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- DirectorCarlo LizzaniStarsGian Maria VolontèDon BackyRay LovelockA detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
- DirectorRomolo GuerrieriStarsFranco NeroFlorinda BolkanAdolfo CeliA crooked detective begins investigating a situation on behalf of a friend and gets involved in murder, deception and double-cross.
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsCharles BronsonTelly SavalasJill IrelandAfter being double-crossed by his mistress and barely escaping a murder attempt, a hit-man sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the mob boss who put her up to it.
- DirectorStenoStarsEnrico Maria SalernoMariangela MelatoMario AdorfThis is a story of a secret organization of former police officers, who go beyond the law, to kill notorious criminals without trial. One police inspector, (Enrico Maria Salerno) tries to stop them, but the attorney (Mario Adorf) is not convinced by his conspiracy theories, so the inspector is basically on his own and can't trust anyone.
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsAlain DelonRichard ConteCarla GravinaA mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications and many bloody shootouts ensue.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroFernando ReyJames WhitmoreA righteous police inspector matches wits with a powerful Italian drug ring, all while key suspects and those closest to him begin to die in more-or-less equal measure.
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsOliver ReedFabio TestiPaola PitagoraAn Italian prison warden is forced to exchange a French criminal for his kidnapped wife, but they soon find themselves on the trail of a larger conspiracy.
- DirectorRoberto InfascelliStarsEnrico Maria SalernoLee J. CobbJean SorelCommissioner Cardone arrives in a small town in North Italy, where he declares war to a criminal gang specialized in kidnapping of young rich boys; a war that may cost him both his job and his family.
- DirectorStenoStarsBud SpencerAdalberto Maria MerliRaymond PellegrinAdventures of the police inspector "Flatfoot" Rizzo in the slums of Naples.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsAntonio SabatoPhilippe LeroyAntonio CasagrandeA Milan produce vendor, whom moonlights as a pimp, faces off against a ruthless and greedy French gangster whom wants to unite the organized crime ring of Italy.
- DirectorStelvio MassiStarsTomas MilianGastone MoschinRay LovelockA cop is consumed with the desire to get revenge on the crook who shot his wife to death during a robbery. The crook in question is Marseilles who is trying to assemble funds for his own retirement.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroGiancarlo PreteBarbara BachAn engineer seeks vigilante justice against the gangsters who took him hostage, and forms an unlikely partnership with a young robber to bring them down.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsTomas MilianHenry SilvaLaura BelliA small-time homicidal maniac kidnaps a young heiress, prompting a cop to pursue him before he can kill the girl once the hefty ransom is paid.
- DirectorGiovanni FagoStarsHenry SilvaRada RassimovPhilippe LeroyThe kidnapping of a 6-year-old leads to a race against time between a Mafia hitman and a police commissioner. The mafioso then realizes the child must be saved in order to spare his own life.
- DirectorGiorgio SteganiStarsAntonio SabatoSilvia MontiPier Paolo CapponiPaolo Mancuso is a gang boss whose rivals want dead. During a failed assassination attempt, he is bitten by an infected lab rat. In the short time he has left to live, he tracks down his enemies and kills them one by one.
- DirectorFernando Di LeoStarsLuc MerendaRichard ConteDelia BoccardoA police lieutenant suddenly faces the consequences of his choice to part for the local mobs.
- DirectorLuciano ErcoliStarsClaudio CassinelliArthur KennedyFranco FabriziIn a crowded hotel in downtown Milan a bomb has been planted. The timer on its detonator has only minutes to run. A young cop discovers it by accident and is drawn into a terrifying nightmare of intrigue, brutality and ruthless killing.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsHenry SilvaLuciana PaluzziSilvano TranquilliA man's daughter is killed by thieves during a bank robbery. Due to the incompetence of the corrupt authorities, he decides to take to law into his own hands and track down the killers.
- DirectorStelvio MassiStarsFranco GasparriLee J. CobbSara SperatiAn ambitious narcotics agent relentlessly pursues a wealthy industrialist responsible for a large-scale drug operation.
- DirectorStelvio MassiStarsFranco GasparriLee J. CobbNino BenvenutiMark Terzi goes to Genoa to take on the case of a serial killer who calls himself "The Sphinx".
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsLuc MerendaDayle HaddonCorrado PaniLuca Altieri is a gambler. He likes cards and he is a master in playing poker. He is a cardsharper too. He begins working for "The President", who has many gambling houses and everything seems to go well until Luca falls for Maria Luisa. Unfortunately for them, she is the girl of Corrado, the son of "The President"...
