La peine du talion

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poster Tit-for-Tat
Tit-for-Tat
(3.1/5)
5mn - Fantasy
An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.
poster The Terrible Turkish Executioner
The Terrible Turkish Executioner
2mn - Comedy
In a public place in Constantinople at the corner of a bazaar, the executioner is seated upon a stone and is resting from his daily labors while eating a crust of bread. Suddenly there come running into t…
poster Sentence of God
Sentence of God
(2.7/5)
88mn - Western
Two ruthless gunmen with opposing motivations—a cold-blooded bounty hunter pursuing the reward and a vengeful outlaw seeking justice for his father's murder—reluctantly join forces to track down the notor…
poster The Fury of Achilles
The Fury of Achilles
(2.9/5)
118mn - War, Adventure, Drama
In the tenth year of the legendary siege of Troy, the invincible warrior Achilles withdraws from battle after a bitter dispute with King Agamemnon over a captive slave girl, leaving the Greek forces vulne…
poster The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
95mn - Adventure
In this sword and sandal fantasy, Poseidon must battle a gladiator quartet in ancient Rome. If he wins, the son of Hercules will have his life and anything else he wants. Sure enough, he wins and asks tha…
poster Chained for Life
Chained for Life
81mn - Drama
A Siamese twin kills the husband who left her. The courts have to decide if she is convicted of murder, how can they punish her sister, who had nothing to do with the crime?
poster A Desperate Crime
A Desperate Crime
7mn - Thriller, Drama, Crime
A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.
poster Onésime a un duel à l'américaine
Onésime a un duel à l'américaine
5mn -
Onésime short
poster Cyclops
Cyclops
94mn - Short, Action, Fantasy
The corrupt Emperor Tiberius forces his bravest general Marcus to capture a terrifying cyclops that has been devastating the Roman countryside. When the monster is brought to Rome's gladiatorial arena, Ma…
poster Judex
Judex
(3.6/5)
300mn - Adventure, Drama, Mystery
When an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengean…
poster The Trial
The Trial
(2.8/5)
100mn - Comedy, Drama, Romance
After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small town attorney Kent "Mac" McClain... until he's assigned a capital punishment case that begins to transform …
poster When The Bell Tolls
When The Bell Tolls
87mn - War
During World War II, a group of Greek partisans wage a desperate guerrilla war against Nazi occupation, but when explosives expert Tego witnesses unspeakable atrocities and loses his family to the Germans…
poster Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin
(3/5)
93mn - Western
Sartana witnesses a gold shipment robbery and arrives in a suspicious mining town where he uncovers a conspiracy involving fake robberies, corrupt officials, and deadly showdowns with his nemesis Sabbath.
poster Barrabas
Barrabas
489mn - Crime
Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the leader of a brutal underground gang causing chaos and destruction in the lives of civilized people. A lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring S…
poster The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man
(3.5/5)
100mn - Drama, Short
During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the vic…
poster Code of the Rangers
Code of the Rangers
(3/5)
56mn - Western
When a dedicated Texas Ranger discovers his own brother has joined the notorious outlaw gang he's been hunting, he must choose between family loyalty and justice, taking the fall for his sibling's crimes …
poster The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror
(2.8/5)
102mn - History, Drama
The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the escape of Queen Marie-Antoinette. He is assisted in his und…
poster Twice a Judas
Twice a Judas
(2.7/5)
96mn - Western
A gunfighter awakens in the desert with amnesia and a bullet wound, only to discover he's been hired to assassinate his own brother. As fragmented memories return, Luke Barrett uncovers a web of betrayal …
poster Killer Caliber .32
Killer Caliber .32
(2.9/5)
94mn - Western
The enigmatic contract killer known as Mr. Silver prowls the Old West with deadly precision, using silver bullets and charging $1,000 per kill—but only for those who deserve to die. When a gang of seven m…
poster A Tattered Web
A Tattered Web
(2.8/5)
76mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.
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