Raffaello Matarazzo

Raffaello Matarazzo

Largely misunderstood, at best considered a little master of an Italian cinema in full revival after the war thanks to neo-realism, Raffaello Matarazzo is nevertheless the author of some sumptuous melodramas whose success was spectacular in post-fascist Italy. Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper Il Tevere before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films were comedies until he shifted to making melodramas. With Catene, produced by Titanus in 1949, he became the most successful director in Italy. Audience loved his melodramas. Critics, however, have tended to disparage his work, saying that Matarazzo films were Neorealismo d'appendice. Since the 1970s, some film critics have tried to restore Matarazzo's reputation. French magazine Positif loved his erotic-historical peplum The Ship of Lost Women.

  • Title: Raffaello Matarazzo
  • Popularity: 3.061
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1909-08-17
  • Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
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Raffaello Matarazzo Movies

  • 1933
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    Tourist Train

    Tourist Train

    6.375 1933 HD

    The film portrays the comic adventures of a group of summertime travellers. Produced at the height of the fascist era, Treno popolare was nonetheless...

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  • 1944
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    Empezó en boda

    Empezó en boda

    1 1944 HD

    In-laws and relatives begin to settle in the house of two newlyweds. Even though their intention is to contribute to marital peace, they actually...

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  • 1944
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    Empezó en boda

    Empezó en boda

    1 1944 HD

    In-laws and relatives begin to settle in the house of two newlyweds. Even though their intention is to contribute to marital peace, they actually...

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  • 1944
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    Empezó en boda

    Empezó en boda

    1 1944 HD

    In-laws and relatives begin to settle in the house of two newlyweds. Even though their intention is to contribute to marital peace, they actually...

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  • 1959
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    Cerasella

    Cerasella

    6.6 1959 HD

    Cerasella escapes just before her marriage with Alfredo and meets Bruno, the son of a wealthy industrialist.

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  • 1955
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    The White Angel

    The White Angel

    6.1 1955 HD

    In this sequel to Nobody's Children, Guido still longs for Luisa, who has become a nun. Then he meets Lina, a chorus dancer who is a dead ringer for...

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  • 1955
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    The White Angel

    The White Angel

    6.1 1955 HD

    In this sequel to Nobody's Children, Guido still longs for Luisa, who has become a nun. Then he meets Lina, a chorus dancer who is a dead ringer for...

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  • 1955
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    The White Angel

    The White Angel

    6.1 1955 HD

    In this sequel to Nobody's Children, Guido still longs for Luisa, who has become a nun. Then he meets Lina, a chorus dancer who is a dead ringer for...

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  • 1951
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    Nobody's Children

    Nobody's Children

    7.3 1951 HD

    The tragic love story between Guido, the owner of a marble quarry and Luisa, the humble daughter of one of his employees, ends up in her giving birth...

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  • 1951
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    Nobody's Children

    Nobody's Children

    7.3 1951 HD

    The tragic love story between Guido, the owner of a marble quarry and Luisa, the humble daughter of one of his employees, ends up in her giving birth...

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  • 1954
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    Torna!

    Torna!

    4.9 1954 HD

    Cousins James and Robert are in love with Susanna. When Robert and Susanna announce their engagement, James vows to ruin their happiness.

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  • 1955
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    Good night… lawyer!

    Good night… lawyer!

    6.4 1955 HD

    A lawyer, married but temporarily alone at home, finds himself in the house a beautiful lady who tries to escape from her jealous husband. Fascinated...

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  • 1933
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    Tourist Train

    Tourist Train

    6.375 1933 HD

    The film portrays the comic adventures of a group of summertime travellers. Produced at the height of the fascist era, Treno popolare was nonetheless...

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  • 1933
    imgMovies

    Tourist Train

    Tourist Train

    6.375 1933 HD

    The film portrays the comic adventures of a group of summertime travellers. Produced at the height of the fascist era, Treno popolare was nonetheless...

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  • 1933
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    Tourist Train

    Tourist Train

    6.375 1933 HD

    The film portrays the comic adventures of a group of summertime travellers. Produced at the height of the fascist era, Treno popolare was nonetheless...

