THE AIP CINERAMA 2
(1960-1969)
Beyond
the Time Barrier Air Force test pilot Major William Allison
breaks the speed of time and ends up landing in the year 2024. He's taken
prisoner by members of the Citadel, last survivors of a civilization wiped
out by a global plague. All the men in the future are sterile, and Allison
is called on to impregnate the leader's daughter and save the future of
mankind. Starring Robert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins,
Vladimir Sokoloff, Boyd 'Red' Morgan. Written by Arthur C. Pierce; Directed
by Edgar G. Ulmer. 1960.
BEWARE
OF CHILDREN (aka No Kidding)
A young couple inherit an estate and decide to start a summer camp for
spoiled brats. Starring Leslie Phillips, Julia Lockwood, Irene Handl, Noel
Purcell. Based on the novel by Verity Anderson. Written by Robin Estridge,
Norman Hudis; Directed by Gerald Thomas. 1960.
COLOSSUS
AND THE HEADHUNTERS Fleeing their volcano-ravaged island, Colossus and
his people find themselves caught between two warring tribes. Starring Kirk
Morris, Laura Brown, Alfredo Zammi, Frank Leroy. Written & Directed by
Guido Malatesta. 1960.
Date
Bait A wild and willing 16-year-old girl desperately wants to
marry her boyfriend, much to her parents' dismay. Starring Gary Clarke,
Marlo Ryan, Dick Gering, Carol Dawne. Written by O'Dale Ireland, Ethelmae
Wilson Page, Robert Slaven; Directed by Ireland. 1960.
THE
HAND In Burma during World War II, captured British soldiers who refuse
to talk have their right hands severed. Their captain is less patriotic.
Years later, in contemporary London, a series of amputation murders may
incriminate one of the former POWs. Starring Derek Bond, Ronald Leigh-Hunt,
Reed De Rouen, Ray Cooney. Written by Ray Cooney, Tony Hilton; Directed by
Henry Cass. 1960.
The
Jailbreakers A married couple act as laborers for a group of convicts
attempting to dig up some buried loot. Starring Robert Hutton, Mary Castle,
Michael O'Connell, Gabe Delutri. Written by Alexander Grasshoff, William
Overgard; Directed by Grasshoff. 1960.
Messalina
Roman noblewoman Messalina inveigles aging Emperor Claudio into marriage.
Once ensconced on the throne, she launches a reign of terror that shakes the
empire to its very foundations. Starring Belinda Lee, Carlo Justini, Giulio
Donnini, Spiros Focas. Written by Ennio De Concini, Mario Guerra, Carlo
Romano, Duccio Tessari; Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. 1960. PRESENTED
IN WIDESCREEN FORMAT.
REVENGE
OF THE BARBARIANS The Roman Empire is
threatened by barbaric Visigoths who successfully kidnap the emperor's
beautiful sister, Gallaplacidia. It's up to Olympus to save the empire and
the woman he loves. Starring Daniella Rocca, Anthony Steel, Robert Alda,
José Greci. Written by Gastone Ramazzotti; Directed by Giuseppe Vari.
1960.
TAUR
THE MIGHTY Taur and his companion discover that a village has been
destroyed and the inhabitants are enslaved by an evil sorcerer and his
queen. Pretending to be slaves, they infiltrate the caves where the
villagers toil and lead a revolt. Starring Joe Robinson, Bella Cortez,
Harry Baird, Isabella Biancini. Written by Antonio Leonviola, Fabio
Piccioni; Directed by Leonviola. 1960.
TRAPPED
BY FEAR The hit and run death of a
motorcycle cop brings two old army buddies together for a reunion that leads
to trouble. Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alexandra Stewart, Claude
Brasseur, Sylva Koscina. Based on the novel by Jean Bassan. Written by
Bassan, Pierre-André Boutang, Jacques Dupont, Roger Ribadeau-Dumas; Directed
by Dupont. 1960.
VALLEY
OF THE DOOMED In 1859, Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Parma, hires
American engineer Clint Farrell to build a railroad in the Apuanian Alps -
the Valley of the Doomed. However, the Austrians see the railroad as a
threat to their security and send their best agent, Stella Von Krueger, to
derail the project. Starring Don Megowan, Chelo Alonso, Hildegard Knef, Ivo
Garrani. Written by Arpad DeRiso, Guido Malatesta; Directed by Malatesta.
1960.
Why
Must I Die? Lois King has hitched her wagon to a real loser - a
no-good crook named Eddie. Together with Lois' father, the three try to
strike it rich as a safe-cracking team. When their latest caper nearly
results in capture by the police, Lois calls it quits, leaving the pair for
a better life. Before too long, Lois has established herself as a successful
nightclub singer, performing to sold-out crowds. Unfortunately, Eddie has
not forgotten about her, and with his new partner Dottie, the two blackmail
Lois into assisting with one final job. But when things go tragically wrong,
Lois finds herself on death row for murder. Starring Terry Moore, Debra
Paget, Bert Freed, Juli Reding. Written by George Waters, Richard
Bernstein, Herbert G. Luft; Directed by Roy Del Ruth. 1960.
AVENGER
OF THE SEVEN SEAS Second Mate David Robinson tries to stop the evil
Captain from forcing innocents to dive for pearls in shark infested waters.
For his troubles he's imprisoned, impaled, and has to save his fellow
prisoners from a tribe of cannibals and their carnivorous plants. Starring
Richard Harrison, Michčle Mercier, Roldano Lupi, Marisa Belli. Written by
Ernesto Gastaldi, Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino, Domenico Paolella; Directed
by Paolella. 1961.
GUNS
OF THE BLACK WITCH In 17th century Spain, two boys who escape the
burning of their village by the vicious Captain Guzman grow up to become
pirates, seeking revenge for themselves and others. Starring Don Megowan,
Silvana Pampanini, Emma Daniel, Livio Lorenzon. Written by Ernesto
Gastaldi, Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino; Directed by Domenico Paolella. 1961.
Lost
Battalion During
WWII a Philippine guerrilla guides a group of Americans through
Japanese-infested jungles to a waiting submarine. Starring Leopoldo
Salcedo, Diane Jergens, Johnny Monteiro, Joe Dennis. Written by Cesar
Amigo, Eddie Romero; Directed by Romero. 1961.
