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Alvaro Mancori

Born September 15, 1923 · Rome, Italy

Died June 24, 2011 · aged 87

Alvaro Mancori was an Italian cinematographer, director, and producer active from the late 1940s through the 1970s. Born in Rome, he began his career as a camera operator and assistant cinematographer, working on films such as Atto di accusa (1950) and Tragic Return (1952). Mancori established himself as a cinematographer with works like The Violent Patriot (1956) and The Moralist (1959). He also…

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Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet LifeTotò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life · 1961
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
★ 6.81961
MovieComedy
Antonio goes to Rome to represent his fellow peasants, to request a highway that will be built in their region. But the guy is mastered by 'la dolce vita' and wastes the money entrusted to him for his mission. When Peppino is sent to to find out what happened, he lets himself be trapped by the gentle grip of 'la dolce vita'
Goliath and the VampiresGoliath and the Vampires · 1961
Goliath and the Vampires
★ 6.31961
MovieActionAdventure
Maciste's village is attacked by pirates. The women, including Maciste's fiancee Guja, are carried off to Salmanak, where dwells the lair of the blood drinking Kobrak. Maciste vows to rescue them.
The TramplersThe Tramplers · 1965
The Tramplers
★ 6.41965
MovieWestern
After the war of secession, the aging Cordeen, who owns thousands of acres in Texas, rules his numerous and quarrelsome sons with an iron hand. He sends them out to deal with the threat of the representatives from the North. However, not all the sons share their father's unlimited hatred for the Northerners and they find it increasingly difficult to obey his despotic commands. To add to the family's unrest, a prodigal son decides to return to the fold, provoking two other sons to down tools and leave. Cordeen, outraged, pursues them and tries to kill them. An absurd family feud ensues, prolonged by the participation of the entire Cordeen family.
Tiger of the Seven SeasTiger of the Seven Seas · 1962
Tiger of the Seven Seas
★ 5.21962
MovieAdventure
Tigre is the skipper of the Santa Maria, a pirate-ship, but he feels tired and decides to leave the command of the ship. Unfortunately he has only a daughter, Consuelo. So he will leave the command and the ship to the winner of a challenge among his men. Unexpectedly Consuelo wins. The same night Tigre is killed, William is charged with the killing and is sentenced to death. But before the sentence could be executed the Spaniards of Grand Duke Inigo arrives. Consuelo escapes, however this is only the first move of Indigo's wife to get to the pirates treasure.
OstiaOstia · 1970
Ostia
★ 5.61970
MovieDrama
Two anarchistic brothers live by petty thievery and try to recover from their Catholic upbringing. Bandiera and Rabbino were children when they pushed their drunk of a father out of a window for killing their pet sheep. When a girl is raped by her father, she is brought by young "rescuers" to the home of the two brothers who then watch their friends take advantage of her sexually. The brothers take her in, and the three live happy and celibate if not uneventful lives until the brother's are sent to jail for stealing.
The Violent PatriotThe Violent Patriot · 1956
The Violent Patriot
★ 6.01956
MovieAdventure
The legendary John of the Black Bands begins a romantic relationship with a beautiful girl without revealing his identity. The girl unconsciously discovers the truth and retires to a convent. She thinks that John is guilty of the death of her family, and cannot continue to love him. He remains wounded in battle.
Run, Man, RunRun, Man, Run · 1968
Run, Man, Run
★ 6.51968
MovieWesternComedy
The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.
Blood of the ExecutionerBlood of the Executioner · 1963
Blood of the Executioner
★ 4.91963
MovieDramaAdventure
Set in medieval Venice, this swashbuckler chronicles the courage of an executioner and his godson as they attempt to show that the Grand Inquisitor is in league with murderous pirates.

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