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NoShame
NoShame, or NoShame Films, was an Italian-American company specializing in releasing authoritative editions of cult Italian movies on DVD. History NoShame Films started its office in Italy and opened an office in Los Angeles, California the following year. Its specialty was remastering and releasing cult Italian films on DVD from such subgenres as giallo and poliziotteschi. The company was praised by DVD collectors for the amount of effort that went into its releases, which included thick booklets and plenty of special features. In 2006 the company quietly went out of business, amid rumors of content/privacy lawsuits initiated by a former Mayfair Model, with its website going offline and all future releases being canceled. Its previously released DVDs also started to go out of print. A new DVD company, MYA Communications, releases many films along the same lines as NoShame and has even slowly started to re-issue some of NoShame's out-of-print films. DVD releases * Almost Human * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Game
''Double Game'', also known as ''Violent Turin'' (in original Italian, ''Torino violenta''), is a 1977 ''poliziotteschi'' film. The film is directed by Carlo Ausino and stars George Hilton.NoShame DVD Case, 2005. Last accessed: September 2008. Plot The fatal stabbing of a wealthy doctor, the rape and strangulation of a seventeen-year-old girl, and a series of destructive smash-and-grabs keep police inspectors Danieli (Emanuel Cannarsa) and Moretti ( George Hilton) working overtime. In addition there is a growing gang war between the established local dons and an invading French crime syndicate that threatens the city. To keep the Turin from becoming the most violent city in Italy, Moretti patrols the streets at night to fight crime as a vigilante. Production Double Game was made because director Carlo Ausino was unable to find a distribution deal for his previous film "Prima che il sole tramonti" (1976) and so he asked the producers for advice. Poliziotteschi films about viole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling City
''Gambling City'' ( it, La città gioca d'azzardo) is a 1975 Italian ''poliziotteschi'' film by Sergio Martino. It stars Luc Merenda, Enrico Maria Salerno, Dayle Haddon and Corrado Pani. ''Gambling City'' is one of several European heist films produced in response to the popular success of American films in the genre like The Sting (1973). The film features many of the genre's standard conventions, including a Byronic hero who acts as a social bandit by practicing confidence tricks, the hero's forbidden love with a socially repressed damsel in distress (who may or may not exhibit facets of the femme fatale) and a morally corrupt dandy as villain and the hero's foil. The film was co-written by Martino and Ernesto Gastaldi, and produced by Luciano Martino. Plot ''Gambling City's'' story centers on the exploits of master poker player and card sharp Luca Altieri (Merenda); Altieri begins working for underground illegal gambling kingpin "The President" after running a scam at a high- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Human (1974 Film)
''Almost Human'' ( it, Milano odia: la polizia non-può sparare, "Milan hates, the police can't shoot") is a 1974 Italian poliziotteschi film directed by Umberto Lenzi. This film stars Tomas Milian, Henry Silva, Ray Lovelock and Anita Strindberg.NoShame Films DVD Case, 2005. Last accessed: September 2008. Plot A bunch of thieves kidnap a boy in a red hoodie from his mother's arms. This is followed by an action-packed car chase full of breaking boxes, defacing cars, and slim getaways. The chase ends when the kidnappers are saved by an oncoming train, which cuts off the police from their trail. They find this a perfect opportunity to dump the kid and make their getaway. The boy is returned to his family but the kidnappers' gang beat them up for their failure. Following a castration threat, the kidnapper/thief goes home to rape his girlfriend. Following this, he robs a cigarette dispenser and stabs the beat cop who catches him. This leads to a detective to start asking questions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convoy Busters