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  • 1953
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    The Ship of Condemned Women

    The Ship of Condemned Women

    6.8 1953 HD

    After murdering her illegitimate baby, Isabella (Tania Weber) pins the blame on her innocent cousin Consuelo (May Britt). Despite the strenuous...

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  • 1949
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    Chains

    Chains

    6.3 1949 HD

    A family drama involving a wife torn between her husband and her criminal ex-lover.

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  • 1950
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    Tormento

    Tormento

    6.5 1950 HD

    Anna flees her home, where she has been victimized for years by her spineless father’s mean-spirited second wife, to be with her lover, an...

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  • 1950
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    Tormento

    Tormento

    6.5 1950 HD

    Anna flees her home, where she has been victimized for years by her spineless father’s mean-spirited second wife, to be with her lover, an...

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  • 1953
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    Giuseppe Verdi

    Giuseppe Verdi

    5.5 1953 HD

    The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of...

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  • 1954
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    Torna!

    Torna!

    4.9 1954 HD

    Cousins James and Robert are in love with Susanna. When Robert and Susanna announce their engagement, James vows to ruin their happiness.

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  • 1955
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    The Intruder

    The Intruder

    7.2 1955 HD

    A doctor saves a girl from suicide and marries her out of pity. Soon the evil man who had pushed her to the limit taking advantage of her re-enters...

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  • 1963
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    I terribili sette

    I terribili sette

    1 1963 HD

    Some kids find by chance an infant in swaddling clothes left in a meadow. Initially, after having led in their lair, they think of selling it to a...

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  • 1942
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    Giorno di nozze

    Giorno di nozze

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1952
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    He Who Is Without Sin...

    He Who Is Without Sin...

    6.4 1952 HD

    Stefano and Maria have a marriage by proxy while he is working abroad in Canada. When she is mistakenly accused of abandoning her own child and sent...

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  • 1956
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    Rice Girl

    Rice Girl

    5.8 1956 HD

    The 19-year-old Elena, who is as pretty as she is bright, works as a rice girl for the landlord Guerrini. Having become aware of her name, he finds...

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  • 1958
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    Malinconico autunno

    Malinconico autunno

    6.8 1958 HD

    At school, Luca is falsely accused of a prank and wishes he had a father who would defend him in front of the headmaster. His father is dead, but he...

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  • 1933
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    Littoria

    Littoria

    1 1933 HD

    A documentary on agriculture by Raffaello Matarazzo.

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  • 1947
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    Fumeria d’oppio

    Fumeria d’oppio

    5.8 1947 HD

    A young woman is murdered and robbed in broad daylight. A young man is arrested, in possession of some of the jewels of the victim. The passionate...

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  • 1943
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    Daddy's Little Devil

    Daddy's Little Devil

    5.8 1943 HD

    Nicoletta is a young rebel, cherished by his forgiving father, until an old relative joins the family after the wedding of her sister, and insists...

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  • 1933
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    La Voce Lontana

    La Voce Lontana

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1940
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    L'imprevisto

    L'imprevisto

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    L'imprevisto

    L'imprevisto

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1950
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    Paolo e Francesca

    Paolo e Francesca

    1 1950 HD

    The tragic love story, already narrated by Dante in his Inferno, of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta. Francesca is married to Paolo's...

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  • 1953
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    Vortice

    Vortice

    7 1953 HD

    Elena, after a date with his boyfriend Guido, comes home finding his father tried to kill himself with gas because he lost a lot of money due to some...

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  • 1953
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    Vortice

    Vortice

    7 1953 HD

    Elena, after a date with his boyfriend Guido, comes home finding his father tried to kill himself with gas because he lost a lot of money due to some...

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  • 1950
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    Paolo e Francesca

    Paolo e Francesca

    1 1950 HD

    The tragic love story, already narrated by Dante in his Inferno, of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta. Francesca is married to Paolo's...

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  • 1940
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    Trappola d'amore

    Trappola d'amore

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Trappola d'amore

    Trappola d'amore

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    I Was to Blame

    I Was to Blame

    3.5 1937 HD

    A comedy about an unemployed fellow who goes to live with his brother and runs into trouble with his brother's overbearing wife.

