Franco nero

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poster Nero and Agrippina

Nero and Agrippina

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

poster Nero, or The Fall of Rome

Nero, or The Fall of Rome

14mn - History, Drama

Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces oppositi…

poster Man, Pride and Vengeance

Man, Pride and Vengeance

100mn - Drama, Western

A Spanish army officer, Don Jose, stationed in Seville, meets and begins a relationship with a mysterious gypsy, Carmen. After he discovers she has cheated on him with his Lieutenant, he kills the officer…

poster Agrippina

Agrippina

In "Agrippina" (1910), Guazzoni recreates the particular and troublesome relationship between Agrippina, the second wife of the Emperor Claudius, and her son Nero.

Romola

106mn - Drama, History

In Renaissance Florence, a Florentine trader meets a shipwrecked stranger, who introduces himself as Tito Melema, a young Italianate-Greek scholar. Tito becomes acquainted with several other Florentines, …

poster Anita Garibaldi

Anita Garibaldi

poster Massacre Time

Massacre Time

Tom Corbett returns to his hometown to find it terrorized by a sadistic rancher and his psychotic son, forcing him to team up with his drunk brother for a brutal showdown.

poster For a Few Dollars Less

For a Few Dollars Less

A bank clerk and his cousin, a "general", join forces to track down a Mexican outlaw.

poster The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

119mn - Crime, Drama, Romance

Frankie Machine, a recovering heroin addict and talented card dealer, returns to Chicago's gritty underworld after serving time in federal prison. Armed only with his newfound drumming skills and a desper…

poster The Italian

The Italian

An immigrant leaves his sweetheart in Italy to find a better life across the sea in the grimy slums of New York.

Padre

Directed by Dante Testa and Gino Zaccaria.

poster Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

137mn - Drama, History

"The Roman Banquet, the golden glories, the unrivaled luxuries, the wine, the dance, the song, the beautiful women, the sumptuous splendors that taxed a barbaric world for a night of feasting and revel-- …

poster Calino's Baptism

Calino's Baptism

A short Calino film.

poster The Violin Maker of Cremona

The Violin Maker of Cremona

A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his supe…

poster Between God, The Devil and a Winchester

Between God, The Devil and a Winchester

A reluctant guide and a determined treasure hunter navigate treacherous frontier territory while cunning bandits pursue them in a deadly race to uncover gold buried near the Mexican border.

poster Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

120mn - Drama, History

During the latter years of the reign of the tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, Marcus Vinicius, one of Nero's officers, falls in love with a young Christian named Lygia, attempting to enslave her. Lygia's pro…

poster Stay Calm

Stay Calm

91mn - Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Giorgio, an Italian-American appointed to the Ministry of Culture, arrives in Italy with big plans for his election campaign. Giorgio and his assistant Marco hire an Instagram influencer and an ex-prisone…

poster Romeo e Giulietta

Romeo e Giulietta

37mn - Drama, Romance

The 1912 Italian version of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

poster The Black Circle

The Black Circle

38mn - Crime, Mystery

The Black Circle is a Italian film from the Celio Film company.

poster Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

15mn - Fantasy, Drama

A two-reel adaptation of Dante Alighieri's Inferno from the Divine Comedy by Helios Film. It is less well-known than the five-reel feature produced the same year by Milano Films, but it was released earli…

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