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Order To Kill
''Order to Kill'' ( es, El clan de los inmorales, link=no, it, La testa del serpente) is a 1974 Spanish-Italian crime-action film written and directed by José Gutiérrez Maesso. In the movie the police inspector (José Ferrer) offers passports to a hit man (Helmut Berger) and his girlfriend (Sydne Rome) if the hit man kills a mob boss. Cast * Helmut Berger – Clyde Hart * Sydne Rome – Anne * Kevin McCarthy – Ed McLean * José Ferrer – Detective Reed * José María Caffarel – Richard * Howard Ross – Richard * Manuel Zarzo – Hugo * Juan Luis Galiardo * Álvaro de Luna – Daniel Production Eugenio Martín minimized his contributions to the script in the film, stating that it was "It was Maesso's project, and Moncada and I were to write it. However, there was no way we could come up with a good plot, so we soon called ourselves out. Maesso did not give up, though, and he called and Italian screenwriter to do the job" When the film was finished, Maesso credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Martín
Eugenio Martín (born 15 May 1925) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He is known for the low-budget genre films he made in the 1960s and 1970s, including ''Bad Man's River'', ''The Bounty Killer'', and ''Horror Express'', the latter being particularly notable for its inclusion of the well-known English actors Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, famous for their work with Hammer Films. Though never remarkably successful either at the box office or among critics, Martín's films, particularly ''Horror Express'', have achieved cult status. The popular horror film magazine Fangoria included ''Horror Express'' in its book, ''101 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen: A Celebration of the World's Most Unheralded Fright Flicks''. Early life and first films Martín was born on 15 May 1925 in Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain located on the north coast of Africa. He was a child when the Spanish Civil War broke out. Since the uprising first broke out among Nationalist generals i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Ross (actor)
Howard Ross (born Renato Rossini; 10 January 1941) is an Italian film actor. Born in Rome, Rossini got his first major roles in peplum films. In the mid-1960s he eventually adopted the stage name Howard Ross. He was mainly active in genre films, specializing in adventure films, giallo films and poliziotteschi. Selected filmography *''Hercules Against the Mongols'' (1963) *''Hercules the Invincible'' (1964) *''Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' (1964) *''Gladiators Seven'' (1964) *''Hercules Against the Barbarians'' (1964) *''Sword of the Empire'' (1965) *''The Relentless Four'' (1965) *''Dirty Heroes'' (1967) *''Desert Commandos'' (1967) *'' Emma Hamilton'' (1968) *'' Bridge Over the Elbe'' (1969) *''Poppea's Hot Nights'' (1969) *''Battle of Neretva'' (1969) *''Five Dolls for an August Moon'' (1970) *''Viva Cangaceiro'' (1970) *''Marta'' (1971) *''Naked Girl Killed in the Park'' (1972) *''Il Boss'' (1973) *''The Man Called Noon'' (1973) *''Those Dirty Dogs'' (1973) *''Stateline M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Crime Action Films
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Italian Crime Action Films
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Poliziotteschi Films
Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''Euro-crime'', ''Italo-crime'', ''spaghetti crime films'', or simply ''Italian crime films''. Influenced by both 1970s French crime films and gritty 1960s and 1970s American cop films and vigilante films, poliziotteschi films were made amidst an atmosphere of socio-political turmoil in Italy known as Years of Lead and increasing Italian crime rates. The films generally featured graphic and brutal violence, organized crime, car chases, vigilantism, heists, gunfights, and corruption up to the highest levels. The protagonists were generally tough working class loners, willing to act outside a corrupt or overly bureaucratic system. Etymology of the noun In Italian, ''poliziesco'' is the grammatically correct Italian adjective (resulting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Racket
''The Big Racket'' ( it, Il grande racket) is a 1976 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Fabio Testi stars as a police inspector who takes on a gang of hoodlums who terrorise an Italian city by extorting cash from local shop and bar owners. Cast *Fabio Testi: Inspector Nico Palmieri *Vincent Gardenia: Pepe *Renzo Palmer: Luigi Giulti *Orso Maria Guerrini: Gianni Rossetti *Glauco Onorato: Piero Mazzarelli *Marcella Michelangeli: Marcy *Romano Puppo: Doringo *Antonio Marsina: Attorney Giovanni Giuni *Salvatore Borghese: Sgt. Salvatore Velasci *Joshua Sinclair: Rudy *Daniele Dublino: Commissioner * Anna Zinnemann: Anna Rossetti Production The role of Doringo, played by Romano Puppo was a role Castellari initially wanted for Lou Castel. ''The Big Racket'' was shot at Incir-de Paolis in Rome and on location in Rome. The character of the restaurateur's daughter is played by Stefania Castellari, the director's own daughter. Release ''The Big Racket'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro De Luna (actor)