MASTER
OF THE WORLD
A scientist and his team are held as captives of the seemingly mad
adventurer Robur on his 19th century airship. He decides to use the ship to
ensure peace on earth, even if he has to bombard military targets all over
the world.
Starring
Vincent Price,
Charles Bronson,
Henry Hull,
Mary Webster.
Based on the novels "Master
of the World" and "Robur, the Conqueror" by Jules Verne. Written by
Richard Matheson;
Directed by
William Witney.
1961.
PRESENTED IN LETTERBOXED FORMAT
OPERATION
SNAFU (aka ON THE FIDDLE) Two English con artists do their best to
avoid the front lines during World War II. Starring Alfred Lynch, Sean
Connery, Cecil Parker, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White. Based on the
novel "Stop at a Winner" by R.F. Delderfield. Written by Harold Buchman;
Directed by Cyril Frankel. 1961.
QUEEN
OF THE SEAS Mary Read, a petty thief, becomes a legendary pirate
captain while dressing like a man in 17th-century England. Starring Lisa
Gastoni, Jerome Courtland, Walter Barnes, Agostino Salvietti. Written by
Ernesto Gastaldi, Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino; Directed by Umberto Lenzi.
1961.
REVENGE
OF THE CONQUERED Returning home from the war, young Dracu saves a
pretty young lady from a gypsy raid. He doesn’t tell her or the gypsies that
he’s the son of the gypsy queen, nor does she tell him that she’s really the
daughter of the local Prince. Starring Burt Nelson, Wandisa Guida, Mario
Petri, Moira Orfei. Written by Italo De Tuddo, Roberto Gianviti, Nino
Stresa; Directed by Luigi Capuano. 1961.
ROME
1585: THE MERCENARIES After the election of Pope Sisto V, a crackdown
on Roman lawlessness puts at risk a band of mercenaries who seek to free
Princess Esmeralda from the clutches of an evil duke. Starring Debra Paget,
Daniela Rocca, Antonio Cifariello, Salvo Randone. Written by Nino Minuto,
Mario Bonnard; Directed by Bonnard. 1961.
SWORD
IN THE SHADOWS After many years, a deposed nobleman's son returns to
his kingdom to depose a tyrant who has his sights fixed on the legitimate
heiress. Starring Tamara Lees, Livio Lorenzon, Germano Longo, Mario
Valdemarin. Written by Luigi Capuano, Gino De Santis; Directed by Capuano.
1961.
A.D.
79: THE DESTRUCTION OF HERCULANEUM Political intrigue at the court of
Roman emperor Marcus Tiberius, before Herculaneum was destroyed by the
eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Starring Brad Harris, Mara Lane, Susan
Paget, Jany Clair. Written by Giovanni Simonelli, Helmut Harun, Gianfranco
Parolini; Directed by Parolini. 1962.
ATTACK
OF THE NORMANS After decades of war, the Normans and English sign a
truce that allows Normans to settle on British soil. However, the cruel
Duke of Saxony, planning to overthrow the King of England, has his soldiers
disguise themselves as Normans in an ambush on the King. Only Nobleman
Olivier D'Anglon can prevent a renewal of hostilities between the two
countries. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Genevičve Grad, Ettore Manni,
Philippe Hersent. Written by Nino Stresa; Directed by Giuseppe Vari. 1962.
BURN
WITCH BURN (aka NIGHT OF THE EAGLE) A skeptical college professor
discovers that his wife has been practicing magic and he forces her to
destroy all her charms and protective devices. He comes to find out that his
professional rivals are working magic against him, and her protections are
necessary to his career...and life. Starring Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair,
Margaret Johnston, Anthony Nicholls. Based on the novel "Conjure Wife" by
Fritz Leiber. Written by Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, George Baxt;
Directed by Sidney Hayers. 1962.
¤SPECIAL
EDITION: Features all the footage/titles from British and American cuts, as
well as the original Paul Frees "demonic incantation" introduction.
PRESENTED IN LETTERBOXED FORMAT
COLOSSUS
OF THE ARENA With the help of Rome's most fearsome gladiators, members
of the aristocracy hope to derail the coronation of the good queen Talima.
But the greatest gladiator of all, Maciste, is determined to stop the scheme
cold. Starring Mark Forest, Scilla Gabel, Jon Chevron, José Greci. Written
by Lionello De Felice, Ernesto Guida; Directed by Michele Lupo. 1962.
FURY
OF ACHILLES For ten years, the Greeks, with help from Achilles and
other mythological warriors, continuously attack the coastal cities of Troy.
Things change, however, when Achilles’ fellow warrior, King Agamemnon,
kidnaps the virtuous daughter of a priest who maintains the temple of
Apollo. As a result, terrible storms and a plague ravish the Greek army, and
Achilles determines to defeat the remaining Trojans on his own. Starring
Gordon Mitchell, Jacques Bergerac, Cristina Gaioni, Gloria Milland. Written
by Gino De Santis; Directed by Marino Girolami. 1962.
OPERATION
GOLD INGOT Felix and Katie are lovable crooks with a code of honor that
keeps them from ripping off anyone who really needs the money.
Unfortunately, their latest venture gets a good friend and assistant killed,
sending the couple after the real culprits. Starring Martine Carol, Félix
Marten, Francis Blanche, Alberto Lionello. Based on the novel "Le sang des
Mattioli" by M.G. Braun. Written by Pierre Laroche, Georges Lautner;
Directed by Lautner. 1962.
SLAVE
QUEEN OF BABYLON A captured king and a
concubine plot with and against one another to overthrow the Assyrian
kingdom and move the seat of power from Nineveh to Babylon. Starring Yvonne
Furneaux, John Ericson, Renzo Ricci, Gianni Rizzo. Written by Fede Arnaud,
Luigi De Santis, Alberto Liberati, Sergio Spina, Primo Zeglio; Directed by
Zeglio. 1962.
