawlessness, but the townspeople allow him and his gang to stop there after robberies out of fear, while the town sheriff is being paid by the Rojo and looks the other way. Shenandoah quickly falls in with the group of outlaws, but he has a hidden past: he is actually former US Marshal Joe Logan and he is on a revenge mission, searching for the gang member who murdered his wife two years ago. Cast * Anthony Steffen as Joe "Texas" Logan/Shenandoah * Eduardo Fajardo as Russell Murder/Murdock/Banner * Fulvia Franco as Lulu Belle * George Rigaud as Wilson * Armando Calvo as Lupe Rojo/Red Wolf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance Of The Vikings
''Vengeance of the Vikings'' ( it, Erik il vichingo, link=no) is a 1965 film directed by Mario Caiano. Cast *Gordon Mitchell ... Sven / Byarni *Giuliano Gemma ... Erik *Eleonora Bianchi ... Gudrid (as Ely McWhite) *Elisa Montés ... Wa-ta-wa *Eduardo Fajardo ... Olaf *Beni Deus ... Torstein (as Beny Deus) *Alfio Caltabiano ... Narvik - Viking Warrior / Wingar - Indian Chief *Lucio De Santis ... Eyolf *Erno Crisa ... Erloff *Roberto Ceccacci (as Roby Ceccacci) *Aldo Pini *Fortunato Arena ... Thormann *Fedele Gentile ... Viking Chief *Franco Morici *Aldo Bufi Landi ... Angheropoulos *Al Parker Production The scenes showing tropical greenery were filmed in a botanical garden north of Málaga. Release ''Vengeance of the Vikings'' was released on 24 September 1965. References Sources * * External links * 1965 films 1960s fantasy adventure films Spanish fantasy adventure films Films directed by Mario Caiano Films set in the Viking Age Italian fantasy adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terror Of Rome Against The Son Of Hercules
''The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta) is a 1964 peplum film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Mark Forest and Marilù Tolo. Plot The hero Maciste suffers with the Christians the persecution from the Roman Empire. He, as a Spartan gladiator, falls in love with a young Christian and must save her from his condemnation in the arena. Maciste makes a desperate attempt to save the Christians. He will have to win monsters and gladiators to get the victory and stay with his beloved. Cast * Mark Forest as Maciste * Marilù Tolo as Olympia * Elisabeth Fanty as Livia * Robert Hundar as Zefatius * Giuseppe Addobbati as Marcellus * Franco Cobianchi as Vitellius * Ferruccio Amendola as Dammatius * Jacques Stany as Epialtus See also * List of Italian films of 1964 Following is a sortable list of films produced in Italy in 1964. See also *1964 in film *1964 in Italian television References Footnotes Sources * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Gladiators
'' The Two Gladiators'' ( it, I due gladiatori, also known as ''Fight or Die'') is a 1964 Italian peplum film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Richard Harrison.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. . Plot The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies, leaving the throne to his son Commodus, an arrogant thug who enjoys fighting as an amateur gladiator. Rome soon begins to suffer from Commodus' excesses, and his mistress Marcia tries to entice him towards a less dissolute lifestyle. In response, he discards her and forces his attentions on a chaste Roman aristocrat named Aemelia. Unbeknownst to most of the world, Aurelius fathered twin sons; it was decided that one of them should be killed in order to prevent future contention over the throne. Tarruntius, the Roman Senator given this task, could not bear to take the infant's life and instead gave it to a foster family. Relocating Commodus' brother, who has grown up to be a fine Roman soldier under the name Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