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  • 1941
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    The Adventuress from the Floor Above

    The Adventuress from the Floor Above

    6.8 1941 HD

    A comedy in which a young lawyer, with a very jealous wife, ends up hosting a woman from his building for a night, with strange consequences

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  • 1933
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    Mussolinia di Sardegna

    Mussolinia di Sardegna

    1 1933 HD

    An early documentary by Raffaello Matarazzo.

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  • 1933
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    Sabaudia

    Sabaudia

    1 1933 HD

    An early documentary by Raffaello Matarazzo.

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  • 1932
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    Two Happy Hearts

    Two Happy Hearts

    1 1932 HD

    When his wife storms out of a dinner planned in honor of his American boss (because their dog is not allowed to be at the table) an engineer pretends...

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  • 1949
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    Chains

    Chains

    6.3 1949 HD

    A family drama involving a wife torn between her husband and her criminal ex-lover.

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  • 1953
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    Vortice

    Vortice

    7 1953 HD

    Elena, after a date with his boyfriend Guido, comes home finding his father tried to kill himself with gas because he lost a lot of money due to some...

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  • 1957
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    The Last Violence

    The Last Violence

    7.5 1957 HD

    Raped during the war by a stranger, Anna is forced by their parents to pretend that that her daughter Lisa is her sister. When she is about to marry...

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  • 1963
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    Adultero lui, adultera lei

    Adultero lui, adultera lei

    5 1963 HD

    Lina, a young woman now tired of the constant betrayals from her husband, decides to cheat on him with a mutual friend, Piero.

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  • 1957
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    The Last Violence

    The Last Violence

    7.5 1957 HD

    Raped during the war by a stranger, Anna is forced by their parents to pretend that that her daughter Lisa is her sister. When she is about to marry...

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  • 1957
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    The Last Violence

    The Last Violence

    7.5 1957 HD

    Raped during the war by a stranger, Anna is forced by their parents to pretend that that her daughter Lisa is her sister. When she is about to marry...

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  • 1947
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    Lo sciopero dei milioni

    Lo sciopero dei milioni

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1964
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    Amore mio

    Amore mio

    1 1964 HD

    A man wants to leave his wife for another woman, but this other woman decides not to live with him.

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  • 1964
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    Amore mio

    Amore mio

    1 1964 HD

    A man wants to leave his wife for another woman, but this other woman decides not to live with him.

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  • 1953
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    Giuseppe Verdi

    Giuseppe Verdi

    5.5 1953 HD

    The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of...

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  • 1963
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    Adultero lui, adultera lei

    Adultero lui, adultera lei

    5 1963 HD

    Lina, a young woman now tired of the constant betrayals from her husband, decides to cheat on him with a mutual friend, Piero.

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  • 1959
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    Cerasella

    Cerasella

    6.6 1959 HD

    Cerasella escapes just before her marriage with Alfredo and meets Bruno, the son of a wealthy industrialist.

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  • 1964
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    Amore mio

    Amore mio

    1 1964 HD

    A man wants to leave his wife for another woman, but this other woman decides not to live with him.

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  • 1963
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    Adultero lui, adultera lei

    Adultero lui, adultera lei

    5 1963 HD

    Lina, a young woman now tired of the constant betrayals from her husband, decides to cheat on him with a mutual friend, Piero.

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  • 1947
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    Fumeria d’oppio

    Fumeria d’oppio

    5.8 1947 HD

    A young woman is murdered and robbed in broad daylight. A young man is arrested, in possession of some of the jewels of the victim. The passionate...

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  • 1963
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    I terribili sette

    I terribili sette

    1 1963 HD

    Some kids find by chance an infant in swaddling clothes left in a meadow. Initially, after having led in their lair, they think of selling it to a...

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  • 1935
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    The Serpent's Fang

    The Serpent's Fang

    1 1935 HD

    Early, proto giallo set in a boarding house for girls.

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  • 1964
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    Amore mio

    Amore mio

    1 1964 HD

    A man wants to leave his wife for another woman, but this other woman decides not to live with him.

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  • 1955
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    The Intruder

    The Intruder

    7.2 1955 HD

    A doctor saves a girl from suicide and marries her out of pity. Soon the evil man who had pushed her to the limit taking advantage of her re-enters...

