Epäilysten ulkopuolella/Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Italy 1970.

Cast: Gian Maria Volonte, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santucci, Orazio Orlando, Sergio Tramonti, Arturo Dominici, Aldo Rendine, Massimo Foschi, Aleka Paizi, Vittorio Duse, Pino Patti and with Salvo Randone, Director of Photography Luigi Kuveiller, Music by Ennio Morricone, Conducted by Bruno Nicolai, Sceenplay by Elio Petri, U. Pirro, Editing Adriana Olasio, Directed by Elio Petri.

A political movie. Loudy performances by Volonte, it's very funny and so Italian.
***

Mafian kummisetä/The New Godfathers, Italy 1979.

Cast: Mario Merola, Antonio Sabato, Gianni Garko, Jeff Blynn, Marco Girondino, Lorraine De Selle, Marina Valadier, John Karlsen, Franco Diogene, Hassan Jaber, Letizia D'Adderio, Mico Galdieri, Rick Battaglia, Nunzio Gallo, Lucio Montanaro, Edmund Purdom, Sceenplay by Ciro Ippolito, Pietro Regno, Music by Eduardo Alfieri, Editing Carlo Broglio, Director of Photography Silvio Frascetti, Directed by Alfonso Brescia.

Above average. I think this movie is one of the better mafia-movies. Mario Merola is also singer in real life.
***

Kauhutähti/The Horror Star, USA 1980.

Cast: Ferdinand Mayne, Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett, Nina Talboy, Barbara Pilavin, Leon Askin, Sceenplay by Norman Thaddeus Vane, Director of Photography Joel King, Music by Jerry Moseley, Directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane.

Good horror movie. This is low-budgeter, but a good one. It's some kind similar than Vincent Price movie Theathre of Blood (1973).
****

Painajaisesta tulee tosi/Footprints/Le orme, Italy 1975.

Cast: Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta Elmi, Caterina Boratto, John Carlsen, Evelyn Stewart, Myriam Acevedo, Klaus Kinski, Lila Kedrova, Sceenplay by Mario Fenelli ja Luigi Bazzoni, Director of Photography Vittorio Storaro, Music by Nicola Piovani, Directed by Luigi Bazzoni.

Old-fashioned mystery. Florinda Bolcan is interpreter, who finds herself from the middle of mystery. Dont' miss that!
****

Haintappaja/The Shark Hunter, Italy 1980.

Cast: Franco Nero, Werner Pochat, Jorge Luke, Eduardo Fajardo, Mike Forrest, Jorge Luke, Mirta Miler, Sceenplay by Alfredo Giannetti, Director of Photography Paul Perez Cubero, Edited by Gianfranco Amicucci, Music by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, Directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

Above average. Franco Nero is good as always. Action is very good too.
***

Matka tuntemattomaan/Star Odyssey, Italy 1977.

Cast: Yanti Somer, Gianni Garko, Sharon Baker, Chris Avram, Henry Brenner, Robert Rivers, Sceenplay by Edward Gentry, Bill Robertson, Al Bradly, Director of Photography John Fischer, Edited by Mariano Arditi, Music by Marcello Giombini/Marcel Petry, Directed by Alfonso Brescia/Al Bradly.

Science fiction. Some kind stupid movie, but it's however good entertainment, if like Italian Sciense fiction. Yanti Somer is Finnish, her real name is Kirsti Somersalo.
***

SOS Concorde lento 128 kutsuu/The Concorde Affaire, Italy 1979.

Cast: James Franciscus, Mimsy Farmer, Venantino Venantini, Joseph Cotten, Edmund Purdom, Van Johnson, Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi, Renzo Getta, Story Alberto Fioretti, Director of Photography: Federico Zanni, Edited by Eugenio Alabiso, Music by Stelvio Cipriani, Directed by: Ruggero Deodato.

Great adventure movie. Good Stelvio Cipriani score. Ruggero Deadato is more famous for his Cannibal movies than action movies. But watch this, it's funny low-budget movie with good casting.
****
Steve Screen

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