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Terror Express
''Terror Express'' ( it, La ragazza del vagone letto, lit. "The girl in the sleeping car") is a 1979 Italian crime film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Silvia Dionisio. The screenplay was written by George Eastman.Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 111.. Plot A dozen passengers find themselves on some carriages of a train on a long trip. Among them a prostitute, a few couples, some girls, a policeman and three criminals; the latter steal the gun from the policeman and take control of some coaches, committing murders, rapes and humiliation. But an unexpected stop will give Peter, a former convict, the opportunity for revenge. Cast * Silvia Dionisio as Giulia * Werner Pochath as Elio * Zora Kerova as Anna * Venantino Venantini as Anna's Husband * Andrea Scotti as Willis * Carlo De Mejo Carlo De Mejo (17 January 1945 – 18 December 2015) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Rome, De Mejo wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Baldi
Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1917 – 12 September 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Baldi was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, on 19 May 1917. His early film work began in Italy in the early 1950s with films such as ''Il Prezzo dell'Onore''. He directed Orson Welles in the films ''David and Goliath'' and '' The Tartars''. Baldi died in Italy on 12 September 2007. Selected filmography *'' Il prezzo dell'onore'' (1952) *''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) *''David and Goliath'' (1960) *'' Duel of Champions'' (1961) *''La spada del Cid'' (1962) * '' Taras Bulba, the Cossack'' (1962) *''Il figlio di Cleopatra '' (1964) *''Sfida al re di Castiglia'' (1964) *'' Suicide Mission to Singapore'' (1966) *'' All'ombra delle aquile'' (1966) *''Texas, Adios'' (1966) *'' Massacre in the Black Forest'' (1967) *'' Io non protesto, io amo'' (1967) *'' Rita of the West '' (1967) *''Hate Thy Neighbor'' (1968) *''Django, Prepare a Coffin'' (1968) *''The Forgotten Pisto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor. He was the father of Victoria Venantini and and appeared in more than 140 films between 1954 and 2018. He made his debut in the cinema with an appearance in '''' under the direction of Steno and he had his first important role in ' (1961), directed by Franco Rossi. Among the almost 150 films he performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Marcello Giombini
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Crime Thriller Films
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Films Directed By Ferdinando Baldi
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set On Trains
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Crime Thriller Films
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Carlo De Mejo
Carlo De Mejo (17 January 1945 – 18 December 2015) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Rome, De Mejo was the eldest son of jazz composer Oscar De Mejo and actress Alida Valli. After a few minor roles, he had his breakout with the role of a male prostitute in Pier Paolo Pasolini's ''Teorema''. In 1970 he played Claude in Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and Victor Spinetti's Italian adaptation of the stage musical '' Hair''. In the following years, he became very active as a character actor in genre films, especially Lucio Fulci's cult horror films. Selected filmography * '' The Battle of Sinai'' (1968) - Ylan * ''L'oro di Londra'' (1968) - Frankie * ''Summit'' (1968) * ''Teorema'' (1968) - Boy * ''La colomba non deve volare'' (1970) * ''Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion'' (1970) - Billy * ''Equinozio'' (1971) * ''The Dead Are Alive'' (1972) - Igor Samarakis * ''When Women Were Called Virgins'' (1972) - Gisippo * ''The Outside Man'' (1972) - Karl * ''Défense de sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Scotti
Andrea Scotti (born 27 August 1931) is an Italian film and television actor. Background Born in Naples, Scotti attended at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1956. During his career he was mainly active in genre films, particularly peplum, Spaghetti Western and crime films, He was sometimes credited Andrew Scott. Selected filmography * ''Captain Falcon'' (1958) * ''Three Strangers in Rome'' (1958) * '' Morte di Un Amico'' (1959) * ''Attack of the Moors'' (1959) * ''Atom Age Vampire'' (1960) * '' The Huns'' (1960) * '' Don Camillo: Monsignor'' (1961) * '' Taras Bulba, the Cossack'' (1962) * '' Samson and the Slave Queen'' (1963) * ''The Sign of the Coyote'' (1963) * ''Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon'' (1964) * ''Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas'' (1964) * ''The Beast of Babylon Against the Son of Hercules'' (1964) * '' How We Got into Trouble with the Army'' (1965) * ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' (1965) * ''Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zora Kerova
Zora Ulla Keslerová (born 11 August 1950) is a Czech actress, dancer, singer and model. Often credited under the names Zora Kerova, Zora Kerowa or Zora Keer, she became known for starring in numerous Italian horror films during the 1980s. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, she began her career as a dancer and singer, later becoming a photo model. Kerova made her screen debut in the Italian film, ''La febbre americana'' (1978). A year later, she appeared in the Czech drama, ''Křehké vztahy'', and another Italian film, '' Terror Express''. She followed by starring in cult horror films such as ''Antropophagus'' (1980), '' Cannibal Ferox'' (1981) and Lucio Fulci's ''The New York Ripper'' (1982). She later appeared in another two Fulci's films, ''Touch of Death'' (1988) and ''Sodoma's Ghost'' (1988). Early life Zora Kerova was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Career She began her career as a cultural dancer and singer, and later became a model. Her career expanded and she decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Eastman (actor)
George Eastman (born Luigi Montefiori; August 16, 1942) is an Italian actor and screenwriter well known for his frequent collaborations with notorious director Joe D'Amato. He is most famous for his role as the insane, cannibalistic serial killer Klaus Wortmann in the gory 1980 horror film ''Antropophagus'' (aka ''The Grim Reaper''). He also played a similar role in its 1981 follow-up, '' Absurd''. Both films were directed by D'Amato and written by Eastman. Career Eastman was born in 1942 in Genoa, Italy and studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and at the Drama School held of Alessandro Fersen. He took his Americanized alias "George Eastman" when he was cast as a "heavy" in many Spaghetti Westerns made in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1972 he played the villain in ''The Call of the Wild'' which starred Charlton Heston and was directed by Ken Annakin. Eastman later became a regular performer in many movies directed by Joe D'Amato, for whom he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Pochath
Werner Pochath (29 September 1939 – 18 April 1993) was an Austrian film actor. He worked in Germany, Italy and the United States, and then in the 1980s he began a second career as a Hollywood agent. He had been the partner of the ballet director of the Hamburg State Opera, John Neumeier. In 2019, director Alexander Wank, made a documentary about Werner, called ''Werner Pochath, Mr Nice Guy". Partial filmography * ''Stahlnetz: '' (1966, TV series episode) as Dieter Hesse * ' (1967) as Cutler * ''The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield'' (1968) as Johnny Smith * '' Vengeance'' (1968) as Ricky / Kid * ''The Young Tigers of Hong Kong'' (1969) as Walter * '' Angels of the Street'' (1969) as Herbert Priel * '' Venus in Furs'' (1969) as Manfred * ''Slap in the Face'' (1970) as Jürgen * ''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' (1971) as Manuel * ' (1971) as Harry Lang * ''The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire'' (1971) as Marc Sobiesky * ' (1972) as Viktor Körner * ''Proklisis'' (1972) as Michalis * ''So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