Álvaro de Luna Blanco (10 April 1935 – 2 November 2018) was a Spanish actor. He performed in more than one hundred films since 1961. He was most known for El Algarrobo in ''Curro Jiménez''. In 1963 he appeared in '' El verdugo'', by Luis García Berlanga. In 1987 he appeared in the TV series ''Vísperas''. He died on 2 November 2018 from a hepatic insufficiency. Selected filmography * 1965: ''That Man in Istanbul'' * 1965: ''All'ombra di una colt'' * 1967: '' The Viscount'' * 1968: '' The Mercenary'' * 1968: '' Ballad of a Bounty Hunter'' * 1970: ''Un par de asesinos'' * 1970: '' Compañeros'' * 1974: '' Count Dracula's Great Love'' as Porteado * 1975: '' Order to Kill'' * 1982: El cabezota' * 1985: '' Teo el pelirrojo'' * 2001: ''Lázaro de Tormes'' * 2001: ''Silencio roto'' as Don Hilario * 2002: ''Carol's Journey ''Carol's Journey'' ( es, El viaje de Carol, links=no) is a 2002 Spanish-Portuguese drama film directed by Imanol Uribe which stars Clara Lago and Juan Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Luis Galiardo
Juan Luis Galiardo Comes (2 March 1940 – 22 June 2012) was a Spanish television, theater and film actor. Life The eldest of six children, Juan Luis Galiardo Comes was born in San Roque, Cádiz, but spent most of his childhood and youth in Badajoz, where his father had moved following working opportunities. After finishing his secondary education in Seville, Galiardo studied Agricultural Engineering at the University of Madrid.D’Lugo, ''Guide to the Cinema of Spain'', p. 228 He abandoned his studies in 1961, to enroll the following year at Spain's National Film School (EOC) where he trained as an actor. He began his career working in the theater under the direction of José Luis Alonso de Santos in the theater María Guerrero. With some fellow actors he founded the T.E.I. (Independent Experimental Theatre), directed by Miguel Narros. Galiardo made his film debut in the leading role in Julio Diamante's film ''El arte de vivir'' ''(The Art of Living'') (1965). In the next si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Zarzo
Manuel López Zarza (born 26 April 1932) better known as Manuel Zarzo is a Spanish film actor. He has appeared in more than 150 films since 1951. Selected filmography * '' Day by Day'' (1951) * '' Love in a Hot Climate'' (1954) * ''Cursed Mountain'' (1954) * '' The Fisher of Songs'' (1954) * '' The Song of the Nightingale'' (1959) * ''The Showgirl'' (1960) * '' The Delinquents'' (1960) * '' The Balcony of the Moon'' (1962) * ''Weeping for a Bandit'' (1964) * ''The 317th Platoon'' (1965) * ''It's Your Move'' (1968) * '' The Pizza Triangle'' (1970) * ''The Legend of Frenchie King'' (1971) * ''My Dear Killer'' (1972) * ''The Two Faces of Fear'' (1972) * '' Ricco the Mean Machine'' (1973) * ''Dick Turpin'' (1974) * ''Naked Therapy'' (1975) * '' Unmarried Mothers'' (1975) * '' Ambitious'' (1976) * ''Nightmare City'' (1980) * '' La colmena'' (1982) * '' Stico'' (1985) * ''El hermano bastardo de Dios ''The Bastard Brother of God'' ( es, El hermano bastardo de Dios) is a 1986 dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Caffarel
José María Caffarel Fábregas (10 November 1919 – 6 November 1999) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1957 and 1998. He was born in Barcelona and died in Madrid, Spain. Selected filmography * ''The Last Torch Song'' (1957) - Monsieur Dupois - Empresario de París * ''La cárcel de cristal'' (1957) - Médico * ''Fulano y Mengano'' (1957) - Señor que da limosnas (uncredited) * ''Historias de la feria'' (1958) - Sr. Bosch * ''Distrito quinto'' (1958) - Cómplice - falso policía * ''Giovane canaglia'' (1958) * ''Ana dice sí'' (1958) - M. Holloway * ''La muralla'' (1958) - Banquero * ''El frente infinito'' (1959) - Médico * ''Buen viaje, Pablo'' (1959) - Fuentes * ''Muerte al amanecer'' (1959) - Costa * ''Crimen para recién casados'' (1960) - Comisario * '' The Crossroads'' (1960) - Martínez * '' The Big Show'' (1960) - Valera * ''Llama un tal Esteban'' (1960) - Inspector * ''Tu marido nos engaña'' (1960) * ''Gaudí'' (1960) - Vizcon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiace Parolin
Aiace Parolin (28 March 1920 – 19 November 2016) was an Italian film cinematographer. Life and career Born in Cagliari, at young age Parolin moved to Rome where he studied mechanical drawing at the Technical Institute.Mario Bernardo. ''Aic, 40° Anniversario''. Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica, 1990. p. 67. In 1935, he was hired as a camera maintenance engineer by film company Cines. He first worked on set in 1947, as second assistant cameraman in the Giuseppe De Santis' drama film ''Tragic Hunt''. In 1953, Parolin debuted as a cameraman under Leonida Barboni, and in 1961 he made his debut as a cinematographer on Alfredo Giannetti's ''Day by Day, Desperately''. He is best known for his long professional relationship with Pietro Germi, with whom he collaborated from 1964 until Germi's death. He died on 19 November 2016, aged 96. Selected filmography * '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964) * ''Le belle famiglie'' (1964) * '' The Moment of Truth'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ferrer
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors during his lifetime, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992. He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. He reprised the role in a 1950 film version and won an Academy Award, making him the first Hispanic actor and the first Puerto Rican-born to win an Oscar. His other notable film roles include Charles VII in ''Joan of Arc'' (1948), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in ''Moulin Rouge'' (1952), defense attorney Barney Greenwald in ''The Caine Mutiny'' (1954), Alfred Dreyfus in ''I Accuse!'' (1958), which he also directed; the Turkish Bey in ''Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), Siegfried Rieber in ''Ship of Fools'' (1965), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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