Some
People Bert, Bill and Johnnie are a trio of juvenile delinquents
in Bristol England who lose their driver's licenses after a 100
mile-per-hour accident on their motorcycles. Bored without their speed
machines and alienated in their economically-depressed factory town, they
assemble a rock band with the aid of the local church choir director.
Starring Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, Annika Wills, David Andrews, David
Hemmings. Written by John Eldridge; Directed by Clive Donner. 1962.
THARUS,
SON OF ATTILA (aka COLOSSUS AND THE HUNS)
Several years after Attila the Hun's death, his son Tharus is sent to
infiltrate an enemy encampment. Things get complicated, however, when he
falls in love with the rival chieftain's daughter. Starring Jerome
Courtland, Lisa Gastoni, Mimmo Palmara, Rik Von Nutter. Directed by Roberto
Bianchi Montero. 1962.
TWIST
ALL NIGHT (aka CONTINENTAL TWIST) Manager Louis Evans is about to lose
his nightclub because the upstairs tenants in the building -- a group of
shady characters -- want all that twisting downstairs to go away. Starring
Louis Prima, June Wilkinson, Sam Butera, Gertrude Michael. Written by Berni
Gould; Directed by William J. Hole, Jr., Allan David. 1962.
WARRIORS
FIVE During World War II, an American soldier on an espionage mission
parachutes behind enemy lines in Italy, only to be imprisoned. He escapes
with four Italian prisoners and a prostitute, enlisting their aid in blowing
up a bridge used by the Nazis. Starring Jack Palance, Giovanna Ralli, Serge
Reggiani, Folco Lulli. Written by Gino De Santis, Ugo Pirro, Leopoldo
Savona; Directed by Savona. 1962.
WOMEN
OF DEVIL'S ISLAND On the penal colony of Devil's Island, French
prostitutes and political prisoners are victimized by both abusive soldiers
and ruthless pirates. Starring Guy Madison, Michčle Mercier, Federica
Ranchi, Marisa Belli. Written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Domenico Paolella;
Directed by Paolella. 1962.
BRENNUS,
ENEMY OF ROME Rome is attacked by the warrior Brennus and his vicious
followers. But while holding the city under siege, Brennus falls in love
with a beautiful Roman princess. Starring Gordon Mitchell, Ursula Davis,
Massimo Serato, Tony Kendall. Written by Arpad DeRiso, Nino Scolaro;
Directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. 1963.
California
During California's struggle for
independence from Mexico, Don Francisco Hernandez leads the Mexican army in
keeping a hold on the residents, while his half-brother serves as the
revolutionaries' leader. Starring Jock Mahoney, Faith Domergue, Michael
Pate, Susan Seaforth. Written by James West; Directed by Hamil Petroff.
1963.
ESCAPE
FROM SAIGON Two gunrunners see a plane crash in the jungles of Vietnam.
The lone survivor is a scientist who has perfected a new device that can
detect and destroy everything in its path. Starring Jean Chevrier, Barbara
Laage, Fivos Razi, André Versini. Written by Georges Godefroy; Directed by
Maurice Labro. 1963.
HERCULES
AGAINST THE MONGOLS In the year 1227 the three sons of Ghengis Khan
lead an invasion of the west that only Hercules can stop. Starring Mark
Forest, Maria Grazia Spina, Ken Clark, José Greci. Written by Alessandro
Ferraů, Luciano Martino, Domenico Paolella; Directed by Paolella. 1963.
THE
LOST WORLD OF SINBAD
Sukezaemon,
a pirate, is shipwrecked in a strange corner of the world. With his
companion, a wizard named Sennin, Sukezaemon becomes entangled in a plot by
the evil premier to succeed the dying King Raksha.
Starring
Toshirô Mifune,
Tadao Nakamaru,
Mie Hama,
Kumi Mizuno.
Written by
Takeshi Kimura,
Shinichi Sekizawa,
Toshio Yasumi;
Directed by
Senkichi Taniguchi.
1963.
THE
MAGNIFICENT ADVENTURER (aka THE BURNING OF ROME)
The story of the sixteenth century Florentine sculptor Benvenuto Cellini,
who was almost as famous for his swordplay as he was for his artistic
skill. Starring Brett Halsey, Claudia Mori, Françoise Fabian, José Nieto.
Written by Filippo Sanjust; Directed by Riccardo Freda. 1963.
MASK
OF THE MUSKETEERS The masked bandit Zorro and a legendary trio of
swordsmen join forces to save a French princess. Starring Gordon Scott,
José Greci, Maria Grazia Spina, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. Written by Italo De
Tuddo, Roberto Gianviti; Directed by Luigi Capuano. 1963.
Operation
Bikini In the South Pacific during
World War II, an American submarine heads out to the island of Bikini to
destroy the remains of a sunken sister ship lest its delicate radar
equipment fall into enemy hands. Starring Tab Hunter, Frankie Avalon, Scott
Brady, Jim Backus, Gary Crosby, Michael Dante, Jody McCrea, Aki Aleong, Eva
Six. Written by John Tomerlin; Directed by Anthony Carras. 1963.
OUTPOST
INDO-CHINA At the end of the Indo-China War, a group of refugees are
evacuated by French soldiers to a place called Madman’s Fort. Within no
time the enemy lays siege, trying to crack the soldiers and their charges
who are waiting for the relief convoy. Starring Jacques Harden, Alain
Saury, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Loup Reynold. Written by Georges Kessel;
Directed by Léo Joannon. 1963.
REVENGE
OF THE MUSKETEERS D'Artagnan reluctantly reunites with his old
musketeer comrades to help Charles II, who is in exile in France during the
Cromwell regime in England. Starring Fernando Lamas, Gloria Milland,
Roberto Risso, Walter Barnes. Written by Tito Carpi, Roberto Gianviti;
Directed by Fulvio Tului. 1963.
THE
SARACENS (aka FLAG OF DEATH) A daring nobleman returns to his castle
after visiting Venice and learns that the Saracen pirates have taken it
over. Starring Richard Harrison, Walter Brandi, Annamaria Ubaldi, John
Turner. Written by Mario Colucci, Roberto Mauri; Directed by Mauri. 1963.
