Riz Ortolani Movie Trailers

One on Top of the Other Trailer (1969)

15 August 1969

A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.

Casanova & Co. Trailer (1977)

01 March 1977

While hiding from the royal authorities, Giacomo Casanova, the famous romancer, encounters his look-alike: Giacomino, a fugitive petty con man.

Soldier's Girl Trailer (1967)

13 April 1967

Anita, a free Emilian girl falls in love with Salvatore, a Neapolitan bersagliere. The two would like to get married, but he drowns while bathing in the river.

The Story of Boys and Girls Trailer (1989)

15 September 1989

At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo.

Hospitals: The White Mafia Trailer (1973)

25 August 1973

A famous surgeon earns enormous amounts of money by speculating on patients, although he is generally considered a great man and an excellent doctor.

Cyclone Trailer (1978)

21 July 1978

An airplane goes down in the ocean during a storm and a few survivors find refuge on a small tour boat.

The Dark Sun Trailer (1990)

04 February 1990

After the death of his mother a man returns to his hometown Palermo in southern Italy in order to get hold of the legacy.

The Pitiless Three Trailer (1964)

04 February 1964

Three unequal brothers seek revenge for the murder of their father. Each of them goes a different way.

Emma Hamilton Trailer (1968)

28 November 1968

In the second half of the 18th century, the young shepherdess Emma accidentally catches the eye of the English painter George Romney.

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... Trailer (1967)

01 December 1967

A chastity belt provides an endless amount of grief for a woman whose jealous husband has gone off to the Crusades.

Warriors of the Year 2072 Trailer (1984)

28 January 1984

In the future, two television networks compete for ratings by producing violent game shows. One network produces a modern day version of the Roman gladiators, only on motorcycles instead of chariots, and uses convicted murderers as the participants, The network decides it needs a champion for this sport, so they frame a constant winner from another game for murder, and place him on the show.

The Hideout Trailer (2007)

16 November 2007

A mystery-thriller about an Italian woman who moves to Davenport to open a restaurant. After her husband commits suicide, she spends fifteen years recovering at a Minnesota mental hospital.

Castle of Blood Trailer (1964)

27 February 1964

When a cynical journalist accepts a wager that he won't survive the night in a haunted castle, it unlocks an odyssey of sexual torment, undead vengeance, and a dark seductress who surrenders the gravest of pleasures.

So Sweet... So Perverse Trailer (1969)

31 October 1969

An industrialist's affair with a troubled woman entangles him in a dangerous situation with her abusive boyfriend.

The Girl from Trieste Trailer (1982)

28 October 1982

A middle-aged artist (Ben Gazarra) sketching on the beach witnesses a young woman (Ornella Muti) being rescued from drowning.

Horror Castle Trailer (1963)

15 August 1963

Women are being tortured to death with various devices in the dungeon of an old castle by a mysterious, hooded figure who may be a notorious executioner from medieval times.

Tuareg: Desert Warrior Trailer (1984)

12 March 1984

In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp of a Tuareg warrior where they're given water and shelter.

The Unholy Four Trailer (1970)

11 March 1970

A young man who has lost his memory, escapes from prison with three other convicts. The other men help him find back bits of his past, until they arrive at a village where two warring families recognize him.

The Biggest Bundle of Them All Trailer (1968)

17 January 1968

A kidnapped mobster persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.

Tigers in Lipstick Trailer (1979)

16 March 1979

8 comic sketches set in Italy, with 4 of the most famous European sex symbols of the 70's playing 2 roles each.

I Am Afraid Trailer (1977)

06 October 1977

During a wave of political violence in Italy, a policeman who's already survived an assassination is assigned to act as a bodyguard to a morally upright judge.

House on the Edge of the Park Trailer (1980)

06 November 1980

A posh couple experience car trouble on their way to a villa party and stop into a local mechanic's shop for assistance, unaware of his shady background.

The Spy with a Cold Nose Trailer (1966)

19 December 1966

A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British intelligence must get to the dog first and retrieve the spying device.

The Hunting Party Trailer (1971)

16 July 1971

A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.

The Glory Guys Trailer (1965)

07 July 1965

Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.

Le vacanze del Sor Clemente Trailer (1955)

01 June 1955

Sor Clemente tries to avoid an underwater fishing trip together with his authoritarian wife's friends and pretends to be ill.

Woman Times Seven Trailer (1967)

29 September 1967

Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husband's attention, a fight over a dress, a death pact, and a detective revealed as a jealous husband's spy.

Sposi Trailer (1988)

28 April 1988

To Love Ophelia Trailer (1974)

25 April 1974

Although he is in his thirties, Orlando still feels like a child. He is terrified of the outside world and is stuck in an obsessive relationship with his mother.

The Ravine Trailer (1969)

07 November 1969

In the winter of 1943, deep in the frozen waste of German occupied Yugoslavia, a lone parachute drifts from the snowy skies, falling ever closer to earth and a waiting German patrol car.

