Zorba the Greek (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB

Αλέξης Ζορμπάς

director: Mihalis Kakogiannis actor: Anthony Quinn / Alan Bates …

other title: Zorba il greco / Zorba, grækeren …

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Z (1969) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData

Z

director: Costa-Gavras actor: Yves Montand / Irene Papas …

other title: Z - L'orgia del potere

A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.

Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

director: Francesco Rosi actor: Gian Maria Volonté / Paolo Bonacelli …

other title: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli / Christus kam nur bis Eboli …

In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.

Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

Non si sevizia un paperino

director: Lucio Fulci actor: Florinda Bolkan / Barbara Bouchet …

other title: Non si sevizia un paperino / O Estranho Segredo da Floresta dos Sonhos …

A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.

The Unfaithfuls (1953) [Movie] TMDB

Le infedeli

director: Steno / Mario Monicelli actor: Gina Lollobrigida / May Britt …

other title: Le infedeli / Untreue …

A group of "respectable" people are all partly responsible for the suicide of a servant girl. They are pounced upon by a wily blackmailer, who knows that these people will pay dearly rather than inform on themselves or others.

The Brotherhood (1968) [Movie] TMDB

The Brotherhood

director: Martin Ritt actor: Kirk Douglas / Alex Cord …

other title: La fratellanza / Mafia-brødrene …

The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.

We Still Kill the Old Way (1967) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB WikiData IMDb

A ciascuno il suo

director: Elio Petri actor: Gian Maria Volonté / Irene Papas …

other title: A ciascuno il suo / Zwei Särge auf Bestellung …

A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

The Message (1976) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData NeoDB Douban

The Message

director: Moustapha Akkad actor: Anthony Quinn / Irene Papas …

other title: Il messaggio / Maomé - O Mensageiro de Deus …

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.

Lion Of The Desert (1981) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban TMDB

Lion Of The Desert

director: Moustapha Akkad actor: Anthony Quinn / Rod Steiger …

other title: Il leone del deserto / Ørkenkrigens Helte …

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.

Ring of Darkness (1979) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb

Un ombra nell'ombra

director: Pier Carpi actor: Anne Heywood / Valentina Cortese …

other title: Un ombra nell'ombra / Les vierges damnées …

Once a Satanist who surrendered her soul and body to the devil himself, Carlotta Rhodes begins to regret her tryst with Lucifer when her teenage daughter, Daria, starts showing the evil influence of dear old Dad. Convinced that she can stop the devil's power on earth, Carlotta calls upon an exorcist for help.

N.P. - The Secret (1972) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB

N.P. - Il segreto

director: Silvano Agosti actor: Francisco Rabal / Irene Papas …

other title: N.P. - Il segreto / N.P. il segreto …

An engineer invents a revolutionary machine capable of automating all industrial production, thereby eliminating the need for human labor. His groundbreaking innovation, intended to free humanity from work, instead leads to his abduction and brainwashing by unknown forces. He is then left to wander the city, stripped of his memories and identity.

Oasis of Fear (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

Un posto ideale per uccidere

director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Irene Papas / Ray Lovelock …

other title: Un posto ideale per uccidere / Deadly Trap …

Two young sexually free hippies, Dick and Ingrid, finance their travels by selling naked snaps of Ingrid until their plan is brought to an abrupt end by the Police. Forced on the run the two seek refuge at a seemingly empty isolated large villa. As it turns out the house is inhabited by the middle-aged Barbara who invites them in for some potential three-way hanky-panky that soon locks them into something far more twisted and chilling!

Electra (1962) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB

Ηλέκτρα

director: Mihalis Kakogiannis actor: Irene Papas / Notis Peryalis …

other title: Elettra / Eletra …

Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.

Behold Man - The Survivors (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

Ecce Homo - I Sopravvissuti

director: Bruno Gaburro actor: Philippe Leroy / Irene Papas …

other title: Ecce Homo - I Sopravvissuti / Los supervivientes …

Having survived a terrible nuclear war that destroyed the human race, a family of three persons, Jean, his wife Anna and Patrick, lives in a trailer by the sea.

Bouboulina (1959) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb

Μπουμπουλίνα

director: Kostas Andritsos actor: Irene Papas / Koula Agagiotou …

other title: Μπουμπουλίνα

The life and action of Laskarina Bouboulina. Captain Lascarina decides to organize the revolution in Spetses and to participate herself, despite her double widowhood. In the struggle for the liberation of Greece, she gives all her property and fighting along with her lads.

The Trojan Women (1971) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData

The Trojan Women

director: Mihalis Kakogiannis actor: Katharine Hepburn / Vanessa Redgrave …

other title: Le Troiane / As Troianas …

In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to raise their son, Astyanax, alone. Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, fears being enslaved by her Greek masters, while Helen of Troy risks being executed. Astyanax also becomes the focus of the Greeks' attention as the last male heir of the Trojan royal family.