Riz Ortolani Movie Trailers

Ursus in the Valley of the Lions Trailer (1961)

21 December 1961

Bodybuilder Ed Fury stars as the legendary Ursus in this above-average sword-and-sandal adventure from veteran director Carlo Campogalliani.

The Counsellor Trailer (1973)

30 August 1973

When the godson of San Francisco's crime lord asks permission to leave "the business," Don Antonio agrees, but reluctantly.

Love & Passion Trailer (1987)

25 February 1987

After the renewed flings with their former lovers prove to be disastrously unlike the romantic memories, an unfaithful couple returns to each other.

The Fifth Musketeer Trailer (1979)

06 April 1979

King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks up his brother in the Bastille.

The Angel with the Gun Trailer (1992)

18 December 1992

The revenge of a young woman who sees her family brutally shot to death.

Detective Baldassarre spends his forced exile sorting criminal records. He gets a chance to return to the line of fire when two people, an aristocrat and a worker are struck by lightning inside a fancy mansion.

Killer Crocodile 2 Trailer (1990)

01 December 1990

The Caribbean swamps which is to be made into a holiday resort is terrorized again by a second monstrous crocodile which is killing off anyone unfortunate to be on the water.

Confessions of a Police Captain Trailer (1971)

26 March 1971

A police captain arranges the release of a criminally insane prisoner, who soon winds up dead. When the District Attorney takes on the case, he uncovers corruption in the department and vows to take down the man who's responsible.

Ride and Kill Trailer (1964)

30 April 1964

A small town in Arizona is oppressed by the tyranny of a powerful rancher. The owner of a farm, fed up with constant abuse, decides to hire a former gunslinger, as the town sheriff is recognized powerless to stand against the tyrant.

A School Trip Trailer (1983)

21 September 1983

Italy, 1914. Two teachers take their pupils for a school outing from Bologna to Florence.

Atrocious Tales of Love and Death Trailer (1979)

12 April 1979

Raphael, a restaurant mandolin player with a limp, a father to support, and a lot of debt, accepts a job offered by his friend, Giardino, to play a serenade under an apartment window at the behest of a mysterious blonde.

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony Trailer (1973)

23 November 1973

There's trouble in Frankie Diomede's criminal empire in Genoa. A French gangster has moved into his territory, so he flies home to take care of business.

The Heroes Trailer (1973)

23 February 1973

Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in boxes marked "plasma.

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.

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.

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.

Madhouse Trailer (1981)

04 March 1981

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

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.

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life Trailer (2017)

27 April 2017

An account of the life and work of legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004) and an emotional journey through the great moments of cinema, from Italian neorealism to the masterpieces of Woody Allen.

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.

The Warning Trailer (1980)

15 August 1980

During a high-stakes investigation into corporate and banking elites tied to organized crime, a police chief and his team are murdered for refusing a bribe.

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 Dead Are Alive Trailer (1972)

25 May 1972

A photographer on an archaeological expedition digging up Etruscan ruins in Italy begins to suspect that not all the Etruscans buried there are actually dead.

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.

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.

Dear Parents Trailer (1973)

09 February 1973

An Italian woman who has not heard from her daughter for a while travels to London, where the daughter is living, and is shocked to be confronted with the young woman's world.

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.

Holy Cow Trailer (1982)

23 September 1982

When a stage artist is send to fight he met a lovely girl.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Brothers in Blood Trailer (1987)

12 May 1987

War is Hell... especially NAM. A group of battle weary soldiers in Vietnam are trapped behind enemy lines.

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.

Chocolate Trailer (1980)

18 July 1980

El Muertes and El Jato travel to Morocco to get some chocolate but run into trouble when they are assaulted by locals.

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.

Sahara Cross Trailer (1977)

10 September 1977

Jean Bellard and Carl Mank, two Western engineers supported by Hamid are in search of a terrorist group that murdered their colleague in the Tunisian desert.

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.

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.

A Dinner for Them to Meet Trailer (2007)

01 February 2007

Actor Sandro Lanza is experiencing the most painful moment of his existence. After a suicide attempt, his three daughters, scattered throughout Europe, each with a different mother, come to his side.

Mondo candido Trailer (1975)

21 February 1975

Voltaire, a 16th century author was furious that learned members of a "civilized" society could claim that the apparent senseless violence and mayhem wrought by disasters, war, disease, man's cruelty, etc.

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.

The Dove Must Not Fly Trailer (1970)