The Three of Us Trailer (1984)

20 December 1984

1770. Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is hosted in a villa near Bologna, where he has to graduate. There he gets in touch with “normal” boys, falls in love for the first time and tries to escape his destiny of young genius.

Via Panisperna Boys Trailer (1989)

03 February 1989

The enthusiasms, fears, joys and disappointments of the (private and professional) life of a well-known group of boys fond of physics and mathematics, who just made history as the Via Panisperna boys.

One Russian Summer Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Based on Mikhail Lermontov's novel Vadim, this costume drama, set in Russia during the 1700s, chronicles the battle between a vengeful, anarchic peasant and the tyrannical landowner who killed his mother and father.

The Dove Must Not Fly Trailer (1970)

11 March 1970

An undercover Nazi in Libya aims to steal fuel and deliver it to a specific location in the desert where an Italian bomber would refuel on its way to Allied target.

Massacre Play Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Estranged childhood friends, both passionate filmmakers, find themselves on divergent paths: one an acclaimed Oscar winner, the other struggling in TV.

Brothers and Sisters Trailer (1992)

11 September 1992

After twenty years of marriage, Gloria discovers that her husband has been cheating on her. It' a terrible trauma and she decides to stay with her sister in USA in St.

Incantato Trailer (2003)

24 January 2003

Rome, 1929. The Pope's tailor sends his only son, 35-year-old virgin Nello, to more liberal Bologna hoping he'll find a wife.

Very Important Person Trailer (1961)

24 April 1961

Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar.

From Hell to Victory Trailer (1979)

15 March 1979

In 1939, at a Paris café, six friends of various nationalities vow to meet again at the same spot after the end of WW2.

Mafia Junction Trailer (1973)

05 March 1973

Cliff works as a narcotics investigator for the police and infiltrate a mafia gang. Soon it turns out that Cliff has bigger plans than just to bust bad guys.

The Statue Trailer (1971)

27 January 1971

Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize.

The Lovemakers Trailer (1970)

19 December 1970

Carlo Danieli, an industrialist of Sicilian origins, manages a French fries company. The man marries Elena, his girlfriend for years, who has decided to remain a virgin until the wedding day.

Knights of the Quest Trailer (2001)

06 April 2001

In 1271, the Seventh Crusade has failed. During their retreat, the troops transport the remains of King Louis IX, the Holy King, across the peninsula.

War Goddess Trailer (1973)

15 December 1973

Alena Johnston is Antione, the War Goddess of the Amazons, who must mate with the Greek king Theseus to propogate her race.

Paolo Barca, Elementary School Teacher, Practically a Nudist Trailer (1975)

13 March 1975

The Milanese nudist professor Paolo Barca moved to the province of Catania; there he will succeed in changing something both in the school and in his character.

Kill and Pray Trailer (1967)

10 March 1967

A Mexican community is slaughtered by Confederate troops; the lone survivor, a boy, is taken in by a preacher.

Beyond the Law Trailer (1968)

10 April 1968

A thief takes the job as a town sheriff in order to rob a silver shipment before his ex-partner can grab it.

The Inquiry Trailer (1986)

26 October 1986

A Roman agent is sent to Palestine to investigate rumors of the resurrection of an executed criminal.

Rings of Fear Trailer (1978)

19 August 1978

Angela Russo, a sixteen-year-old girl, is found dead in a river, having been fatally violated with a large blunt instrument.

The Pyjama Girl Case Trailer (1977)

31 December 1977

Two seemingly separate stories in New South Wales: a burned, murdered body of a young woman is found on the beach, and a retired inspector makes inquiries; also, Linda, a waitress and ferry attendant, has several lovers and marries one, but continues seeing the others.

How to Kill a Judge Trailer (1975)

05 February 1975

A filmmaker's popular movie about a corrupt judge who is killed by the Mafia seemingly foretells the murder of a magistrate who orders the film's seizure.

The 7th Dawn Trailer (1964)

02 September 1964

Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.

Killer Crocodile Trailer (1989)

30 July 1989

A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile.

Un caso di coscienza Trailer (1970)

04 March 1970

Discovering that a woman from their small town in Sicily cheated on her husband, a group of upper class men investigate and try to identify her.

Madhouse Trailer (1981)

04 March 1981

A woman is pursued by her murderous, psychopathic twin sister in the days leading up to their birthday.

A Girl Called Jules Trailer (1970)

25 July 1970

After his Western triumphs, Valerii stepped out of the shadow of Sergio Leone with this distinctly Bergmanesque sexual melodrama.

Death Steps in the Dark Trailer (1977)

17 February 1977

An Italian reporter is travelling on the Instabul-Athens train. A woman is murdered with the reporter's letter-opener so that makes him the main suspect.

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Trailer (1968)

23 October 1968

After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.