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  • Zacarías Gómez Urquiza – Kid Tabaco (1955)

    1951-1960ActionDramaMexicoZacarías Gómez Urquiza

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    Synopsis: A young worker eager to earn money as a boxer enters and grows into star ring. His idol is Kid Snuff boxing, he does not know, but I admire both reaching imitate everything. Be conquered by a cabaret singer, former lover Kid, breaking up with his girlfriend with whom he is truly in love. There comes a point in their fight with Kid for the championship of Mexico, but to discover the relationships with singer, repents and returns with his girlfriend. Decides to leave the ring, whatever the outcome of the fight. Win Kid Snuff and the other is on the floor. When the doctor acknowledges, is that has died from the blows.
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  • William Tannen – Flashpoint (1984)

    1981-1990ActionCrimeUSAWilliam Tannen

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    Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried for 20 years in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. They decide to keep the money, but quietly check up on the info they find. Soon the Feds are running all over the place, and it looks like jeep maybe linked to the JFK assassination. But the Feds are trying to cover it up, and eliminate anyone involved with the jeep.Read More »

  • Lamar Card – Supervan (1977)

    1971-1980ActionComedyLamar CardUSA

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    A man named Clint enters a solar-powered van called Vandora into a competition called Freakout.Read More »

  • Jorge Alí Triana – Edipo alcalde AKA Oedipus Mayor (1996)

    1991-2000ActionColombiaDramaJorge Alí Triana

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    One might consider this violent adaptation of the classical Greek tragedy as Sophocles with a South American twist. Set amidst the rebel wars (representing the Theban plagues) of contemporary Colombia, Mayor Edipo (Oedipus) must mediate a peace deal between conflicting guerrilla groups and the army. It is raining when he leaves. His journey is interrupted when he gets into a shoot out on a lonely bridge. Returning fire, Edipo somehow escapes. As soon as he gets to town he hears that a prominent leader, Layo was brutally slain. No one knows who shot him. Meanwhile a blind seer wanders town making dire prophecies concerning Edipo’s future. It is he who tells the mayor that Layo was murdered by a family member. Edipo’s fate is sealed when he gets involved with the beautiful and much older Yocasta, a woman who last had sex thirty years before with her husband Layo. She got pregnant and bore a son… Tragedy ensues.
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  • Sergei Bodrov & Ivan Passer – Nomad (2005)

    2001-2010ActionEpicKazakhstanSergei Bodrov and Ivan Passer

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    18th century Kazakhstan, a vast, pitiless region of austere and terrible beauty, bordered by China, Russia and Tibet. Here the proud and warlike Kazakh tribes have survived and fought for centuries – against invaders, against their formidable Jungar enemies and amongst themselves.
    Oraz, a mystic and warrior possessed of great powers, foretells the birth of a new star, a hero. This boy -Mansur – is destined to unite the Kazakhs, and lead them to glorious victory against their enemies. Fearful of Oraz’ prediction, the Jungar ruler Galdan orders his General, Sharish, to find the child and slay him. However, Oraz saves Mansur and delivers him to his father, Sultan Wali.Read More »

  • Ernest Pintoff – Jaguar Lives! (1979)

    1971-1980ActionErnest PintoffThrillerUSA

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    During a mission a secret agent called Jaguar loses his partner in a explosion. So after the disaster he goes back to his sensei to continue his training. But after a while he is called back on a mission involving that of a international drug dealer that might have had a hand in his friend / partner’s death. This leads Jaguar on a whirlwind trip across the glob, where he encounters many foes before he confronts his main man. Read More »

  • Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi – Estambul 65 AKA That Man in Istanbul (1965)

    1961-1970ActionAdventureAntonio Isasi-IsasmendiSpain

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    A handsome hero with a shady past and a knack for adventure (Horst Buchholz), a beautiful heroine assisting him (Sylva Koscina), evil masterminds and agents, kidnapped scientists, an exotic setting (Istanbul), fights & chases, etc: the stage is set for a 60’s Bond-inspired spy adventure. This one begins pretty well, but loses its spark when Koscina (one of the most underrated spy girls of the decade – see also “Deadlier Than The Male”) disappears for long sections. Klaus Kinski also elevates the few scenes he is in (and has the best line in the film: “I am considered a good shot by those I have killed”!), but, like Koscina, he is underused. Buchholz is pretty good, both in the tongue-in-cheek and in the more violent moments, but the film is too long at 119 minutes, and about halfway through I began to lose the plot. At least it’s better produced than many of these Bondian imitations, though the current VHS prints, fullscreen and worn-out, don’t exactly do the production justice.Read More »

  • Yukio Noda – Golgo 13: Kûron no kubi aka Golgo 13: Kowloon Assignment (1977)

    1971-1980ActionAsianJapanYukio Noda

    Golgo 13 (Sonny Chiba) is a callous, calculating assassin working for a violent U.S. drug syndicate who’s in Hong Kong to carry out his latest mission: murdering the most powerful gangster in the city. The only thing standing in Golgo’s way is a dogged detective (Callan Leung) who’s determined to stop the killer at any cost. This stylish, hard-boiled action thriller from Yukio Noda is based on the best-selling manga comic book.Read More »

  • Richard Brooks – Bite the Bullet (1975)

    USA1971-1980ActionRichard BrooksWestern

    Synopsis:
    In 1906, the popular Western Post newspaper sponsored a demanding cross-country horse race, attracting a motley crew of ambitious contestants. With a tempting $2,000 prize, the bold competitors–including the plucky former prostitute, Miss Jones; the ex-Rough Riders, Luke Matthews and Sam Clayton; a Mexican vaquero with a terrible toothache; the English gentleman, Sir Harry Norfolk; an ageing cowhand, and the arrogant cowboy, Carbo–will have to endure 700 miles of unforgiving desert and rugged terrain. The race is on. Who has what it takes to bite the bullet?Read More »

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