THE
TEN GLADIATORS He-man Rocca is a Roman
slave who leads a cadre of musclemen against crazed Emperor Nero when he
starts slaughtering innocent people. Starring Dan Vadis, Susan Paget, Roger
Browne, Margaret Taylor, Milton Reid. Written by Giovanni Simonelli, Sergio
Sollima; Directed by Gianfranco Parolini. 1963.
THOR
AND THE AMAZON WOMEN A race of Amazon warriors is enslaving the local
men, and the mighty Thor is called upon to help them regain their freedom.
Starring Joe Robinson, Susy Andersen, Harry Baird, Claudia Capone. Written
by Antonio Leonviola, Fabio Piccioni, Sofia Scandurra; Directed by
Leonviola. 1963.
Unearthly
Stranger In the heart of London, a secret project is working on
space exploration as a technological out-of-body experience: projecting
one's mind to another planet and having it take on physical form. But when
scientists on the project begin mysteriously dying, it's discovered that
their wives have untraceable backgrounds. Starring John Neville, Gabriella
Licudi, Philip Stone, Patrick Newell, Jean Marsh. Written by Jeffrey Stone,
Rex Carlton; Directed by John Krish. 1963.
VOYAGE
TO THE END OF THE UNIVERSE A giant
spaceship carrying colonists to a new planet runs into unexpected troubles
on its journey, ranging from encounters with abandoned alien craft to
malfunctioning onboard computers to tensions among the crew and passengers.
Starring Radovan Lukavský, Zdenek Stepánek, Frantisek Smolík, Otto
Lackovic. Based on the novel "Magellan Cloud" by Stanislaw Lem. Written by
Pavel Jurácek, Jindrich Polák; Directed by Polák. 1963.
The
Young Racers Driver Joe Machin
takes risks both on and off the European grand prix circuit, until he's
challenged to a racing duel by his biggest rival. Starring Mark Damon,
William Campbell, Luana Anders, Patrick Magee. Written by R. Wright
Campbell; Directed by Roger Corman. 1963.
ALI
BABA AND THE SEVEN SARACENS Rebel leader Ali Baba returns to his city
for a final confrontation with the evil king. However, he soon finds himself
attracted to the king's beautiful niece. Starring Gordon Mitchell, Bella
Cortez, Dan Harrison, Bruno Carotenuto. Directed by Emimmo Salvi. 1964.
ECCO
George Sanders narrates this "mondo"
documentary that inspired the likes of MONDO CAINE. Among the subjects
covered are the last performance of the Paris Grand Guignol, a man who
sticks needles into his chest, people watching a couple having sex on a car
in Sweden, and more. Written & Directed by Paolo Nuzzi. 1964.
The
Girl-Getters (aka The System)
In a seaside village, a group of young men mingle among the seasonal
tourists in search of sexual conquests. Starring Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow,
Barbara Ferris, Julia Foster, Harry Andrews, David Hemmings. Written by
Peter Draper; Directed by Michael Winner. 1964.
GOLIATH
AT THE CONQUEST OF DAMASCUS Goliath comes to the aid of Syrian King
Selim, whose throne has been appropriated by traitors. Starring Rock
Stevens, Mario Petri, Helga Liné, Arturo Dominici. Written by Ernesto
Gastaldi, Luciano Martino, Domenico Paolella; Directed by Paolella. 1964.
HERCULES
AGAINST THE BARBARIANS Hercules helps the Poles save their beloved
Krakow from Mongols led by Genghis Khan's son, Kubali. Starring Mark
Forest, José Greci, Ken Clark, Gloria Milland. Written by Alessandro
Ferraů, Luciano Martino, Domenico Paolella; Directed by Paolella. 1964.
HERCULES
AND THE MASKED RIDER Suave nobleman Don Juan returns home from war to
find that his beautiful cousin is about to wed a powerful, corrupt neighbor
just to keep the local peace. In order to stop the marriage, Don Juan dons a
red mask and teams with a gypsy woman and Hercules. Starring Mimmo Palmara,
Alan Steel, Pilar Cansino, Arturo Dominici. Written by Ernesto Gastaldi,
Luciano Martino, Piero Pierotti; Directed by Pierotti. 1964.
HERCULES
OF THE DESERT The Egyptian tribes fight over Hercules' services,
although he prefers courting women. But when a cruel queen begins to raid
nomad villages and kill their inhabitants, Hercules intervenes to puts
things right. Starring Kirk Morris, Hélčne Chanel, Alberto Farnese, Spela
Rozin, Rosalba Neri. Written by Alberto De Rossi, Mario Moroni, Tanio
Boccia; Directed by Boccia. 1964.
SLAVE
GIRLS OF SHEBA Japhir, Captain of the Black Eagle, is taken captive in
his home port of Constantinople by the tyrant Damitrius. It’s up to his
companion Dimitri--whose girlfriend is also kidnapped by Damitrius--and a
friendly monk to get word to the Sultan before Japhir, or even the Sultan
himself, is killed. Starring José Suárez, Linda Cristal, Cristina Gaioni,
Mimmo Palmara. Written by Umberto Lenzi, Adriano Bolzoni, Sergio Leone,
Amedeo Marrosu, Guido Zurli; Directed by Giacomo Gentilomo, Zurli. 1964.
THE
SWORD OF DAMASCUS Thieving Jesen swindles most of the denizens of
Damascus until he meets the loveliest girl around. When she is captured
because of his antics, he frees her, but soon finds himself in hot water
when he uses his gift of magic to help rebels fighting Roman soldiers.
Starring Tony Russel, Luciana Gilli, Renato Baldini, Gianni Solaro. Written
& Directed by Mario Amendola. 1964.
WAR
OF THE ZOMBIES (aka Night Star:
Goddess of Electra) A courageous Roman centurion sets out to
retrieve a fabulous stolen treasure from the leader of a zombie cult, who
uses the reanimated bodies of dead soldiers to enable him to conquer the
world. Starring John Drew Barrymore, Susy Andersen, Ettore Manni, Ida
Galli. Written by Piero Pierotti, Marcello Sartarelli; Directed by Giuseppe
Vari. 1964.
