Riccardo Freda — Director (22)
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Revenge of the Black Eagle (1951)
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Riccardo Freda actor: Rossano Brazzi / Gianna Maria Canale …
other title: La vendetta di Aquila Nera / La vengeance de l'Aigle Noir …
When a soldier returns home from the wars, he finds that a local landowner has been terrorizing his family. He disguises himself as a bandit known as "The Black Eagle" and begins taking revenge on the landowner by ravaging his "empire". However, things take a different turn when he falls for the landowner's beautiful daughter
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Death at Owell Rock (1967)
La morte non conta i dollari WikiData IMDb TMDB
Riccardo Freda actor: Mark Damon / Stephen Forsyth …
other title: La morte non conta i dollari / Der Tod zählt keine Dollar …
Lawrence and Jane White are determined to find the man responsible for their father's murder. They suspect a number of people in the town of Owell Rock and hire a professional gunfighter to help them in their quest for vengeance... Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net
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Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (1948)
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Riccardo Freda actor: Gino Cervi / Valentina Cortese …
other title: I miserabili: Tempesta su Parigi / Les Misérables : Tempête sur Paris
The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette and radical student Marius, a blackmailing attempt by suspicious innkeeper Thenardier, and a climax on the barricades of Paris.
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Trap for the Assassin (1966)
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Riccardo Freda actor: Georges Géret / Jean Carmet …
other title: Trappola per l'assassino / Roger la Honte
An industrialist is falsely accused of murdering one of his creditors and, because he cannot reveal that it was his mistress who gave him the money needed to pay the debt, he is sentenced to life in prison. He escapes, makes a fortune, and, years later, discovers the real culprit.
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Castle of the Banned Lovers (1956)
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Riccardo Freda actor: Micheline Presle / Gino Cervi …
other title: Beatrice Cenci / Ein zarter Hals für den Henker …
The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with Olimpio. But she has to face the jealousy of his violent and morbid father, and the hostility of his stepmother Lucrezia, who has a relationship with her other stepson, James. The stepmother and stepson-lover plan to kill Francesco. And when the latter dies accidentally, they decide to put the blame on Beatrice and Olimpio.
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Theodora, Slave Empress (1954)
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Riccardo Freda actor: Gianna Maria Canale / Georges Marchal …
other title: Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio / Teodora, Imperatriz de Bizâncio …
Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.
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Les Misérables (1948)
I miserabili: Caccia all'uomo WikiData IMDb TMDB
Riccardo Freda actor: Gino Cervi / Valentina Cortese …
other title: I miserabili: Caccia all'uomo / Die Elenden …
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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The Giants of Thessaly (1960)
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Riccardo Freda actor: Roland Carey / Ziva Rodann …
other title: I giganti della Tessaglia - Gli Argonauti / Das Schwert des roten Giganten …
In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen.
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Sins of Rome (1953)
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Riccardo Freda actor: Massimo Girotti / Ludmilla Tchérina …
other title: Spartaco - Il gladiatore della Tracia / Spartacus …
74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all the slaves in a revolt against the Roman Empire.
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The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)
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Riccardo Freda actor: Luigi Pistilli / Dagmar Lassander …
other title: L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco / Die Bestie mit dem feurigen Atem …
In Dublin, the acid-scarred, razor-slashed corpse of a young woman is discovered in the boot of the Swiss Ambassador's limousine. The Ambassador, his family and employees all become immediate suspects. Faced with the problem of diplomatic immunity, the police officer in charge of the case brings in John Norton, an ex-Inspector known for his brutal methods, to carry out an "unoffical" investigation. While Norton develops a relationship with the Ambassdor's attractive daughter, several more gruesome murders occur...