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The Great War (1959) TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
La grande guerra
director: Mario Monicelli actor: Vittorio Gassman / Alberto Sordi …
other title: La grande guerra / Man nannte es den großen Krieg …
Italy, 1916. Oreste Jacovacci and Giovanni Busacca are called, as all the Italian youths, to serve the army in the WWI. They both try in every way to avoid serving the army.
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Star Odyssey (1979) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio
director: Alfonso Brescia actor: Yanti Somer / Gianni Garko …
other title: Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio / Siete hombres de oro en el espacio
Earth is attacked by an intergalactic villain and his army of robotic androids.
Aug. 17, 2026 watched
Far too long and absolutely terrible, but at least parts had the awful fascination of a car crash or an itchy scab.

Watched in #Monsterdon watch party on Mastodon.
Italy 1970s SciFi WatchParty Monsterdon
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The Battle of Algiers (1966) TMDB Skybridge NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
La battaglia di Algeri
9.0 (6 ratings) director: Gillo Pontecorvo actor: Brahim Hadjadj / Jean Martin …
other title: La battaglia di Algeri / Slaget Om Algier …
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
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Ténèbres (1982) TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData Skybridge
Tenebre
7.4 (8 ratings) director: Dario Argento actor: Anthony Franciosa / John Saxon …
other title: Tenebre / Terror uden grænser …
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
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Cruel Jaws (1995) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Cruel Jaws
director: Bruno Mattei actor: David Luther / George Barnes Jr. …
other title: Fauci Crudeli - Cruel Jaws / The Beast - Unheimliche Tiefe …
A tiger shark bred by the Navy as a killing machine is wreaking havoc in the sleepy tourist town of Hampton Bay.
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Journey to Italy (1954) NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Viaggio in Italia
director: Roberto Rossellini actor: Ingrid Bergman / George Sanders …
other title: Viaggio in Italia / Rejsen til Italien …
Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive, they come to the realization that this trip marks the first time that they have truly been alone together, and as such don't really know one another in the true sense.
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The Little Girl's Wrong (1922) WikiData IMDb
È piccerella
director: Elvira Notari actor: Eduardo Notari / Rosè Angione …
other title: È piccerella / La Petite …
In order to conquer Margaretella with expensive presents, a young man called Tore steals his mother's jewels but Margaretella seems to prefer Carluccio who challenges Tore to a duel and wounds him. Forgiven by his mother just before she dies, Tore takes revenge by killing Margaretella, but even in prison he can't stop thinking to his victim.
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Planet of the Vampires (1965) IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData Skybridge
Terrore nello spazio
director: Mario Bava actor: Barry Sullivan / Norma Bengell …
other title: Terrore nello spazio / Planet der Vampire …
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
June 1, 2026 watched
Spooky & gorgeous. No, not me; the film, silly!

And I can see why people say it was an influence on Alien (1979).

Watched in the #ReMonsterdon watch party on Mastodon.
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Johnny Stecchino (1991) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Johnny Stecchino
director: Roberto Benigni actor: Roberto Benigni / Nicoletta Braschi …
other title: Zahnstocher-Johnny / Johnny Palillo …
Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love. So he is very excited when after nearly being knocked down by her car he meets Maria, who seems immediately enamoured of him. He is soon invited to her sumptuous Palermo villa, little suspecting that this is part of a plot. He bears an amazing likeness to Maria's stool-pigeon gangster husband and it would be convenient for them if the mobster, in the shape of Dante, was seen to be dead and buried.
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Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData Skybridge
I soliti ignoti
director: Mario Monicelli actor: Vittorio Gassman / Renato Salvatori …
other title: I soliti ignoti / Os Eternos Desconhecidos …
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
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Shocking Dark (1989) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Terminator 2
director: Bruno Mattei actor: Christopher Ahrens / Haven Tyler …
other title: Terminator 2 - Shocking dark / Contaminator …
In a polluted future Venice researchers work to improve the situation. One day, unknown forces start killing them. A team of soldiers and a couple of civilians is sent to investigate. Soon, they encounter strange murderous creatures.
April 28, 2026 watched
Blatant Aliens ripoff Shocking Dark is shockingly awful. I'm shocked!!!

Made laughably bearable by watching it in the #MondayActionMovie watch party on Mastodon. Thanks, you guys!
Italy BrunoMattei 1980s SciFi Horror
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On Tour (1990) IMDb WikiData
Turné
director: Gabriele Salvatores actor: Diego Abatantuono / Laura Morante …
other title: Turné / Nosotros tres
Two actors leave on a theatrical tour, but there is a matter to be settled: one has become the lover of the other's girl-friend and since they are very good friends, cannot bring himself to tell him.
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Puerto Escondido (1992) IMDb WikiData
Puerto Escondido
director: Gabriele Salvatores actor: Diego Abatantuono / Valeria Golino …
Mario works in a Milan bank. His daily routine is shattered when he witnesses a murder committed by a deranged police commissioner. To save his life, he flees to Puerto Escondido, Mexico. When he runs out of money he teams up with Alex and Anita, a couple of Italians that will lead him on to a series of adventures and encounters with drug dealers, corrupt police officers and other weird characters.
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Mediterraneo (1991) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Mediterraneo
director: Gabriele Salvatores actor: Diego Abatantuono / Claudio Bigagli …
other title: Mediterráneo / Jeg elsker soldater
WWII: When a group of Italian soldiers washes up on a Greek island after the Allies sink their ship, the men initially believe that the region is deserted. However, they discover that the islanders have been in hiding, and the soldiers, winning the trust of the locals, gradually become part of the community. As the Italians ease into an idyllic existence, they begin to forget about war and pursue romance with the lovely women of the island.
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The Arena (1974) TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Arena
director: Steve Carver actor: Pam Grier / Margaret Markov …
other title: La rivolta delle gladiatrici / La Révolte des gladiatrices
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
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The Forbidden City (2025) NeoDB WikiData IMDb TMDB
La città proibita
director: Gabriele Mainetti actor: Yaxi Liu / Enrico Borello …
other title: La città proibita / Kung Fu in Rome
In the suburbs of Rome two very different souls intersect. One is the son of a restaurant owner who disappeared with his lover. The other is a young mysterious woman who has arrived from China in search of her missing sister.