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Ben-Hur

(1959)

Action, Drama, History

In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he ha...

Runtime:

222 min

Director:

William Wyler

Cast:

Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith

8.1

86%

90

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Jesus of Nazareth

(1977)

Drama, History

Passion, beauty, and brilliant storytelling are all on display in this six-hour-plus epic from Italian director Franco Zeffirelli. Robert Powell is superb in the title role, and with the overwhelming success of this TV movie throughout the world, has perhaps become what Jesus looks like in many people's minds. The story begins with the...

Runtime:

371 min

8.6

N/A

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Quo Vadis

(1951)

Drama, History, Romance

Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis, General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a Christian woman, Lygia. Caught in the grip of insanity, Nero's atrocities become more extreme and he burns Rome, laying the blame on the Christians. Vinicius races to save Lygia from the wrath of Nero...

Runtime:

171 min

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann

Cast:

Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Bud Spencer

7.2

83%

N/A

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Amen.

(2002)

Drama, History

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. he is then shocked to learn that the process he used to purify water for his troops by using Zyklon-B, is now used to kill people in gas chambers.

Runtime:

132 min

Director:

Costa-Gavras, Burkhard Heyl

Cast:

Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy, Marcel Iureș

7.2

67%

57

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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

(1969)

Adventure, Comedy, Romance

A group of travelers from the United States race through seven countries in 18 days.

Runtime:

105 min

Director:

Mel Stuart

Cast:

Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick, Vittorio De Sica, Murray Hamilton

6.3

60%

N/A

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Prince of Foxes

(1949)

Adventure, Drama, History

In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission he sends Andrea Orsini, his sister's lover and nearly as unscrupulous as himself. En route, Orsini meets Camilla Verano, wife of the count of Citta' del Monte, and sentiment threat...

Runtime:

107 min

Director:

Henry King

Cast:

Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Wanda Hendrix, Marina Berti, Katina Paxinou

7.1

N/A

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What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

(1974)

Action, Crime, Thriller

An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. The investigation, conducted by Inspector Silvestri and ...

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Massimo Dallamano

Cast:

Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adorf, Franco Fabrizi, Farley Granger

7.0

N/A

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An Angel for Satan

(1966)

Horror, Mystery

At the end of the 19th century, in a little Italian village by a lake an old statue is recovered. Soon a series of crimes start and the superstitious people of the village believe that the statue carries an ancient malediction

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Camillo Mastrocinque

Cast:

Barbara Steele, Claudio Gora, Ursula Davis, Anthony Steffen, Marina Berti

6.7

N/A

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Moses the Lawgiver

(1974)

History

Story of Moses. Originally a TV Miniseries recut for theaters

Runtime:

141 min

Director:

Gianfranco De Bosio

Cast:

Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quayle, Ingrid Thulin, Irene Papas, Aharon Ipalé

6.1

N/A

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Lady Caliph

(1970)

Drama

La Califfa's husband was killed during the strikes so she takes the side of the strikers. Her conflict with the plant owner Doverdo gradually turns into a love relationship.

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Alberto Bevilacqua

Cast:

Romy Schneider, Ugo Tognazzi, Marina Berti, Massimo Farinelli, Roberto Bisacco

5.9

N/A

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Madame

(1961)

Comedy, Drama, History, Romance

Catherine Hubscher, who washes the shirts of young Napoleon and other soldiers fighting the Revolution, falls in love with Sergeant Lefebvre. Circumstances bring Lefebvre a noble title and even more -- Napoleon decides to make him the local ruler over a large territorial fiefdom. But trouble brews when Madame Sans-Gene, now elevated to...

Runtime:

98 min

Director:

Christian-Jaque

Cast:

Sophia Loren, Robert Hossein, Julien Bertheau, Marina Berti, Carlo Giuffrè

6.2

N/A

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Swordsman of Siena

(1962)

Adventure, Drama

A 16th-century Spanish overlord hires Thomas Stanswood (Stuart Granger) to protect his, less than eager, fiancee (Sylva Koscina) from rebels. Thomas finds himself drawn to both the fiancee and the rebels side.

Runtime:

95 min

Director:

Baccio Bandini

Cast:

Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina, Christine Kaufmann, Alberto Lupo, Marina Berti

5.8

N/A

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A Spiral of Mist

(1977)

Drama

The lovely Maria Teresa is unhappily married with the impotent lawyer Marcello. Maria Teresa's marriage is contrasted by the passionate Valeria, who is killed during a chase. Is Valeria's husband the murderer? Maria Teresa helps him..

Runtime:

110 min

Director:

Eriprando Visconti

Cast:

Claude Jade, Marc Porel, Duilio Del Prete, Carole Chauvet, Marina Berti

5.6

N/A

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Deported

(1950)

Drama

The real-life deportation of gangster Lucky Luciano was the inspiration for this romanticized and slightly crackbrained crime drama. Jeff Chandler plays the Luciano counterpart, who once he arrives in Italy renews his criminal activities.