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  • 1937
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    I Was to Blame

    I Was to Blame

    3.5 1937 HD

    A comedy about an unemployed fellow who goes to live with his brother and runs into trouble with his brother's overbearing wife.

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  • 1952
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    Lieutenant Giorgio

    Lieutenant Giorgio

    6 1952 HD

    A lieutenant spends a night of love with a mysterious woman. After a few years he discovers that the woman was married to an invalid and that the...

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  • 1939
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    The Hotel of the Absent

    The Hotel of the Absent

    6 1939 HD

    The young lady-in-waiting of a millionairess is kidnapped, in her stead, by people who had an interest in the disappearance of the rich heiress. The...

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  • 1954
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    The Slave of Sin

    The Slave of Sin

    5.5 1954 HD

    A former prostitute and a little Polish girl are survivors of a train crash. The woman wishes to adopt the child, but her past makes that difficult.

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  • 1936
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    Joe il Rosso

    Joe il Rosso

    1 1936 HD

    A precious painting suddenly disappears from the house of a noble Italian family. A relative from America investigates the mystery.

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  • 1941
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    The Adventuress from the Floor Above

    The Adventuress from the Floor Above

    6.8 1941 HD

    A comedy in which a young lawyer, with a very jealous wife, ends up hosting a woman from his building for a night, with strange consequences

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  • 1941
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    The Adventuress from the Floor Above

    The Adventuress from the Floor Above

    6.8 1941 HD

    A comedy in which a young lawyer, with a very jealous wife, ends up hosting a woman from his building for a night, with strange consequences

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  • 1939
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    The Hotel of the Absent

    The Hotel of the Absent

    6 1939 HD

    The young lady-in-waiting of a millionairess is kidnapped, in her stead, by people who had an interest in the disappearance of the rich heiress. The...

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  • 1936
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    L'anonima Roylott

    L'anonima Roylott

    8 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    L'anonima Roylott

    L'anonima Roylott

    8 1936 HD

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  • 1954
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    Guai ai vinti

    Guai ai vinti

    6 1954 HD

    A young woman, her sister-in-law and her ten year old daughter are violently traumatised by invading Austrian soldiers. Later, in Verona, both woman...

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  • 1954
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    Guai ai vinti

    Guai ai vinti

    6 1954 HD

    A young woman, her sister-in-law and her ten year old daughter are violently traumatised by invading Austrian soldiers. Later, in Verona, both woman...

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  • 1953
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    The Ship of Condemned Women

    The Ship of Condemned Women

    6.8 1953 HD

    After murdering her illegitimate baby, Isabella (Tania Weber) pins the blame on her innocent cousin Consuelo (May Britt). Despite the strenuous...

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  • 1953
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    Vortice

    Vortice

    7 1953 HD

    Elena, after a date with his boyfriend Guido, comes home finding his father tried to kill himself with gas because he lost a lot of money due to some...

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  • 1943
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    Daddy's Little Devil

    Daddy's Little Devil

    5.8 1943 HD

    Nicoletta is a young rebel, cherished by his forgiving father, until an old relative joins the family after the wedding of her sister, and insists...

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  • 1940
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    Giù il sipario

    Giù il sipario

    5.5 1940 HD

    A playwright, a troop of actors, a director, and the playwright's uncle scheme against each other for their own interests regarding the success or...

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  • 1940
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    Giù il sipario

    Giù il sipario

    5.5 1940 HD

    A playwright, a troop of actors, a director, and the playwright's uncle scheme against each other for their own interests regarding the success or...

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  • 1935
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    The Serpent's Fang

    The Serpent's Fang

    1 1935 HD

    Early, proto giallo set in a boarding house for girls.

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  • 1940
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    Giù il sipario

    Giù il sipario

    5.5 1940 HD

    A playwright, a troop of actors, a director, and the playwright's uncle scheme against each other for their own interests regarding the success or...

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  • 1950
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    Dora la espía

    Dora la espía

    1 1950 HD

    Dora, daughter of the Marchioness of Río Zares, marries the politician Andrés. Despondent, Countess Zicka launches the lie that she is...

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  • 1950
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    Dora la espía

    Dora la espía

    1 1950 HD

    Dora, daughter of the Marchioness of Río Zares, marries the politician Andrés. Despondent, Countess Zicka launches the lie that she is...

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