CHALLENGE
OF THE GLADIATOR Spartacus and his band of rebels try to stop
treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius, who plans a secret journey to
Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. Starring Rock Stevens, Massimo
Serato, Livio Lorenzon, Gloria Milland. Written by Alessandro Ferraů,
Domenico Paolella; Directed by Paolella. 1965.
The
Dirty Game The US intelligence chief in Europe relates three
stories of espionage operations in which he was involved. Starring Henry
Fonda, Robert Ryan, Vittorio Gassman, Annie Girardot, Klaus Kinski. Written
by Philippe Bouvard, Jacques Caborie, Christian-Jaque, Ennio De Concini, Jo
Eisinger, Jacques Rémy; Directed by Christian-Jaque, Werner Klingler, Carlo
Lizzani, Terence Young. 1965.
GIANT
OF EVIL ISLAND Newly crowned naval captain Pedro Valverde faces two
tasks: break up a lair of criminals on Evil Island and kill their leader,
Malik. Starring Rock Stevens, Dina De Santis, Halina Zalewska, Ted Carter.
Written by Arpad DeRiso, Piero Pierotti; Directed by Pierotti. 1965.
INVASION
A man is struck by a car driving through an unusual fog. The victim is taken
by ambulance to a nearby hospital; on his trail are pair of females who
prove to be aliens called Lystrians, here to retrieve an escaped
extraterrestrial prisoner. The female aliens claim that they are police in
search of an escaped male criminal, but the male alien claims that he is a
dissident on the run from a female-dominated society. Starring Edward Judd,
Yoko Tani, Valerie Gearon, Lyndon Brook, Tsai Chin, Anthony Sharp. Written
by Robert Holmes, Roger Marshall; Directed by Alan Bridges. 1965.
M.M.M.
83 Secret agent Jack Morris is on the trail of a murderer who killed a
prominent scientist whilst he was carrying secret papers. Starring Fred
Beir, Gérard Blain, Alberto Dalbés, Pier Angeli. Written by Bitto
Albertini, Sergio Bergonzelli, Víctor Andrés Catena, Charles L. Bitsch;
Directed by Bergonzelli. 1965.
OPERATION
ATLANTIS An American agent discovers that the Chinese have built a
secret atomic city from which they will attempt to invade America. Starring
John Ericson, Berna Rock, Cristina Gajoni, María Granada, Erika Blanc.
Written by Víctor Auz, José López Moreno, Vinicio Marinucci, Domenico
Paolella; Directed by Paolella. 1965.
REVENGE
OF IVANHOE William of Ivanhoe returns from
the Crusades to free the Saxons from bondage in 12th-century England, claim
the hand of the fair maid and rescue her from dire consequences. Starring
Clyde Rogers, Gilda Lousek, Andrea Aureli, Duilio Marzio. Written by Arpad
DeRiso, Florencio Sánchez, Nino Scolaro; Directed by Tanio Boccia. 1965.
SECRET
AGENT FIREBALL
American CIA agent Robert Fleming is hot on
the trail of some highly important microfilm that was smuggled from Russia
by two scientists, who are murdered in their attempt to defect. The
microfilm finds its way into the hands of a Lebanese financier, but he too
is killed, leaving Fleming to convince the dead man's niece of his noble
intentions. Starring Richard Harrison, Dominique Boschero,
Alan Collins, Jim Clay. Written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Sergio Martino;
Directed by Luciano Martino. 1965.
Sergeant
DeadHead An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When
they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has
the brains of the astronaut, and vice versa. Starring Frankie Avalon,
Deborah Walley, Eve Arden, Cesar Romero, Fred Clark, Gale Gordon, Harvey
Lembeck, John Ashley, Buster Keaton, Dwayne Hickman. Written by Louis M.
Heyward; Directed by Norman Taurog. 1965.
SPY
IN YOUR EYE (aka BANG, YOU'RE DEAD)
Secret Agent Z.3 has to try harder 'cause he's not No.1... But a Blend is
better than a Bond - when he has sexier gals... groovier gimmicks and much
more gall! Starring Brett Halsey, Pier Angeli, Dana Andrews, Gastone
Moschin. Written by Lucio Marcuzzo, Adriano Baracco, Adriano Bolzoni,
Romano Ferrara, Louis M. Heyward; Directed by Vittorio Sala. 1965.
ATTACK
OF THE ROBOTS A mad scientist uses his army of mechanical monsters to
control people who have Type O blood. Starring Eddie Constantine, Françoise
Brion, Fernando Rey, Sophie Hardy. Written by Jesus Franco, Jean-Claude
Carričre; Directed by Franco. 1966.
bang!
bang! you're dead! (aka Our
Man in Marrakesh) Villains travelling from Casablanca to
Marrakesh are carrying $2 million to pay a local operator to fix United
Nations votes; fortunately, bumbling secret agent Andrew Jessel is on the
case. Starring Tony Randall, Senta Berger, Terry-Thomas, Herbert Lom,
Wilfrid Hyde-White, Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee, Burt Kwouk. Written by
Harry Alan Towers, Peter Yeldham;
Directed by Don Sharp. 1966.
BLOOD
BATH (aka TRACK OF THE VAMPIRE) Antonio Sordi, a crazed artist living
in Venice, California, believes he becomes his 15th century ancestor, a
vampire/artist who was burned at the stake. He stalks girls and kills them
or sometimes lures them to his bell-tower studio and drops them into a vat
of boiling wax, then paints them. Sordi is in love with a ballerina whom he
believes to be a reincarnation of his ancestor's mistress--and whom he will
stop at nothing to possess. Starring William Campbell, Marissa Mathes,
Sandra Knight, Lori Saunders, Sid Haig, Jonathan Haze, Patrick Magee,
Richard Todd. Written & Directed by Jack Hill, Stephanie Rothman. 1966.
¤The television version of Blood Bath
is called Track of the Vampire and restores approximately 11 minutes
of footage (mostly outtakes) to the 69-minute theatrical-release version.
The added footage includes an extended foot chase early in the film between
the vampire killer and one of his female victims, culminating in her death
in the surf. Another addition is an impromptu and lengthy dance by leading
lady Lori Saunders performed on the beach. For the first time anywhere,
Portrait in Terror, Blood Bath and Track of the Vampire have been
combined into a single, 155-minute version that lets you see all of the
footage shot for each film.
