Love and Larceny

Love and Larceny 1960

7.22

Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant.

1960

The Overtaxed

The Overtaxed 1959

7.10

Mr. Pezzella owns and operates a well-established luxury-clothing store. He does not like and does not consider it right to pay taxes and therefore uses a tax consultant to be able to evade more taxes.

1959

Female Three Times

Female Three Times 1957

7.00

The Russian women's basketball team faces to the American team for the championship of the world, in Rome. Upon arriving at the 'Eternal City', the Russian athletes find ways to evade the strict surveillance and meet some Italian guys. After many persecutions, the Russians are confined by their guardians under the promise that, if they win, they can stay and live in Italy. But as they conquer the championship, their guards forget the promises and put them on a plane to Moscow.

1957

Susanna tutta panna

Susanna tutta panna 1957

5.80

A young woman gets closely watched by her jealous fiance while she is trying to deliver cakes to customers' houses.

1957

Conquered City

Conquered City 1962

4.30

Filmed in 1962 but not released in the US until 1966 (with 20 of its 108 minutes removed), Conquered City is an all-star World War II drama financed in Italy and filmed in Greece. An Athens hotel, full of refugees and expatriates of all nationalities, is captured by Allied troops in the closing days of the War. British Major David Niven has been ordered to prevent a cache of weapons hidden in the hotel from falling into the hands of renegade troops. He cannot allow himself to trust anyone--not even the most innocent-looking (or attractive) of guests. Originally titled La Citta Prigioniera. Conquered City was released in English-speaking countries outside the U.S. as Captive City.

1962

He Thief, She Thief

He Thief, She Thief 1958

6.10

Cencio, a roman pilferer, periodically is in prison. He meets Cesira that soon become his partner in crime. With Cesira's help Cencio try the big hit to a jewelery. But the lucky break is over.

1958

The Mine

The Mine 1958

1.00

Elsa Martinelli plays a resident of a seaside village who falls in love with rootless stranger Antonio Ciffariello. The stranger soon learns that he'll have to fight over Elsa's affections with hotheaded villager Luis Pena. Meanwhile, a fisherman who illegally uses dynamite nearly causes tragedy to the entire community.

1958

Love on the Riviera

Love on the Riviera 1958

5.20

It is Summer. It is the right time for love, especially in a most romantic place as Golfo del Tigullio. Different stories: Dorina looking for a rich lover; Clara who takes a fancy to the young Walter while her daughter Lina tries to save her; Aristarco who gave up his career to follow Ada's, but who likes Jacqueline; Renata who is offered by her husband to Ferrari to get money; Marcello who, extraditing Micheline to France, misses the train and falls in love with her.

1958

Uncle Was a Vampire

Uncle Was a Vampire 1959

5.60

Baron Osvaldo Lambertenghi is forced to sell his ancestral castle, staying on as a bellboy when it's converted into a hotel. However he becomes vampirized when his mysterious uncle comes to stay.

1959

Le pillole di Ercole

Le pillole di Ercole 1960

1

A doctor unwittingly drinks an aphrodisiac fluid and thus has relationships with an acquaintance's wife.

1960

The Policeman on Horseback

The Policeman on Horseback 1961

5.80

A soldier has his horse stolen on his wedding day and spends the first day of his honeymoon looking for it.

1961

Totò nella Luna

Totò nella Luna 1958

5.63

Two men embarks upon a space race. Their efforts are hampered by aliens who clone the heroes to keep them from exploring further.

1958

Gastone

Gastone 1960

5.70

During the period between world wars, vaudeville sketches were popular before film showings.Gastone is one of the characters played by the famous Ettore Petrolini who figures in these sketches.

1960