This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.

El Cid

1961

English

7.2

♡ 21

93%

Anthony Mann Director

Raf Vallone as Count Ordóñez

Massimo Serato as Fanez

Sophia Loren as Jimena

Luis Fernández de Eribe as (uncredited)

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

Phaedra

1962

English

6.8

♡ 6

20%

Jules Dassin Director

Anthony Perkins as Alexis

Tzavalas Karousos as (as T. Karoussos)

Melina Mercouri as Phaedra

Raf Vallone as Thanos

A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wealthy shipping magnate meets her estranged stepson Alexis and sparks immediately fly. Their love seems doomed from the beginning when she convinces him to come to Paris to meet his father.

Rosebud

1975

English

5.2

♡ 1

44%

israeli–palestinian conflict

mediterranean

palestinian-israeli conflict

Otto Preminger Director

Richard Attenborough as Edward Sloat

Raf Vallone as George Nikolaos

Kim Cattrall as Joyce Donnovan

Peter O'Toole as Larry Martin

In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV stations. Undercover agent Martin is hired to hunt the terrorists down.

The Adultress

1953

French

7.4

♡ 4

82%

Marcel Carné Director

Raf Vallone as Laurent

Roland Lesaffre as Riton, le matelot maître-chanteur

Simone Signoret as Thérèse Raquin

Alain Terrane as Un camionneur

Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they've gotten away with murder after Thérèse's weakling husband "falls" from a speeding train. But when forced to contend with a blackmailer's demands and the mute accusations of Thérèse's mother-in-law, it's only a matter of time before the law, their passion or blind chance trips them up.

The Girl in Room 2A

1974

Italian

5.3

♡ 5

25%

William Rose Director

Alessandro Perrella as

Brad Harris as Charlie

Frank Latimore as Johnson

Raf Vallone as Mr. Dreese

A sadistic killer cult kidnaps and sacrifices beautiful women. A young girl, just paroled from prison, moves into a strange house and appears to be the cult's next victim.

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

1966

Italian

6.0

♡ 2

Action

central intelligence agency (cia)

Henry Levin Director

Beverly Adams as Karin

Raf Vallone as Mr. Ardonian

Oliver MacGreevy as Ringo

Dorothy Provine as Susan Fleming

In this spoof of spy films, CIA agent, Kelly, is in Rio De Janeiro spying on a wealthy industrialist, David Ardonian, who secretly plans to turn the world sterile and repopulate it with his harem. UK spy, Susan Fleming, helps Kelly.

Guendalina

1957

Italian

6.7

♡ 5

Comedy

Alberto Lattuada Director

Sylva Koscina as Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina

Leonardo Botta as Gianluca

Jacqueline Sassard as Guendalina Redaelli

Raf Vallone as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina

Wealthy teenager Guendalina is a child of divorce. Oberdan, likewise a teenager, is a boy from a blue-collar family. Escaping from the tribulations of her home life, Guendalina creates a dream world of her own, casting Oberdan as her personal Prince Charming. Despite parental objections, girl and boy fall in love. Interestingly enough, the relationship between Guendalina and Oberdan remains pure and chaste throughout their film, which is more than can be said for their parents. their respective parents behave with marked laciviousness.

Two Women

1960

Italian

7.7

♡ 13

88%

parent child relationship

Vittorio De Sica Director

Sophia Loren as Cesira

Carlo Ninchi as Filippo, il padre di Michele

Raf Vallone as Giovanni

Curt Lowens as Ufficiale tedesco batteria contraerea

A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.

Bitter Rice

1949

Italian

7.6

♡ 9

100%

Giuseppe De Santis Director

Doris Dowling as Francesca

Raf Vallone as Marco

Silvana Mangano as Silvana

Emilio Cigoli as Voce annunciatore radio alla stazione

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.

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The Secret Invasion

Lion of the Desert

El Cid

Phaedra

Rosebud

The Adultress

The Girl in Room 2A

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

Guendalina

Two Women

Bitter Rice