A multimillionaire’s mother selects the perfect virgin for her son on a TV talent show—a choice that, however, brings happiness neither to him nor to herself. Meanwhile, sailing through the waters of symbolism is a ragged tugboat with Marx’s head on its bow and a hippie girl on board, intoxicated by the revolutionary struggle, who is soon joined by a sexually obsessed sailor from *Potemkin*...
Her rise to fame was meteoric. Juan Lingyu began acting in films at age 16 and almost immediately became a beloved actress in Chinese silent cinema. But less than ten years later, in the prime of her beauty and at the height of her success, she took her own life.
World War II is in full swing. Germany is rushing to complete its victorious march across Europe. Only England remains unconquered, and for the Reich’s amphibious invasion, it needs complete control over the Royal Air Force. The greatest air battle in history is about to begin. Day after day, week after week, month after month, all along the coast, “Spitfires” and Messerschmitts are whirling in a fierce, fiery dance around German bombers, which, in steady waves, roll in day after day over the frozen cities. The Kingdom has turned into a vast bomb shelter, over which fierce battles rage incessantly. The country is mustering its last reserves to build and send more and more planes into battle to stop these deadly swarms...
Simon Templar, known as an elusive thief because of his extraordinary gift for disguise, has grown tired of getting involved in shady ventures. He decides that his next assignment will be his last. Ivan Tretyak, a powerful Russian industrial magnate, commissions Simon to obtain a groundbreaking technology for producing the world’s cheapest energy, developed by the brilliant scientist Emma Russell. With this technology, he intends to bring all of Russia under his control by providing heat to a freezing Moscow that has run out of fuel.
The so-called "Gang of Heroes" is terrorizing civilians by unleashing its creation—the giant, deadly robot Pioneer 1—onto the streets. The gang’s leader, however, believes that the scientists working for him are capable of much more, and soon the robot Pioneer 2 appears, created in the image and likeness of the boss’s girlfriend, Maria. By a twist of fate, the robot falls into the hands of a scientist and his friend—a former member of the Heroes Gang—and the pair, after reprogramming Pioneer 2, decide to launch a counterattack on the terrorists’ lair.
This story took place in those fairy-tale times when the land was full of enchanted castles, mysterious forest glades, fantastical creatures, and evil sorcerers. It is the story of a beautiful princess turned into a swan by the evil wizard Rothbart, her beloved, Prince Derek, all the wondrous creatures living on the shores of Swan Lake, and their love, friendship, and struggle against evil.
A gang of robbers led by the influential mafioso Santoro carries out daring bank heists. The incident that finally pushes the police and his “Cosa Nostra” partners to their limit is a train robbery, during which the gangsters “seize” a bank car containing seven million lire and leave behind a mountain of innocent victims. Police Commissioner Belli, having exhausted all legitimate means of fighting Santoro, decides to act outside the letter of the law. The head of the Neapolitan clan, Don Alfredo, is very fond of Santoro and is ready to protect him from attacks by influential gangsters; he organizes his escape from prison. However, Alfredo has no idea that Santoro is directly involved in the murder of his own son. The woman who knows this secret fled the country long ago. Belli and his colleagues decide to use her as bait.
John Wayne plays ranch owner Tau Jackson, who seeks to sow death while attempting to rob an armored mail stagecoach belonging to a local “baron” among the ranchers—a man who stole his entire fortune and dragged his good name through the mud. To pull off this robbery, Jackson teams up with an aging actor, a semi-educated Native American, a young drunkard, and a master marksman. Will they succeed?...
A feud is raging on the streets of Manhattan between two street gangs—the “Rockets” and the “Sharks.” Tony is a “Rocket” and the best friend of the gang’s leader, Riff. Maria is the sister of the leader of the Puerto Rican “Sharks.” Tony and Maria fall in love despite the hatred of their friends and relatives.
About the legendary composer Ennio Morricone.