- DirectorFernando Di LeoStarsLuc MerendaJames MasonIrina MaleevaBased on an actual event "The Kidnap Syndicate" is the story of two boys, one from a rich family and the other from a poor family, who are kidnapped and held for ransom.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsTomas MilianJoseph CottenMaria FioreAfter his friend is killed as a result of a war between two crime families, a biker vows to destroy the families and rescue a boy they have kidnapped.
- DirectorMarino GirolamiStarsMaurizio MerliRichard ConteSilvano TranquilliA detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representative for a group of citizens who themselves are fed up with what they see as criminals going unpunished, and they make him an offer he may very well not refuse.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsMaurizio MerliJohn SaxonBarry SullivanAn uncompromising cop gets transferred to Naples on account of this city's atrocious crime levels. His no-hold-barred police methods are considered to be the perfect anti-dote.
- DirectorMarino GirolamiStarsMaurizio MerliRaymond PellegrinJohn SaxonA crime syndicate starts a crime wave in Turin, they rob a bank, taking a hostage to get away from Police Inspector Betti and Ferrari, his partner. However, the hostage turned out to be their accomplice in disguise.
- DirectorBruno CorbucciStarsTomas MilianJack PalanceMaria Rosaria OmaggioA top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.
- DirectorGiuseppe RosatiStarsMaurizio MerliJames MasonRaymond PellegrinA cop pursues the Mob for revenge as well as personal honor.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFabio TestiVincent GardeniaRenzo PalmerNico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsMarc PorelRay LovelockAdolfo CeliFred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy, who are licenced-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsTomas MilianClaudio CassinelliNicoletta MachiavelliWhen his former partner-in-crime kidnaps a critically-ill girl to blackmail her rich father, a shabby crook teams up with a hard-nosed cop to save her.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsMaurizio MerliJohn SaxonRenzo PalmerA hardened cop is left for dead by the henchmen of a escapee gangster he had previously arrested, and upon recovery relentlessly pursues them.
- DirectorMario CaianoStarsLeonard MannIda GalliHenry SilvaA police commissioner tries to bring a gangster to justice as the kingpin's out-of-control crimes set even his own underworld allies against him.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFabio TestiDavid HemmingsSherry BuchananAn Italian policeman goes undercover to break up an international heroin smuggling ring, and butts heads with a hot-tempered Interpol agent assigned to the same task.
- DirectorMario CaianoStarsLeonard MannJohn SteinerMaria Rosaria OmaggioPolice commissioner Baldi investigates the mysterious killings of three Mafia bosses.
- DirectorMichele Massimo TarantiniStarsLuc MerendaEnzo CannavaleAdolfo LastrettiPolice Commissioner Dario Mauri investigates the activities of a drug ring led by Don Domenico Laurenzi.
- DirectorCarlo AusinoStarsGeorge HiltonEmanuele CannarsaGiuseppe AlottaDrugs, murders, robberies. In Turin, violence is an everyday fact of life, but a mysterious vigilante starts cleaning up the streets. In fact, the killer is a cop, Moretti, who went undercover to do the dirty work he couldn't do in cop's clothing.
- DirectorSergio GriecoStarsHelmut BergerMarisa MellRichard HarrisonIn Italy, escaped sadistic killer Nanni Vitali and his henchmen terrorize the populace and seek revenge against those responsible for Vitali's incarceration.
- DirectorStelvio MassiStarsMaurizio MerliOlga KarlatosMassimo SeratoIn Rome, a vagrant finds the body of a teen girl, her throat professional slashed. Police inspector Olmi uses his brutal and violent methods to follow a trail that leads him toward high government officials. When his methods leave an innocent bystander dead, the corrupt officials have an excuse to get Olmi transferred to a coastal town where the pace is slow and he has time for a romantic dalliance. Soon, Olmi discovers that fishing isn't the only local occupation, and out comes his gun and his ruthless tactics of investigation.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsTomas MilianPino ColizziIsa DanieliA hunchbacked gangster is betrayed by his gang during a robbery, and plots his revenge with the help of his no-good brother.
- DirectorStelvio MassiStarsMaurizio MerliJanet AgrenEttore ManniComissioneer Mariani leads investigates a group of kidnappers.