THE
BRUTE AND THE BEAST (aka MASSACRE TIME) A prospector must fight a sadistic man and his son
who have taken over his ranch. Starring Franco Nero, George Hilton, Lyn
Shayne, John MacDouglas. Written by Fernando Di Leo; Directed by Lucio
Fulci. 1966.
Death
Is a Woman (aka LOVE IS A WOMAN)
Francesca, the mistress of a recently deceased
smuggler, finds herself the target of a determined narcotics agent and a
criminal mastermind. Starring Patsy Ann Noble, Mark Burns, Shaun Curry,
William Dexter, Wanda Ventham. Written by Wally Bosco; Directed by Frederic
Goode. 1966.
Dr.
Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (aka
Dr. Goldfoot and the 'S' Bombs, Dr. Goldfoot and the Love Bomb, Dr. Goldfoot
and the Sex Bombs) The evil Dr. Goldfoot tries to start a war
between Russia and America by creating an army of female robots with bombs
in their navels that explode when they make love to NATO generals. Starring
Vincent Price, Fabian, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Laura Antonelli.
Written by James H. Nicholson, Louis M. Heyward, Robert Kaufman; Directed by
Mario Bava. 1966.
GUNMAN
CALLED NEBRASKA (aka SAVAGE GRINGO) A
drifter helps a ranch couple fend off the aproaches of a ruthless
landowner. Starring Ken Clark, Yvonne Bastien, Peter Carter, Red Ross,
Frank Brańa. Written by Jesús Navarro Carrión, Antonio Román; Directed by
Román, Mario Bava. 1966.
Hallucination
Generation Eric is a charismatic
LSD guru to a circle of young expatriates living on the Isle of Ibiza.
Visiting youngster Billy avoids taking part until his mother cuts off his
allowance. He winds up seeking help in a monastery after an LSD-induced
crime spree results in the murder of a Barcelona antiques dealer. Starring
George Montgomery, Danny Stone, Renate Kasché, Tom Baker. Written &
Directed by Edward Mann. 1966.
Queen
of Blood
(aka
Planet of Blood, Planet of Terror)
In the future year of 1990, contact is made with aliens via radio, but an
alien ship en route to Earth crash-lands on Mars. A team of astronauts sent
to investigate discover a single, green skinned female survivor, who thrives
on human blood. As the ship heads back to Earth, the crew are picked off
one at a time - and the alien begins to lay eggs to propagate her species.
Starring John
Saxon,
Basil Rathbone,
Judi Meredith,
Dennis Hopper.
Based on the
story "Mechte navstrechu" by
Mikhail Karyukov,
Otar Koberidze.
Written & Directed by
Curtis Harrington.
1966.
A
TARGET FOR KILLING (aka HOW TO KILL A LADY)
Secret agent James Vine is assigned to protect a
millionaire heiress from murderous members of a Lebanese crime syndicate.
Starring Stewart Granger, Karin Dor, Rupert Davies, Curd Jürgens, Adolfo
Celi, Klaus Kinski. Written by Anatol Bratt; Directed by Manfred R.
Köhler. 1966.
Tarzan
and the Valley of Gold After becoming a city-dweller, Tarzan
returns to the jungle when he learns that a young boy who supposedly knows
the location of a fabulous treasure has been kidnapped by an evil explorer.
Starring Mike Henry, David Opatoshu, Manuel Padilla Jr., Nancy Kovack.
Written by Clair Huffaker; Directed by Robert Day. 1966.
Trans-Europ-Express
Authors and their imaginary
characters come face to face on a train, involving drug-trafficking,
sinister intrigue and sexual perversion. Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant,
Marie-France Pisier, Nadine Verdier, Christian Barbier, Daniel Emilfork.
Written & Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet. 1966. IN
FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Blast
Off (aka Rocket to the Moon,
Those Fantastic Flying Fools) Phineas T. Barnum and friends
finance the first flight to the moon--which they plan to send into orbit by
means of a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain--but
money troubles, spies and saboteurs pose a bit of a problem. Starring Burl
Ives, Troy Donahue, Gert Fröbe, Terry-Thomas, Hermione Gingold, Daliah Lavi,
Lionel Jeffries, Dennis Price, Graham Stark, Maurice Denham. Based on the
novel "From the Earth to the Moon" by Jules Verne. Written by Dave Freeman,
Harry Alan Towers; Directed by Don Sharp. 1967.
Carry
on Doctor The popular Dr. Kilmore is sacked after being
discovered in a compromising position on the roof of the nurses' home. The
patients are determined not to lose him, and so take on the might of the
"cutting" Dr. Tinkle and the overpowering Matron. Starring Frankie Howerd,
Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Bernard Bresslaw.
Written by Talbot Rothwell; Directed by Gerald Thomas. 1967.
Creature
of Destruction Stage hypnotist Dr. John Basso reverts his beautiful
assistant Doreena into her past physical form as a prehistoric sea monster.
Using this power, he attempts to find fame and fortune by predicting a
series of murders and then using the monster to carry them out. Starring
Les Tremayne, Pat Delaney, Aron Kincaid, Neil Fletcher. Written by Tony
Huston; Directed by Larry Buchanan. 1967.
Devil's
Angels Cody and his motorcycle gang, the Skulls, have a run-in
with a small-town sheriff following a fatality on the highway. The Skulls
are deserted by their leader after a second gang's rescue attempt leaves the
town in shreds. Starring John Cassavetes, Beverly Adams, Mimsy Farmer,
Maurice McEndree, Leo Gordon, Russ Bender, Nai Bonet. Written by Charles B.
Griffith; Directed by Daniel Haller. 1967.
Fearless
Frank (aka
Frank's Greatest Adventure)
Frank is a hayseed who heads north to
the big city of Chicago, only to run afoul of gangsters and wind up
murdered. Frank soon finds himself resurrected as a virtuous superhero,
Fearless Frank, but a mad scientist soon crafts an evil twin, False Frank,
to do his sinister bidding. Starring Jon Voight, Monique van Vooren, Severn
Darden, Joan Darling. Written & Directed by Philip Kaufman. 1967.
The
Glass Sphinx A famed archeologist travels to Egypt to find a
legendary glass sphinx which contains an elixir guaranteeing immortality.
Starring Robert Taylor, Anita Ekberg, Gianna Serra, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart.
Written by Bitto Albertini, Fabio Piccioni, Adriano Bolzoni, José Antonio
Cascales, Jaime Comas Gil, Louis M. Heyward, Rafael Sánchez Campoy; Directed
by Luigi Scattini. 1967.
HOUSE
OF 1000 DOLLS After his friend is killed,
Stephen Armstrong takes it upon himself to figure out what happened to both
his friend and the man's missing wife. What he uncovers is a white slavery
ring run by magician Felix Manderville, who uses the female volunteers from
his magic act to stock a brothel known as "The House of Dolls" in Madrid.
Starring Vincent Price, Martha Hyer, George Nader, Ann Smyrner, Maria Rohm,
Herbert Fux. Written by María del Carmen Martínez Román, Harry Alan Towers;
Directed by Jeremy Summers. 1967.
MASTER
STROKE Arthur Lang is an actor in spaghetti westerns enlisted by
criminal mastermind Mr. Bernard to take part in a series of complex heists.
After he joins a former Scotland Yard official in criminal activity, he's
asked by a secret service organization to stop his newest employers by
enacting several parts. Starring Richard Harrison, Adolfo Celi, Margaret
Lee, Gérard Tichy, George Eastman. Written by Sandro Continenza, Roberto
Gianviti, José Luis Martínez, Mollá Ettore Giannini, Lewis E. Ciannelli,
John Hart; Directed by Michele Lupo. 1967.
The
Million Eyes of Sumuru
A couple of wise-cracking, swingin' secret agents stumble across the lair
of Su-Muru, who plans to remove all of the men who are currently in power
and replace them with her army of women. Starring
Frankie Avalon,
George Nader,
Shirley Eaton,
Wilfrid Hyde-White,
Klaus Kinski,
Maria Rohm.
Based on stories by
Sax Rohmer. Written by
Kevin Kavanagh,
Harry Alan Towers;
Directed by
Lindsay Shonteff.
1967.
Riot
on Sunset Strip
In
this drama set during the real life riots of the mid-1960s, an LA police
sergeant attempts to service the Strip businessmen who object to the hippie
youths that hang out. Unfortunately, the cop also believes that the kids
have a right to be there, until he discovers that his estranged daughter has
joined the counter-culture crowd. Starring
Aldo Ray,
Mimsy Farmer,
Michael Evans,
Laurie Mock.
Written by
Orville H. Hampton;
Directed by
Arthur Dreifuss.
1967.
THE
WILD EYE The ethics of filmmaking are examined in this chronicle of a
documentarian. Starring Philippe Leroy, Delia Boccardo, Gabriele Tinti,
Giorgio Gargiullo. Written by Fabio Carpi, Paolo Cavara, Tonino Guerra,
Alberto Moravia, Ugo Pirro; Directed by Cavara. 1967.
THE
X FROM OUTER SPACE The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched to make a
landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As
the ship nears the red planet, the crew encounter a mysterious UFO that
coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. One of the specimens is taken
back to earth, where it soon grows into a giant alien monster that tramples
Japan. Starring Eiji Okada, Toshiya Wazaki, Itoko Harada, Peggy Neal.
Written by Moriyoshi Ishida, Eibi Motomochi, Kazui Nihonmatsu; Directed by
Nihonmatsu. 1967.
PRESENTED IN LETTERBOXED FORMAT
Angels
from Hell A destructive motorcycle gang leader comes home from
Vietnam desiring to reunite his group of bandits. Starring Tom Stern,
Arlene Martel, Ted Markland, Stephen Oliver. Written by Jerome Wish;
Directed by Bruce Kessler. 1968.
CURSE
OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR (aka THE CRIMSON CULT) When his brother disappears
in a small English village, an antiques dealer investigates and uncovers a
devil cult headed by the reincarnated witch Lavinia. Starring Boris Karloff,
Christopher Lee, Mark Eden, Barbara Steele, Michael Gough, Virginia
Wetherell, Nita Lorraine, Rupert Davies. Based on the story "The Dreams in
the Witch House" by H.P. Lovecraft. Written by Mervyn Haisman, Gerry Levy,
Henry Lincoln, Jerry Sohl; Directed by Vernon Sewell. 1968.
¤restored
uncut version with torture scenes intact along with the original Peter
Knight score (which was replaced by a Kendall Schmidt keyboard score in the
HBO video). presented in letterboxed format. includes original theatrical
trailer.
The
Glory Stompers Chino, the tough leader of a motorcycle gang,
touches off a war when he abducts and abuses the opposing camp's leader and
his girlfriend. Starring Dennis Hopper, Jody McCrea, Chris Noel, Jock
Mahoney, Casey Kasem, Robert Tessier. Written by John Lawrence, James
Gordon White; Directed by Anthony M. Lanza. 1968.
Killers
Three Three friends from a small North Carolina town, facing
hard times after being discharged from the service post-World War II, plan
to blow up the safe of a bootlegger, steal $200,000 and head off for a new
life in sunny California. Their plans are thwarted, however, when the
bungled robbery draws the attention of a local federal agent. Starring
Robert Walker Jr., Diane Varsi, Dick Clark, Norman Alden, Merle Haggard.
Written by Dick Clark, Michael Fisher; Directed by Bruce Kessler. 1968.
Maryjane
A teacher trying to break up a local drug ring is framed and arrested for
possession of marijuana. Starring Fabian, Diane McBain, Kevin Coughlin,
Michael Margotta, Patty McCormack, Russ Bender, Teri Garr, Jo Ann Harris.
Written by Maury Dexter, Richard Gautier, Peter Marshall; Directed by
Dexter. 1968.
The
Savage Seven Mad bikers storm
through an Indian reservation just for the hell of it. Starring Robert
Walker Jr., Larry Bishop, Joanna Frank, John Garwood, Adam Roarke, Penny
Marshall. Written by Rosalind Ross, Michael Fisher; Directed by Richard
Rush. 1968.
Three
in the Attic In the swinging sixties, three girls discover they
have the same boyfriend, who has been playing around with them all while
vowing fidelity to each. To teach him a lesson, the trio contrive to lock
him up and sexually exhaust him. Starring Christopher Jones, Yvette
Mimieux, Judy Pace, Maggie Thrett, John Beck, Richard Derr. Written by
Stephen Yafa; Directed by Richard Wilson. 1968.
The
Wild Racers Promising young racing car driver Joe Joe Quillico
leaves the stock car racing scene in the United States to pursue Grand Prix
racing in Europe. Starring Fabian, Mimsy Farmer, Alan Haufrect, Judy
Cornwell, Dick Miller, Talia Shire. Written by Max House; Directed by
Daniel Haller, Roger Corman. 1968.
THE
CONQUEROR WORM (aka WITCHFINDER GENERAL) Puritan England is torn in civil
strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. In the
disarray, witch-hunter Matthew Hopkins gains local power by exploiting
village superstitions; touring the land, he wrenches confessions from
"witches" in order to line his pockets and gain sexual favors. Starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Dwyer,
Nicky Henson, Patrick Wymark, Wilfrid Brambell. Based on the novel by Ronald
Bassett. Written by Tom Baker, Louis M. Heyward, Michael Reeves; Directed by
Reeves. 1968.
¤U.S.
THEATRICAL VERSION WITH the original Paul Ferris score
(which was replaced by a Kendall Schmidt keyboard score in both the Orion
and MGM videos).
**Contains theatrical
trailers from both CONQUEROR WORM and WITCHFINDER GENERAL.
The
Young Animals Racial conflict and violence erupt on a high
school campus between Mexican and WASP students. Starring Tom Nardini,
Patricia McCormack, David Macklin, Zooey Hall, A. Martinez. Written by
James Gordon White; Directed by Maury Dexter. 1968.
Angel,
Angel, Down We Go (aka CULT OF THE
DAMNED) The overweight debutante daughter
of the world's wealthiest couple falls in with a gang of tripped out,
skydiving pseudo-reactionary pop stars, who take their beliefs of the
American ideal to profoundly impossible heights. Starring Jennifer Jones,
Jordan Christopher, Roddy McDowall, Holly Near, Lou Rawls. Written &
Directed by Robert Thom. 1969.
THE
BATTLE OF NERETVA In January 1943, the German army, afraid of an Allied
invasion of the Balkans, launches a great offensive against Yugoslav
Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and
thousands of refugees is the bridge on the river Neretva. Starring Sergei
Bondarchuk, Yul Brynner, Anthony Dawson, Milena Dravic, Curd Jürgens, Sylva
Koscina, Hardy Krüger, Franco Nero, Orson Welles. Written by Stevan
Bulajic, Veljko Bulajic, Ratko Djurovic, Ugo Pirro; Directed by Bulajic.
1969.
BORN
BLACK When his wholly Caucasian wife gives birth to a black baby,
wealthy German industrialist Werner Jansen, who has his own fondness for
sleeping around, demands to know how it happened. Starring Gabriele Buch,
Günther Schramm, Elisabetta Fanti, Michael Hinz. Written by Horst Manfred
Adloff, Hans-Jürgen Tögel, Rolf von Sydow; Directed by von Sydow. 1969.
The
Devil's 8 A federal agent rounds up eight convicts to help fight
a vicious moonshine gang. Starring Christopher George, Fabian, Tom Nardini,
Leslie Parrish, Ross Hagen, Cliff Osmond, Larry Bishop, Ralph Meeker.
Written by Larry Gordon, Willard Huyck, John Milius, James Gordon White;
Directed by Burt Topper. 1969.
Explosion
During the height of the Vietnam war, a hippie and a draft dodger flee to
Canada, only to be accused of murdering several police officers.
Starring Don Stroud, Gordon Thomson, Michčle Chicoine, Cec Linder, Richard
Conte. Written by Alene & Jules Bricken, Robert Hartford-Davis;
Directed by Jules Bricken. 1969.
THE
HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR (aka HORROR HOUSE) Teenagers gathered in an old
English mansion must discover who among them is a diabolical killer.
Starring Frankie Avalon, Jill Haworth, Dennis Price, Mark Wynter, George
Sewell. Written by Michael Armstrong, Peter Marcus; Directed by Armstrong.
1969.
THE
HOUSE THAT SCREAMED (aka The
Boarding School, The Finishing School)
Mme. Fourneau owns and runs a school for wayward girls in Spain. Her
absolute discipline has fostered a social order among the girls with rampant
sex, lesbianism and torture the norm. Forneau also has an adolescent son she
tries to keep isolated from the young women lest he be tainted by sexual
relations; meanwhile, girls are being murdered one by one, with no trace of
them to be found. Starring Lilli Palmer, Cristina Galbó, John Moulder-Brown,
Mary Maude. Written by Chicho Ibáńez-Serrador, Juan Tébar; Directed by
Ibáńez-Serrador. 1969.
¤SPECIAL EDITION: restores 7 minutes of
controversial footage cut by AIP for the American release.
REBUS
(aka HOT GAME FOR TOUGH MEN) A London
casino employee is imported to Lebanon, ostensibly to work in a casino. He
soon discovers that he's really there to attract a crime lord into an
elaborate trap. Starring Laurence Harvey, Ann-Margret, José Calvo, Ivan
Desny. Written by Juan Cesarabea, Sergio Donati, José Gutiérrez Maesso,
Leonardo Martín, Mario Rossi, Manfred R. Köhler; Directed by Nino Zanchin.
1969.
School
for Unclaimed Girls (aka
Hell House
Girls, House of Unclaimed Women, the Smashing Bird I Used to Know)
A troubled teenager is sent to a home for
wayward girls after she stabs her mother's boyfriend when he tries to rape
her. She is seduced by a lesbian and the two manage to escape the facility,
becoming hunted fugitives. Starring Madeleine Hinde, Renée Asherson, Dennis
Waterman, Patrick Mower, Janina Faye, Lesley-Anne Down. Written by John
Peacock; Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis. 1969.
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