BATTLE OF THE AMAZONS

a.k.a Le Amazzoni - Donne D'amore e gi Guerra (original title); Beauty of the Barbarian (UK video title); Fighting Amazon (Sweden video title)

ITALY / SPAIN, 1973

Starring Lucretia Love, Licoln Tate, Paolo Tedesco & Frank Braña

Directed by Alfonso Bescia

Baroness (Sweden); Fullscreen; English with swedish subtitles

AFRICA EXPRESS

a.k.a Tropical Express

Italy, 1976

Starring Giuliano Gemma, Ursula Andress & Jack Palance

Directed by Michele Lupo

Hemvideo Film (Sweden); Widescreen; English with swedish subtitles

MISTRESS OF THE APES

USA, 1979

Starring Jenny Neumann, BarbaraLeigh, Garth Pillsbury & Walt Robin

Directed by Larry Buchanan

Wahlters Video (Sweden); Letterboxed; English with swedish subtitles

RAIDERS OF THE MAGIC IVORY

a.k.a I Predatori della Pietra Magica (original title); Predators of the Magic Stone (international)

Italy, 1988

Starring Chris Ahrens, Clarissa Mendez & James Mitchum

Directed by Tonino Ricci

HMV Movies (Japan); Widescreen; English with japanese subtitles

Bizarre mixture of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rambo and some sci-fi. It's not particulary "good" as in well-made but arguably one of the more entertaining films in the deadly dull genre of italian Indiana Jones-copies. At least it's action-packed, offbeat and never gets boring. By hack director Tonino Ricci, of all people.

CURSE OF THE RED BUTTERFLY

a.k.a ???

Turkey, 197?

Starring Gordon Mitchell, Yilmaz Köksal & Bulut Aras

Directed by ???

Tohokunshinsa (Japan); Fullscreen; English with japanese subtitles

This mysterious movie is often confused with the italian/turkish movie Quando i Califfi Avevano le Corna, also with Mitchell, but it appears to be a competely different movie. It's clearly a turkish action-adventure from the 70s, but the (bad) synth music screams 1980s. I have no idea... Anyway, it's pretty entertaining if you don't expect too much and the japanese release has norweigan (!!) text on the cover!

GUNGALA LA VERGINE DELLA GIUNGLA

a.k.a Virgin of the Jungle (USA); Djungelflickan (Sweden)

Italy, 1967

Starring Kitty Swan, Linda Veras & Conrad Loth

Directed by Romano Ferrara

Toshiba (Japan); Widescreen; Italian with japanese subtitles

TOP LINE

a.k.a Alien Terminator (UK)

Italy, 1988

Starring Franco Nero, George Kennedy, William Berger & Deborah More

Directed by Nello Rossati

SHV (Japan); Letterboxed; English with japanese subitles

This movie has a little bit of everything: action, science fiction, horror, nazis, aliens, Indiana Jones-influences and even some The Terminator thrown in for good measure! Franco Nero ones again plays a drunk, cynic journalist with some issues with women. Good fun.

THE MAGNIFICENT GLADIATOR

a.k.a Il Magnifico Gladiatore (original title)

Italy, 1964

Starring Mark Forest, Marilù Tolo & Paolo Gozlino

Directed by Alfonso Brescia

Delta Video (Holland); Fullscreen; English with dutch subtitles

This video has the best homoerotic cover art i've seen, but the film is nothing special.

A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

a.k.a La Esclava del Paraíso (original title); Sharaz (Italy)

Spain, 1968

Starring Jeff Cooper, Luciana Puluzzi, Raf Vallone, Perla Cristal & Paul Naschy

Directed by José María Elorrieta

Quality Home Video (Greece); Fullscreen; English with greek subtitles

ATTACK OF THE NORMANS

a.k.a I Normanni (original title); Conquest of the Normans (USA)

Italy, 1962

Starring Cameron Mitchell, Geneviève Grad, Ettore Manni & Paul Muller

Directed by Giuseppe Vari

Inter-Ocean Video (UK); Letterboxed; English language

Not the best viking peplum but still pretty good. I wonder how Cameron Mitchell got typecast as a viking!?