- DirectorFernando Di LeoStarsClaudio CassinelliMartin BalsamBarbara BouchetA man is arrested and condemned to five years in jail for robbery. After serving his term, he is out for revenge on the gang members he considers were to blame for his arrest. The prize for this deadly fight is a large cache of diamonds.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsMaurizio MerliMario MerolaVan JohnsonItalian mobster, Michele Barresi heads for the safer climate of Brooklyn after his chief rival is gunned down in the small Sicilian town of Corleone. Commissioner Berni learns of his involvement so Barresi takes out a contract on the only two people alive who can put him away. One is Barresi's hired assassin and the other is his girlfriend. Unable to save the girl, Berni manages to arrest the assassin, Salvatore Scalia. The plan is to get Scalia from Palermo to New York to testify against Barresi in court. But the mafia has no intentions of allowing either Berni, or Scalia to make it to New York alive.
- DirectorStelvio MassiStarsMaurizio MerliMario MerolaCarmen ScarpittaCommissioner Ferro of the Interpol service in Paris, is recalled to Italy for a series of murders of financiers and lawyers.
- DirectorStelvio MassiStarsMaurizio MerliJutta SpeidelArthur BraussA retired cop is visited by his former partner who wants him to be a bodyguard for established clientele. At first declining the offer, Nick quickly accepts and joins his friend for the job of protecting a visiting German banker who gets assassinated.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFabio TestiIvana MontiMarcel BozzuffiSomeone is muscling in on the two brothers' cigarette smuggling into Italy at Naples. The police is tipped off, then Mickey's stable burns down, then the killing etc. starts. Luca responds.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsReinhard LichtenbergWeight lifting men who compete to achieve individual bodily perfection through muscle building.
- DirectorWerner HerzogUnreleased Werner Herzog short concerning children playing and a rooster that at some point is buried in sand up to its neck.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsPeter BrummGeorg EskaKarl-Heinz SteffelFour guys break into an old castle and find uniforms and military equipment. They then prepare to defend it from an imaginary enemy.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsLefteris DaskalakisAntonis PapadakisThe story of a solitary man who refuses to leave a Greek island (at one time a leper colony) is told by a strange variety of characters who don't have much to say except to repeat their tellings over and over again. But the person who has the final word on the matter, the lonely character himself, may not explain anything about his personal reasons for not abandoning the place.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsJames KabaleWilfried KlausBetty MillerFilm about the doctors that fly all over central Africa to bring medical help to the people living in the bush.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsPetar RadenkovicMario AdorfHans TiedemannThe film features several horse trainers and other track workers talking about their roles at the track, always eventually interrupted by an older man who claims to be the true authority, and demands that they be thrown out. One recurring young man, the first to appear, claims that he protects the horses from enthusiastic racing fans. He does not appear to be employed by the track, but seems to provide his services voluntarily. His protection from "fanatics" gives the film its title. The film is shot in a documentary style, but the sheer implausibility of the dialogue leaves the exact nature of the film ambiguous.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsHelmut DöringPaul GlauerGisela HertwigA group of dwarfs at a correctional facility erupt in anarchy.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsRolf IlligWerner HerzogAdolf RatzkaIlluminating look at the way physically disabled people were dealt with in West Germany in the late 60's / early 70's.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsLotte EisnerWolfgang BüttnerManfred EigendorfFootage shot in and around the Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsFini StraubingerM. BaaskeElsa FehrerThrough examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWalter SteinerWerner HerzogA study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
- DirectorWerner HerzogA children with domestic issues and despised by his classmates develops a bond with one of them thanks to his speaking crow.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJörg Schmidt-ReitweinEdward LachmanHerzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave. Herzog catches the eeriness of an abandoned city, with stop lights cycling over an empty intersection.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogSteve LiptayScott McKainHerzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsJake HessGene ScottWerner HerzogThe documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970's and 1980's, and even argues with his viewers, complaining about their lack of support by not sending enough money to keep going with the show. Werner Herzog presents the man, his thoughts and also includes some of his uncharacteristic programs.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsHuie L. RogersThe reverend Huie L. Rogers delivers an intense and impassioned sermon at his church in Brooklyn.
- DirectorWerner HerzogDenis ReichleStarsWerner HerzogDenis ReichleThe film focuses on a group of Miskito in Nicaragua who used child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsReinhold MessnerHans KammerlanderWerner HerzogFilm-maker Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Hans Kammerlander as they attempt to climb the high altitude peaks of Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I all in one expedition, seeking to reveal their inner motivation.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogReinhold MessnerLotte EisnerA self portrait documentary by Werner Herzog.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiKing AmpawJosé LewgoyDuring the 1800s, paroled Brazilian bandit Cobra Verde is sent to West Africa with a few troops to man an old Portuguese fort and to convince the local African ruler to resume the slave trade with Brazil.
