A wealthy financier is murdered in his desirable mansion. Two lieutenants,a tough guy and a rookie, investigate.Read More »
Crime
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Richard Pottier – Ouvert contre X… AKA The Case Against X (1952)
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Stelvio Massi – Il commissario di ferro AKA The Iron Commissioner (1978)
1971-1980CrimeItalyStelvio MassiThriller
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Maurizio Merli stars as Inspector Mariani who has been transferred to the toughest department in Italy. Of course he has his own way of dealing with the crime element that pushes police regulations to the breaking point. Also stars Janet Agren, Ettore Manni, Chris Avram & Mariangela Giordano.Read More » -
Tatsuya Ohta – TVO (1991)
1991-2000CrimeJapanRomanceTatsuya OhtaAbout the escape between a girl with a mysterious psychic and a complex up-and-coming club singer who has killed his older sister.Read More »
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Lewis D. Collins – Ticket to a Crime (1934)
1931-1940CrimeLewis D. CollinsMysteryUSAA Man is found murdered at the Lido Country Club and, although several people are under suspicion, including Elaine and Willis Purdy, the police can not find the murderer; but private detective Clay Holt, and his pretty secretary Peggy Cummings unearth the vital clue and bring the killer to justice.Read More »
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Binka Zhelyazkova – Golyamoto noshtno kapane AKA The Big Night Bathe (1980)
1971-1980Binka ZhelyazkovaBulgariaCrimeDramaQuote:
Friends of different generations, practicing different professions, spend together their summer holidays at the seaside every year. It is sunny; they look carefree and happy. They know each other very well, they are used to each other. To such an extent, that bore becomes inevitable. It is boredom that incites them to play a dangerous game. The end is dramatic: a young boy gets killed. It is the moment to draw the bottom line. The question is: Isn’t the death of the spirit worse than of the body?Read More » -
Kôsaku Yamashita – Zoku kyôdai jingi AKA Family Obligations 2 (1966)
1961-1970CrimeDramaJapanKôsaku YamashitaThe services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo.Read More »
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Ilkka Järvi-Laturi – Tallinn pimeduses aka Darkness in Tallinn aka City Unplugged (1993)
Comedy1991-2000CrimeEstoniaIlkka Järvi-LaturiQuote:
Set amidst the political and economic havoc caused by the dissolution of the Soviet Union, City Unplugged is based on a simple premise. During World War II, before the Soviet occupation, Estonia sent its national treasury, $900 million dollars in gold, to Paris for safe-keeping, and now they plan to bring it back. That is, if the Russian mob doesn’t have their way. Russian gangsters have hatched a plan to grab the cash during a city wide blackout of their own making. After cornering the market on candles and flashlights, the mob approaches Tovio, a young engineer at the city power plant, and forcefully recruit him into their scheme. Read More » -
Árpád Sopsits – Céllövölde AKA Shooting Gallery (1990)
Drama1981-1990Árpád SopsitsCrimeHungaryThree people live together without having anything to do with each other. The macho father used to have a shooting gallery which he had to sell. Yet secretly, he keeps on dreaming about it.Read More »
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Mika Kaurismäki – Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
1981-1990ComedyCrimeFinlandMika KaurismäkiAnother good movie from the first period of Mika, with some funny moments and great cameos like Nino Manfredi, Samuel Fuller, Jim Jarmusch, Wim Wenders, Eddie Constantine.
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Alex (Kari Vaananen) is a Finnish cabbie working in Berlin with plenty of problems in this comedy with film noir touches. With two dead men and a suitcase filled with hundred dollar bills, he has difficulty disposing of the bodies. He is chased by the top crime boss (Samuel Fuller) and his crony (Eddie Constantine). Alex’s wife is allergic to the money, so the cabbie endures more than he can handle trying to rid himself of the cash and the corpses.Read More »








