Roberto Mauri

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Roberto Mauri

Born January 1, 1924 · Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy

Died November 12, 2007 · aged 83

Roberto Mauri (8 February 1924 – 18 February 2018) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasionally even playing main roles. He debuted as a director co-directing with Andrea Bianchi the crime film La legge del mitra, in which he was also an actor. Mainly active between…

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A Bull for MountsA Bull for Mounts · 1976
A Bull for Mounts
4.41976
MovieComedy
An impotent husband is inspired by the bull that he inherited from his father and finds the lost virility.
The Porno KillersThe Porno Killers · 1980
The Porno Killers
4.31980
MovieCrimeAction
An international drugs deal goes wrong, and two New York hit-women are dispatched to Rome, Italy, to get the missing pay money. Even before departure the girls have a poolside hot party with two young men, and when they get to their hotel in Rome, they share a shower and an intimate moment together. At the beach, they make eye contact with a pair of Italian gigolos, then use judo and wrestling holds to dominate them - and impose their feminist supremacy. Finally, they will get close to the money, but their mission is made easier as the top men are fighting each other for it.
Lost SoulsLost Souls · 1959
Lost Souls
9.01959
MovieAdventureTV Movie
A gang of violent criminals holds captive a group of young women and men in an abandoned mining complex.
King of Kong IslandKing of Kong Island · 1968
King of Kong Island
3.31968
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Eve is a jungle girl brought up by apes. She is captured with a number of apes by a mad scientist, conducting mind control experiments on them. Eventually she is liberated by a young explorer.
ApparizioneApparizione · 1943
Apparizione
7.21943
MovieRomanceComedy
One of the most famous movie stars of the moment has a problem with his car. The actor is obliged to stop in a provincial hotel, where he finds himself surrounded by his admirers.
Island of Lost GirlsIsland of Lost Girls · 1969
Island of Lost Girls
6.71969
MovieCrime
Female American tourists are being kidnapped by a crime ring headed by a beautiful Asian woman. They're drugged and then sent to an island where they are kept as sex slaves to be used by wealthy tourists. Two agents are dispatched to rescue the women and put an end to this operation.
The Slaughter of the VampiresThe Slaughter of the Vampires · 1962
The Slaughter of the Vampires
5.51962
MovieHorrorMystery
On their wedding night, a newlywed couple find themselves menaced by a bloodthirsty vampire.
Sartana in the Valley of DeathSartana in the Valley of Death · 1970
Sartana in the Valley of Death
5.21970
MovieWestern
Smooth and lethal gunfighter Lee Calloway helps three bandit brothers escape from jail under the condition that they give him fifty percent of the stolen gold they have hidden. Of course, the treacherous sibling trio don't plan on keeping their end of the deal.

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Night of ViolenceNight of Violence · 1965
Night of Violence
6.71965
MovieThriller
Carla Pratesi, a prostitute, is killed. Her death is followed by a number of attempted murders. Carla's sister undertakes her own investigation. Police enquiries uncover a drugs trade connected to a call-girls organization but the murderer remains at large. Finally, a witness identifies the killer as a well-known actor. However, he has a strong alibi (he was shooting a film). The following night, a girl who manages to escape from the maniac's clutches swears he is a different famous actor but he turns out to have a strong alibi too! Eventually the police set a trap in the park and, with the help of Carla, kill the madman. It emerges he had been disfigured by the atomic blast at Hiroshima and went crazy because his disformed features revolted women and but them off having sex with him. He created masks reproducing the features of handsome actors just to approach prostitutes!

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