- StarsHarry Dean StantonAndré MarconClaude JosseIn 1988, the Figaro magazine asked to a few famous directors a series of short movies, to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The thematic : The French seen by - The movies have been released for the French revolution bicentenary.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsClaude JosseJean ClementeSlim is a the ranch foreman, almost deaf. One morning, he and two cowhands see something come down a distant hill. They grab him, tie him up, and go through his suitcase, finally figuring out that he's a Frenchman. They let him loose, and, along with an Indian who's been tracking him for ten days, celebrate with beer and, at nightfall, an outdoor dinner served by some local gals. A trio of women sing between scenes. The next morning, it's time for breakfast.
- DirectorKeith CheethamWerner HerzogHenning von GierkeStarsRenato BrusonSusan DunnVincenzo La ScolaDirector Werner Herzog joins forces with the great Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly to effect a masterful rendition of this rarely performed opera involving spectacular scenes of alternating light and darkness, pageantry and intimacy.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsMichael GoldsmithWerner HerzogAugustine AssematDocumentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.
- DirectorWerner HerzogAndré HellerStarsDeb Das BaulMarup GroupAndré HellerIn this surreal documentary legendary Werner Herzog shows us how on the suggestion of a saint, the king of Udaipur invites various artists, tribes from numerous cultures across india to celebrate life and ward off evil.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsVittorio MezzogiornoStefan GlowaczMathilda MayTwo famous competitive climbers make a bet on who can climb Cerro Torre, one of the most dangerous mountains in Argentina and the world, first. As the day of the climb approaches, their increasing competitiveness becomes destructive.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogThis film surveys the disaster of the Kuwaiti oil fields in flames, with little narration and scarcely any interviews. Hell on Earth is presented in such transcendent visions and music that one can only be fascinated by it.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogAnna HitchVissarionWhat is faith and religion to Russians after the fall of communism? We get the insight into the Russian Orthodox church as well as different folk and shamanic beliefs.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsPasquale D'OnofrioSalvatore CatoranoAngelo CarrabsWorks, legend and murders of Carlo Gesualdo, a notorious Italian composer and murderer from the 16th century.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsNorbert BalatschDaniel BarenboimPlácido DomingoThis film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes maneuverings in preparation for the annual opera festival in Bayreuth.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsDieter DenglerWerner HerzogEugene DeatrickGerman-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Viet Cong, recreating many events for the camera.
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- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogKlaus KinskiClaudia CardinaleThe love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
- 2000– 43m6.6 (83)TV EpisodeDirectorWerner HerzogStarsDonald ArthurWerner HerzogThe conquest of Latin America by the Catholic Church and the consequences of it for today's religious life in that region.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJuliane KoepckeJuan Zaplana RamirezWerner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.
- DirectorWerner HerzogDocumentary film accompanied only by music, it alternates between shots of pilgrims near the tomb of Saint Sergei in Sergiyev Posad, Russia and pilgrims at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsJouko AholaTim RothAnna GourariA Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried.
- DirectorKaige ChenVíctor EriceWerner HerzogStarsMarkku PeltolaKati OutinenMarko HaavistoThis series of vignettes offers ruminations on time, fate and other human mysteries. Each of the film's seven directors conjures a scenario that speaks to some facet of universal experience.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsThe Dalai LamaLama Lhundup WoeserTakna Jigme SangpoWheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogGraham DorringtonDieter PlageEngineers attempt daring journey above Guyanese rainforest canopy with airship prototype. Adventure fraught with risks, as previous expedition ended tragically. This is a unique story of exploring uncharted jungle from the air.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogScott RowlandStefan PashovFilm-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsPeter AutyMary PlazasPart of a series of opera shorts by different directors. Herzog combines O Soave Fanciulla ("Oh you vision of beauty" from Puccini's La Boheme) with images of harsh life in Africa.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsMichael ShannonWillem DafoeChloë SevignyInspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogRichard LopezMichael PerryConversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.
- StarsWerner HerzogHank SkinnerLinda CartyAn inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsNicole KidmanJames FrancoRobert PattinsonA chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.