''Convoy Busters'' ( it, Un poliziotto scomodo) is a 1978 ''poliziotteschi'' film directed by Stelvio Massi and starring Maurizio Merli. Cast *Maurizio Merli: Inspector Francesco Olmi *Olga Karlatos: Anna *Massimo Serato: Degan Sr. *Mario Feliciani: Quaestor *Mimmo Palmara: Corchi * Marco Gelardini: Degan Jr. *Attilio Duse: Brigadier Ballarin *Nello Pazzafini:criminal Production ''Convoy Busters'' was filmed on location in Rome and Civitanova Marche. Releases ''Convoy Busters'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by P.A.C. - Produzioni Atlas Consorziate on 23 December 1978. It grossed a total of 989,390,960 Italian lira on its domestic release. Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti stated that this gross was no par with Maurizio Merli's previous films noting that his star power was beginning to fade at this point. The film released by NoShame on DVD in the United States. Reception Curti stated that the film was "unusually well-received by critics", includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt 38 Special Squad
''Colt 38 Special Squad'' ( it, Quelli della Calibro 38) is a 1976 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film. This film, by Massimo Dallamano, stars Ivan Rassimov and Marcel Bozzuffi. Plot Turin, Italy mid-1970s. When his wife becomes the latest innocent victim of a merciless Marseilles crime lord (Ivan Rassimov), police captain Vanni (Marcel Bozzuffi) goes beyond the law to form a secret squad of rogue cops, each armed with an unlicensed .38 Colt Diamondback revolver. As Vanni and his vigilante crew take back the night bullet by bullet, the Marseillaise joins the game by instigating a wave of violent crime that turns the city into a war zone. Cast *Marcel Bozzuffi as Inspector Vanni *Carole André as Sandra *Ivan Rassimov as Il Marsigliese / Black Angel *Riccardo Salvino as Nicola Silvestri *Fabrizio Capucci as Ciro *Armando Brancia as Prosecutor * Grace Jones as The Club Singer Production ''Colt 38 Special Squad'' was filmed at Cinestudi Dear in Rome and on location in Turin. The film wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Morte Accarezza A Mezzanotte
''La morte accarezza a mezzanotte'' (''Death Walks at Midnight''Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd.) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Luciano Ercoli. The film was written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Guido Leoni, Mahnahén Velasco and Mannuel Velasco. It starred Susan Scott, Simón Andreu, Peter Martell, Claudie Lange and Carlo Gentili. Plot Fashion model Valentina ( Susan Scott) agrees to help her journalist boyfriend Giò Baldi (Simón Andreu) research the effects of LSD. While under the influence of the drug, Valentina sees a man bludgeon a woman to death with a spiked gauntlet. Baldi publishes a report of her hallucinations; however, Valentina believes what she has seen is real. She begins to realise that the killer is stalking her, although neither Baldi nor the police will believe what she tells them. Production ''La morte accarezza a mezzanotte'' marks the third collaborati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Called Magnum
''A Man Called Magnum'' (in original Italian ''Napoli si ribella'') is a 1977 ''poliziotteschi'' film. This film by Michele Massimo Tarantini stars Luc Merenda. Plot Cast *Luc Merenda: commissario Dario Mauri *Enzo Cannavale: maresciallo Nicola Capece *Claudio Gora: Don Domenico Laurenzi *Giancarlo Badessi: Avv. Cerullo *Nando Murolo: Bonino *Nello Pazzafini Releases The film released on Region 1 DVD by NoShame NoShame, or NoShame Films, was an Italian-American company specializing in releasing authoritative editions of cult Italian movies on DVD. History NoShame Films started its office in Italy and opened an office in Los Angeles, California the fol ... films in 2006. The DVD is currently out-of-print. References External links * 1977 films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s action thriller films Poliziotteschi films 1970s crime thriller films Films directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Morte Cammina Con I Tacchi Alti
''La morte cammina con i tacchi alti'' (International title: ''Death Walks on High Heels'') is a 1971 giallo film directed and co-produced by Luciano Ercoli. It starred Frank Wolff and Susan Scott, co-written by Ernesto Gastaldi, with music by Stelvio Cipriani. It was also released as ''Death Stalks in High Heels'' and ''Nights of Love and Terror''. Cast * Frank Wolff: Dr. Robert Matthews * Nieves Navarro: Nicole Rochard (credited as Susan Scott) * Simón Andreu: Michel Aumont (credited as Simon Andreu) * Carlo Gentili: Inspector Baxter * George Rigaud: Captain Lenny * José Manuel Martín: Smith (credited as J. Manuel Martin) * Fabrizio Moresco: Bergson * Luciano Rossi Luciano Rossi (28 November 1934 – 29 May 2005) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 67 films between 1966 and 1987. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Ten Italians for One German'' (1962) - German Soldier ...: Hallory * Claudie Lange: Vanessa Matthews Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