Runtime:

89 min

Director:

Robert Siodmak

Cast:

Märta Torén, Jeff Chandler, Claude Dauphin, Marina Berti, Richard Rober

6.4

N/A

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Safety Catch

(1970)

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime:

87 min

Director:

Yves Boisset

Cast:

Bruno Cremer, Renaud Verley, Marianne Comtell, Raffaella Carrà, Mario Adorf

6.0

N/A

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The Testimony

(1946)

Crime, Drama

A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant may give him a reprieve but not peace of mind.

Runtime:

94 min

Director:

Pietro Germi

Cast:

Roldano Lupi, Marina Berti, Ernesto Almirante, Sandro Ruffini

6.7

N/A

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Up Front

(1951)

Comedy, War

Military comedy set during WWII, inspired by Bill Mauldin's popular newspaper cartoons of soldiers "Willie" and "Joe".

Runtime:

92 min

7.0

N/A

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The Queen of Sheba

(1952)

Drama

The Queen of Sheba falls in love with the King of Israel. The King of Israel, however, is in love with someone else.

Runtime:

99 min

6.5

N/A

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Damon and Pythias

(1962)

Adventure, History

Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers.

Runtime:

99 min

Director:

Curtis Bernhardt

Cast:

Guy Williams, Don Burnett, Ilaria Occhini, Liana Orfei, Marina Berti

5.0

N/A

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The Gate of Heaven

(1945)

Drama

Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our Lady of Loreto.

Runtime:

88 min

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Cast:

Marina Berti

6.3

N/A

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At the Edge of the City

(1953)

Crime, Drama

Based on real events, in Rome a lawyer is not sure whether to accept defending a lower-class worker wrongly accused of the murder of his girlfriend.

Runtime:

85 min

Director:

Carlo Lizzani

Cast:

Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti, Giulietta Masina, Michel Jourdan, Paola Borboni

6.3

N/A

Tre nel mille

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Tre nel mille

(1971)

Comedy, Drama, History

A few days after the arrival of the year 1000, bearer of great misfortune according to the Prophets, the cavalryman Fortunato and two soldiers, Pannocchia and Carestia, travel through Italy in the midst of numerous adventures: The prophetic year is marked only by the discovery on the part of the cavalryman of his wife's betrayal

Runtime:

99 min

7.8

N/A

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Febbre di vivere

(1953)

Drama

Director:

Claudio Gora

Cast:

Massimo Serato, Marina Berti, Anna Maria Ferrero, Marcello Mastroianni, Sandro Milani

6.7

N/A

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Every Man Is My Enemy

(1967)

Crime

Runtime:

88 min

Director:

Franco Prosperi

Cast:

Robert Webber, Elsa Martinelli, Marina Berti, Jean Servais

7.1

N/A

La posta in gioco

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La posta in gioco

(1988)

Drama

Runtime:

118 min

Director:

Sergio Nasca

Cast:

Turi Ferro, Lina Sastri, Marina Berti, Clara Bindi, Flavio Bucci

6.8

N/A

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Embassy

(1985)

Action, TV Movie, Thriller

US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.

Director:

Robert Michael Lewis

Cast:

Nick Mancuso, Mimi Rogers, Richard Masur, Richard Gilliland, Blanche Baker

5.3

N/A

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La fuggitiva

(1941)

Drama

In the absence of the biological mother, too busy pursuing her theatrical career, we see the glorification of the maternal surrogate, a woman who is a paragon of sacrifice and self-abnegation. La Fuggitiva is also a film in which a child actress takes a prominent role. In this sentimental drama, the little girl suffers for and rebels a...

Runtime:

81 min

Director:

Piero Ballerini

Cast:

Jole Voleri, Anna Magnani, Anna Carena, Mariù Pascoli, Renato Cialente

6.2

N/A

Pianeta Venere

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Pianeta Venere

(1972)

Director:

Elda Tattoli

Cast:

Bedy Moratti, Mario Piave, Francisco Rabal, Lilla Brignone, Farley Granger

5.0

N/A

Abdullah's Harem

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Abdullah's Harem

(1955)

Comedy

Abdullah, absolute monarch of a wealthy Middle Eastern country, has everything a man could want. Everything, that is, until he falls for a beautiful model. She rejects his advances, however, along with his offers of riches and luxury, chosing instead an officer in the king's army as her lover. As all of this is going on, the ruler is o...

Runtime:

103 min

Director:

Gregory Ratoff

Cast:

Gregory Ratoff, Kay Kendall, Marina Berti, Sydney Chaplin, Alexander D'Arcy

4.6

N/A

L'ultima mazurka

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L'ultima mazurka

(1986)

Crime

Runtime:

121 min

Director:

Gianfranco Bettetini

Cast:

Senta Berger, Erland Josephson, Mario Scaccia, Paolo Bonacelli, Marina Berti

N/A

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