OPEN SEASON

a.k.a Los Cazadores (Spain); The Recon Game; Jaktoffer (Sweden video title)

UK / SPAIN / USA / SWITZERLAND / ARGENTINA, 1974

Starring Peter Fonda, John Philip Law, Helga Liné, William Holden, Richard Lynch & Cornelia Sharp

Directed by Peter Collinson

VTC (Sweden); Letterboxed; English with swedish subtitles

I really liked this Most Dangerous Game-exploitationer with an international cast and some nices 70s sleaze/terror/revenge-movie touches. The swedish VHS is uncut I believe, but cuts right to trailers after the last scene, which makes for a shorter running time.

COUNT DRACULA'S GREAT LOVE

a.k.a El Gran Amor del Conde Drácula (original title); Cemetary Girls (USA); Cemetary Tramps; Vampire Playgirls; Dracula's Virgin Lovers

SPAIN, 1972

Starring Paul Naschy, Rosanna Yani, Haydée Politoff & Ingrid Garbo

Directed by Javier Aguirre

DVD: BCI / Eclipse (USA); Widescreen 1:78:1; English language; Double-bill with Vampire Hookers

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

HORROR EXPRESS

UK / Spain, 1973

Starring Chrisopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Silvia Tortosa & Alberto de Mondoza

Directed by Eugenio Martín

EVC (Sweden); Fullscreen; English with swedish subtitles

One of the best Cushing/Lee horror films.

THE BELL FROM HELL

a.k.a La Campana del Infierno (original title); The Bell of Hell (UK video title)

Spain, 1973

Starring Renaud Verley, Viveca Lindfors, Maribél Martin & Christian von Blanc

Directed by Claudio Guerín (completed by Juan Antonio Bardem)

Duplivision (UK); Widescreen; English language

Great, subversive spanish shocker. This tapes is minutes longer than the Pathfinder DVD.

DEVIL HUNTER

a.k.a Sexo Caníbal (original title); The Man Hunter (international); Mandigo Manhunter (USA); Jakten på Kidnapparna (Sweden video title)

Spain / France, 1980

Starring Al Cliver, Werner Pochath, Gisela Hahn, Ursula Buchfellner & Antonio Mayans

Directed by Jesus Franco

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

Demented jungle action. Not many agree but this is one of my Jess Franco favorites, really desperate low budget filmmaking at its funniest. This very rare tape is also a favorite. It's the longer Man Hunter-version, shorter than the Severin DVD though (but with better colors).

NIGHT OF THE DEVILS

a.k.a La Notte dei Diavoli (original title); Djävulens Natt (Sweden video title)

Italy / Spain, 1972

Starring Gianni Garko, Mark Roberts, Bill Vanders, Augustina Belli & Roberto Maldera

Directed by Giorgio Ferroni

Videce (Sweden); Widescreen; English language; Uncut version

Really nice eurohorror starring Gianni Garko, a variation of the eastern europe vampire myth of the Wurdalak, also a segment Mario Bava's episode horror Black Sabbath. I actually prefer this film to Bava's.

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

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.

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.

KILMA, QUEEN OF THE AMAZONS

a.k.a Kilma, Reine de las Amazonas (original title); Amazondrottningen (Sweden video title)

Spain, 1975

Starring Eva Miller, Frank Braña & Claudia Gravy

Directed by Miguel Iglesias

Videofilm AB (Sweden); Fullscreen; English language with swedish subtitles

Kilma and her pack of amazons fights chauvenist pirates in this fun little film. Very PG stuff, don't expect any nudity or violence.

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

a.k.a Uncas, El Fin de una Raza (original title); Fall of the Mohicans (USA); Den Siste Mohikanen (Sweden video title)

Spain, 1965

Starring Jack Taylor, Barbara Loy, Paul Muller & Daniel Martin

Directed by Mateo Cano

Cinehollywood / Macvideo (Sweden); Fullscreen; English language with swedish subtitles

Mildly entertaining western / adventure cheapie with lots of storming of forts, cowboys and indians (read: spaniards in silly wigs), heroic deeds etc. Good clean fun.

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND OF CAPTAIN NEMO

a.k.a La Isla Misteriosa (Spain); L' Île Mystérieuse (France); L' Isola Misteriosa e il Capitano Nero (Italy); The Mysterious Island (USA); Den Hemlighetsfulla Ön (Sweden video title)

Spain / France / Italy, 1973

Starring Omar Sharif, Gérard Tichy, Gabriele Tinti, Rafael Bardem Jr., Jess Hahn, Rik Battaglia & Ambroise Bia.

Directed by Juan Antonio Bardem & Henri Colpi

Starbox/Select, selltape (Sweden); Fullscreen; English language with swedish subtitles

The excellent miniseries was also edited down to feature lenght.

SLAUGHTER ON THE KHYBER PASS

a.k.a La Furia dei Khyber (orginal title); The Fury of the Khybers; Massakern Vid Kyber-passet (Sweden video title)

Spain, 1970

Starring Peter Lee Lawrence, Alan Steel, Carlos Quinley, Luis Barboo & Antonio Mayans

Directed by José Luis Merino

Videofilm AB (Sweden); Letterboxed; English language with swedish subtitles

THE MYSTERY OF MONSTER ISLAND

a.k.a Misterio en la Isla de los Monstruous (original title); Monster Island (international); Jules Verne's 'Mystery on Monster Island' (USA)

Spain, 1981

Starring Terence Stamp, Peter Cushing, Blanca Estrada, Frank Braña, Paul Naschy & Gérard Tichy

Directed by Juan Piquer Simón

CBS Fox (UK); Fullscreen; English language

I like J. P Simón's many Jules Verne-inspired movies, but this is the weakest of the bunch. Paul Naschy's character dies a humiliating death only five minutes into the film.

CONQUERORS OF MARACAIBO

a.k.a Il Conquistatore di Maracabo (original title); Piranangrepp (Sweden video title)

Italy / Spain, 1961

Starring Hans von Brosody, Helga Liné, Carlo Tamberlani, Brigitte Corey & Conrad Andersen

Directed by Eugenio Martín, 1961

Breien Film (Sweden); Fullscreen; English language with swedish subtitles

THE CORSAIRS

a.k.a Los Corsarios (original title); I Pirati dell'isola Verde (Italy); Piraterna på Isola Verde (Sweden video title)

Spain / Italy, 1971

Starring Dean Reed, Alberto de Mendoza, Annabella Incontrera & Mary Francis

Directed by Ferdinando Baldi

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

Highly entertaining pirate yarn with lots of swashbuckling fun.

PIRATES OF BLOOD ISLAND

a.k.a La Rebelión de los Bucarenos (original title); Terror in the Caribbeans (Eurociné title)

Spain, 1972

Starring Carlos Quinley, Stan Cooper, Maria Pia Conte & Antonio Mayans

Directed by José Luis Merino

Sunrise Video (Greece); Fullscreen; English language with greek subtitles

Entertaining pirate yarn. Eurociné lists this as one of their films on their homepage. It doesn't feel like one of theirs but they were probably involved in the production somehow or perhaps hold the rights for it.