THREE SERGEANTS OF BENGAL

a.k.a I Tre Serganti di Bengala (original title); Adventures of the Bengal Lancers (USA); Attack Fort Madras (Sweden video title)

Italy, 1964

Starring Richard Harrison, Wandisa Guida, Aldo Sambrell & Andrea Bosic

Directed by Umberto Lenzi

VTC (Sweden); Letterboxed; English with swedish subtitles

DEVIL'S CAVALIERS

a.k.a I Cavalieri del Diavolo (original title)

Italy, 1959

Starring Frank Lantimore, Anthony Steffen, Gianna Maria Canale & Andrea Aureli

Directed by Silvio Marcellini

Video Alsen (Greece); Fullscreen; English with greek subtitles

Poor swashbuckler with Frank Lantimore and lots of almost psychotically merry singing and dancing. Sometimes it's a pain watching these films...

FIFTEEN YEAR OLD CAPTAIN

a.k.a Un Capitán de Quince Años (original title); Een Kaptein van 15 Jaar (Holland video title)

France / Spain, 1974

Starring Edmund Purdom, William Berger, José Manuel Marcos, Howard Vernon & Marc Cassot

Directed by Jesus Franco

VML (Holland); Fullscreen, French with dutch subtitles

Jess Franco + Jules Verne = two of my favorites, together at last! That's probably why I like this film even though it's generally considered cheap and boring shit even by Franco fans. OK, i'll give you that it's cheap but otherwise I think Franco has a pretty good feeling for simple, boys own Jules Verne-adventure... So shoot me.

CERVANTES

a.k.a Young Rebel (USA); Cervantes Äventyrens Man (Sweden video title)

Spain / France / Italy, 1967

Starring Horst Buchholtz, Gina Lollobrigida, Fernando Rey, Soledad Miranda & Francisco Rabal

Directed by Vincent Sherman

Wahlters Video (Sweden); Widescreen; English with swedish subtitles

ROBIN HOOD NEVER DIES

a.k.a Robin Hood Nunca Muere (original title); Robin Hood - Den Odödlige (Sweden video title)

Spain, 1975

Starring Joaquín Blanco, Emma Cohen & Charly Bravo

Directed by Francesc Bellmunt

Mariann Video (Sweden); Fullscreen; English with swedish subtitles

Interesting offbeat Robin Hood from Spain. Robin is "dead" for more than half the running time and there's some disguised political critism against the general Franco regime, I think. Well worth a look or two.

KING OF KONG ISLAND

a.k.a Eva, La Venere Selvaggio (original title); Eva, the Wild Women; Kong Island

Italy, 1968

Starring Brad Harris, Esmareldo Barros & Marc Lawrence

Directed by Roberto Mauri

Mariann Video (Sweden); Widescreen; English with swedish subtitles

THEY WERE CALLED THE THREE MUSKETEERS BUT THEY WERE FOUR

a.k.a Lo Chiamavano i tre Moscheretti... Invece Erano Quattro (original title); They Were Called the Three Musketeers ut They Were Four; Musketerernes Muntre Bedrifter (Denmark video title); Musketörernas Muntra Bedrifter (Sweden video title)

Italy, 1973

Starring Tony Kendall, Stan Cooper, Ettore Manni & Seyna Seytn

Directed by Silvio Amadio

Videoklubben (Denmark); Letterboxed; English with danish subtitles

From the director of Amuck and Smile Befor Death comes this bizzarre costume slapstick with nudity, toilet humor, swashbuckling and even some (bad) kung fu! I'm almost ashamed to admit I sort of like it.

THE THIEF OF BAGDAD

a.k.a Il Ladro di Bagdad (original title)

Italy, 1961

Starring Steve Reeves, Arturo Dominici & Giorgia Moll

Directed by Arthur Lubin & Bruno Vailati

Embassy (Greece); Fullscreen; English language with greek subtitles

Good arabian fantasy. Reeves is perhaps not the most believable arab in the world, but his good as always. Plays a lot like a peplum, of course.

ZORRO THE REBEL

a.k.a Zorro il Ribelle (original title); Zorro - Rebellen (Sweden video title)

Italy, 1966

Starring Howard Ross

Directed by Piero Pierotti

VTC (Sweden); Letterboxed; English language with swedish subtitles

GOLIATH AND THE REBEL SLAVE

a.k.a Goliath e la Schiava Ribelle (original title); Godian the Glorious Avenger (Europe); The Tyrant of Lydia Against the Son of Hercules (USA)

Italy, 1963

Starring Gordon Scott, Ombretta Colli & Massimo Serato

Directed by Mario Caino

Lucifer Video Enterprises (Greece); Fullscreen; English language with greek subtitles

Nice Gordon Scott peplum. Videoprint is so-so (as often the case with greek tapes).