Spanish title: Moral Y Deseo (Moral and Desire)Stars: Rosanna Schiaffino, Jacques Perrin, Alain Cuny, Isa MirandaDirected by: Mauro BologniniDistributor: Cinematografica Anahuac
"…and it was dragged out by human passion!"
Originally called La Zorruzione in its native Italian, this film involves a young man who wants to be a Priest, only for his controlling father to disapprove and [...]
Spanish title: Jose Vendido en Egipto (Joseph Sold in Egypt)Stars: Geoffrey Horne, Belinda Lee, Robert Morley, Carlo Giustini, Arturo Dominici, Finlay Currie, Mario GirottiDirected by: Irving Rapper, Luciano RicciDistributor: Colorama Features (US)
"Extraordinary! Spectacular! Grandiose!"
The tagline doesn’t quite describe the film correctly, but we can let that slide for now; this was one of the ongoing [...]
Spanish title: Maciste Contra Los Monstruos (Maciste vs the Monsters)Stars: Reg Lewis, Margaret LeeDirected by: Guido MalestestaDistributor: Embassy Pictures Corporation (US), Telexport (Italy)
"A mysterious world in the prehistoric apocalyptic era, millon of years before Christ!"
In the world of Italian swords and sandals pulp film ‘epics’, Maciste is a fairly regularly-seen character. In fact, he first [...]
Spanish title: Sanson Contra Los Piratas (Samson Against The Pirates)Stars: Kirk Morris, Margaret Lee, Daniele VargasDirected by: Amerigo AntonDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"The Fury of the Seven Seas, dominated by one man – the greatest conquest of the screen!"
Eh, not quite. This is a terrible film, typical of the cardboard sets/spaghetti action genre of Italian filmmaking of [...]
Spanish title: El Zorro y Los Tres MosqueterosStars: Gordon Scott, Jose Greci, Maria Grazia Spina, Gianni Rizzo, Giacomo RossiDirected by: Luigi CapuanoDistributor: United Producers de Mexico
"Thousands of emotions in this great adventure film! Athos, Portos,
Aramis, D’Artagnan, and Zorro fighting for their honor – and a lady!"
Luigi Capuano wasn’t exactly the king of serious drama; a [...]