''The Red Queen Kills Seven Times'' ( it, La dama rossa uccide sette volte) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Two sisters, Kitty and Evelyn, are cursed by a family painting depicting a hundred year-cycle in which a Red Queen is raised from the dead to kill seven times. Hoping to end the cycle, their grandfather, Tobias, orders the painting removed from their sight. Years later, Kitty accidentally kills Evelyn during a fight. Their older sister, Franziska, covers up the death, and everyone, including Tobias, is told that Evelyn immigrated to the United States. This doesn't sit well with Kitty, who is willing to allow Franziska to cover up the murder but feels overwhelming guilt. When their grandfather dies from a fear-induced heart attack, a series of murders begin to occur around Kitty, all of which appear to have been caused by a red-cloaked Evelyn. The police begin to suspect that Kitty and her married lover Martin are the perpetrators of the murders, es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Anger (film)
''Amore e rabbia'' ''(Love and Anger)'' is a 1969 Italian-French anthology film that includes five films directed by five Italian directors and one French director. It premiered at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival in 1969. Plot The film is composed of episodes that deal with some of the themes present in Jesus' parables and anecdotes of the canonical gospels. These issues, however, are reproduced in the present from their directors. Segments ''Indifference'' A man is suffering from road, badly injured. Passers do not deign to look at him, and continue walking on their way. The episode is taken from Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan. ''Agony'' A bishop is ill and about to die. Before he dies, the man has a vision of God, who tells him that his life has been misspent. The bishop realizes that he spent his life not properly respecting the gospel, but now it is too late. ''The sequence of the paper flower'' A beautiful smiling guy's walking on the streets of a city, br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre In Rome
''Massacre in Rome'' ( it, Rappresaglia) is a 1973 Italian war drama film directed by George Pan Cosmatos about the Ardeatine massacre which occurred at the Ardeatine caves in Rome, 24 March 1944, committed by the Germans as a reprisal for a partisan attack against the SS Police Regiment Bozen. The film was based on the 1967 book ''Death in Rome'' by Robert Katz. An Italian court gave producer Carlo Ponti and director Cosmatos a six-month suspended sentence for their film which claimed Pope Pius XII knew of and did nothing about the execution of Italian hostages by the Germans. The charges eventually were dropped on appeal. The names of the victims are shown in the closing credits, as opposed to the cast credits and crew members. Plot The film stars Richard Burton as the Rome Gestapo chief Herbert Kappler, who carries out the killings of 335 mostly randomly and hurriedly selected victims in revenge for partisans killing 33 Germans: using a ratio of ten Italian victims for ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Round
''The Last Round'' ( it, Il conto è chiuso) is a 1976 Italian crime film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast *Carlos Monzón: Marco Russo *Luc Merenda: Rico Manzetti *Leonora Fani: Nina *Mariangela Giordano: Lisa's Mother *Gianni Dei: Beny Manzetti *Giampiero Albertini: Sapienza *Susana Giménez: Maristella * Luisa Maneri (credited as Annaluisa Pesce): Lisa *Mario Brega: Bobo Belmondo *Nello Pazzafini: Henchman of Rico See also * List of Italian films of 1976 A list of films produced in Italy in 1976 (see 1976 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1976at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1976 1976 Films A film ... References External links * 1976 films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Stelvio Massi Italian crime films 1976 crime films Films scored by Luis Bacalov 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |