Movie List for "italian"

Thunder and Lightning (1977)

A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation. Year 1977.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Corey Allen
Writer: William Hjortsberg
Actors: Sterling Holloway, Patrick Cranshaw, Charles Napier, George Murdock

The Last Wave (1977)

A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions. Year 1977.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Peter Weir
Writer: Peter Weir (screenplay), Tony Morphett (screenplay), Petru Popescu (screenplay)
Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow

Todo modo (1976)

Party leader and power broker Aldo Moro, holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes while being led by a Jesuit cleric in spiritual cleansings. Year 1976.

Generes: Drama
Director: Elio Petri
Writer: Leonardo Sciascia (novel), Elio Petri (screenplay), Berto Pelosso (collaborator)
Actors: Gian Maria Volontè, Marcello Mastroianni, Mariangela Melato, Ciccio Ingrassia

The Climber (1975)

A young American in Italy who aspires to be a career criminal starts out working for a big gangster, but for some reason he gets beaten and banished from the gang. Determined to take revenge, he starts over and begins rising to the top. Year 1975.

Generes: Crime, Thriller
Director: Pasquale Squitieri
Writer: Carlo Rivolta (story), Pasquale Squitieri (screenplay), Pasquale Squitieri (story)
Actors: Joe Dallesandro, Stefania Casini, Benito Artesi, Ferdinando Murolo

Get Mean (1975)

While escorting a Spanish princess back to her homeland, a wisecracking gunfighter does battle with such foes as Vikings, Moors, barbarians, evil spirits, a raging bull, and a maniacal Shakespeare-quoting hunchback. Year 1975.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Ferdinando Baldi
Writer: Wolf Lowenthal (screenplay), Lloyd Battista (screenplay), Tony Anthony (original story)
Actors: Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista, Raf Baldassarre, David Dreyer

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before. Year 1974.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writer: Paul Dehn (screenplay by)
Actors: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate. Year 1974.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay by), Mario Puzo (screenplay by), Mario Puzo (based on the novel by)
Actors: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro

Gang War in Milan (1973)

A Milan produce vendor, whom moonlights as a pimp, faces off against a ruthless and greedy French gangster whom wants to unite the organized crime ring of Italy. Year 1973.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Writer: Franco Enna (screenplay), Ombretta Lanza (story), Umberto Lenzi (screenplay)
Actors: Antonio Sabato, Philippe Leroy, Antonio Casagrande, Carla Romanelli

Sacco and Vanzetti (2006)

The story of two Italian immigrant radicals who were executed in 1927 offers insights into present-day issues of civil liberties and the rights of immigrants. Year 2006.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Peter Miller
Writer: N/A
Actors: Henry Fonda, Arlo Guthrie, David Kaiser, Giuliano Montaldo

Viva Zapatero! (2005)

A documentary about the state of censorship and political satire in Italy. Year 2005.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Sabina Guzzanti
Writer: Sabina Guzzanti
Actors: Francesco Alberoni, Lucia Annunziata, Silvio Berlusconi, Enzo Biagi

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)

This is the first of a series of two documentaries concerning the way the cinema industry is not respecting the author works as they were conceived, in the many ways this can be done. This … Year 2005.

Generes: Documentary, Biography
Director: Carlos Benpar
Writer: Ferran Alberich, Carlos Benpar
Actors: Marta Belmonte, Woody Allen, Marco Bellocchio, Jack Cardiff

Green Street Hooligans (2005)

A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism. Year 2005.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Sport
Director: Lexi Alexander
Writer: Lexi Alexander (story), Dougie Brimson (story), Dougie Brimson (screenplay), Josh Shelov (screenplay), Lexi Alexander (screenplay)
Actors: Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren

Forever Blues (2005)

On his way to a concert, Marco, a young jazz trumpet player, pays a visit to an old friend of his and tells his story in a flashback. When he was the young kid of a alcoholic and brutal … Year 2005.

Generes: Drama
Director: Franco Nero
Writer: Enrico Bernard (play), Enrico Bernard (screenplay), Enrico Bernard (story), Lorenzo De Luca, Franco Nero
Actors: Daniele Piamonti, Valentina Mezzacappa, Robert Madison, Minnie Minoprio

School for Seduction (2004)

An Italian temptress arrives at a school in Newcastle to teach a group of Geordies about the art of romance. Year 2004.

Generes: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director: Sue Heel
Writer: Sue Heel, Martin Herron
Actors: Sabina Loddo, Kelly Brook, Jake Canuso, Antonio Pellegrino

Perfect Poison (2004)

Synopsis –The year is 1963. Lorenzo Rappacini, an Italian scientist who once worked for the fascist, Benito Mussolini, has immigrated to the United States at the behest of the U.S. … Year 2004.

Generes: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Frank Sciurba
Writer: Frank Sciurba
Actors: Carrie Collins, Fred Iacovo, Brandy Burre, Bruce Allen Dawson

Visions of Europe (2004)

An anthology film is a collection of short film projects by different directors for a common aim. Usually they are unified by a common theme – in this case, the European Union. Year 2004.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Aki Kaurismäki, Fatih Akin, Barbara Albert, Sharunas Bartas, Andy Bausch, Christoffer Boe, Francesca Comencini, Stijn Coninx, Tony Gatlif, Sasa Gedeon, Christos Georgiou, Constantine Giannaris, Peter Greenaway, Miguel Hermoso, Arvo Iho, Damjan Kozole, Laila Pakalnina, Kenneth Scicluna, Martin Sulík, Malgorzata Szumowska, Béla Tarr, Jan Troell, Theo van Gogh, Teresa Villaverde, Aisling Walsh, Ágnes Hranitzky(co-director)
Writer: Fatih Akin (screenwriter), Barbara Albert, Sharunas Bartas, Andy Bausch (script), Christoffer Boe (script), Stijn Coninx, Gerard Mannix Flynn, Tony Gatlif (script), Sasa Gedeon (script), Christos Georgiou (script), Koumouros Georgiou (script), Constantine Giannaris (script), Peter Greenaway, Heinrich Heine (words), Miguel Hermoso (original idea), Arvo Iho (script), Aki Kaurismäki, Aki Kaurismäki, Damjan Kozole (script), Marek Lescák (script), Jean Pierre Magro (screenplay), Mikael Olsen (conceived by), Laila Pakalnina (script), Priit Pärn (script), Kenneth Scicluna (screenplay), Martin Sulík (script), Malgorzata Szumowska (screenplay), Hans Teeuwen (screenplay), Jan Troell (script), Meinolf Zurhorst (conceived by)
Actors: Johanna Troell, Safia Aggoune, Abel Alves, Benzirar Baroudi