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1. Thunderball (1965)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi
Votes: 127,192 | Gross: $63.60M
2. Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Approved | 117 min | Action, Adventure, War
An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà, Brad Dexter
Votes: 15,153 | Gross: $17.11M
3. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
PG | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History
Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham
Votes: 4,952
4. Grand Prix (1966)
Approved | 176 min | Drama, Sport
American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshirô Mifune
Votes: 10,511 | Gross: $20.85M
5. Danger: Diabolik (1968)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A master thief and his sensual lover pull off heist after heist, all while an envious coalition of cops and gangsters is gunning for them.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 7,201
6. It Takes a Thief (1968–1970)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The adventures of suave cat burglar Alexander Mundy, who plies his trade for the U.S. Government.
Stars: Robert Wagner, Fred Astaire, Malachi Throne, Murray Pollack
Votes: 2,197
7. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Approved | 138 min | Biography, Drama, History
The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews
Votes: 8,068
8. That Man from Rio (1964)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young private on military leave comes to the rescue of his girlfriend who's been abducted by thieves and brought to Rio de Janeiro. An extravagant adventure ensues.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Roger Dumas
Votes: 6,196 | Gross: $0.04M
9. Sandokan (1976)
286 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Malaysia, the second half of 1800. The English Queen Victoria owns the domain of the eastern lands of Borneo, commanded by Lord James Guillonk, fierce and ruthless conqueror, father of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Kabir Bedi, Adolfo Celi, Philippe Leroy, Mohammed Azad
Votes: 1,607
10. Ein Unbekannter rechnet ab (1974)
PG | 98 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?
Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Stéphane Audran
Votes: 3,538
11. Pure as a Lily (1976)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
Anthony M. Wilson is an English gentleman. He has a string of restaurants in London plus a beautiful house decorated with all the trendy art he can get.
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Ornella Muti, Madeleine Hinde, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 142
12. The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
R | 104 min | Comedy
A series of surreal sequences that critique morality and society in a stream of consciousness style.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Michel Piccoli, Monica Vitti
Votes: 17,202 | Gross: $0.01M
13. Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
PG | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization based on eyewitness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun.
Director: Ennio De Concini | Stars: Alec Guinness, Simon Ward, Adolfo Celi, Diane Cilento
Votes: 1,854 | Gross: $1.11M
14. The Honey Pot (1967)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson, Capucine
Votes: 2,866
15. The Chosen (1977)
R | 105 min | Horror
Robert's in charge of constructing a nuclear power plant in the Middle East. Will it be instrumental in prophecies of antichrist's apocalypse?
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward, Agostina Belli, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 1,607
16. Amici miei (1975)
R | 140 min | Comedy, Drama
Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Philippe Noiret, Duilio Del Prete
Votes: 8,000
17. King of Hearts (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 4,345 | Gross: $0.02M
18. The Italian Connection (1972)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Milanese pimp is pursued by - and then pursues - a pair of New York hitmen and the gangsters who framed him for stealing a shipment of heroin.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 2,864
19. Madly in Love (1981)
102 min | Comedy, Romance
Barnaba, a rude bus driver who enjoys the attention of women, one day meets Principessa Cristina, the princess of a local principality.
Directors: Franco Castellano, Giuseppe Moccia | Stars: Adriano Celentano, Ornella Muti, Adolfo Celi, Milla Sannoner
Votes: 4,248
20. The Next Man (1976)
R | 108 min | Thriller
Influential Arab diplomat becomes the target of numerous assassination attempts, after he announces his plan to make peace with Israel by letting them join the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (O.P.E.C.).
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Sean Connery, Cornelia Sharpe, Albert Paulsen, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 828
21. Operation Kid Brother (1967)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
The civilian brother of Britain's best spy must use his skills in plastic surgery, hypnotism and lip-reading to stop a crime syndicate's bid for world domination.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Neil Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Adolfo Celi, Agata Flori
Votes: 1,564
22. They Have Changed Their Face (1971)
92 min | Drama, Horror
In this allegory on capitalism, director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa to give him the good news. He just got promoted. However, the old man is not what he seems and promotion has a price.
Director: Corrado Farina | Stars: Adolfo Celi, Geraldine Hooper, Giuliano Esperati, Francesca Modigliani
Votes: 589
23. My Father's Wife (1976)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Aging wife desperately wants to sexually satisfy her husband, but he's losing interest and cheats. She seeks advice even from prostitutes but nothing helps. Tired from trying, she falls for her husband's son who reciprocates.
Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Adolfo Celi, Cesare Barro, Luigi Pistilli
Votes: 233
24. Fragment of Fear (1970)
GP | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Reformed drug addict Tim Brett (David Hemmings) is vacationing in Italy with his aunt. When she is murdered, he tries to investigate. Soon his whole life spins out of control.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Flora Robson
Votes: 951
25. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
PG-13 | 87 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 1,551
26. Who Saw Her Die? (1972)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Between a four-year gap in the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a well-known sculptor is discovered dead, and her parents conduct an investigation, only to discover they are much out of their depth.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: George Lazenby, Anita Strindberg, Adolfo Celi, Dominique Boschero
Votes: 2,919
27. Eye in the Labyrinth (1972)
95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A woman searches for her missing lover, a psychiatrist who has suddenly vanished for no apparent reason. She ends up at a villa populated by a group of eccentric individuals. A string of murders commences immediately.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Rosemary Dexter, Adolfo Celi, Horst Frank, Sybil Danning
Votes: 1,072
28. Monsignor (1982)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, War
An ambitious priest seduces a nun and leads the Vatican into shady business during and after World War II.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller
Votes: 1,017 | Gross: $12.41M
29. Dirty Heroes (1967)
G | 105 min | Drama, War
Holland. Spring 1945. Two armies face each other in the final confrontation of World War II. On the one hand are the powerful forces of the Allies, on the other, all that remains of the Third Reich. -Leigh Thomas
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Frederick Stafford, Daniela Bianchi, Curd Jürgens, John Ireland
Votes: 264
30. Detective Belli (1969)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama
A crooked detective begins investigating a situation on behalf of a friend and gets involved in murder, deception and double-cross.
Director: Romolo Guerrieri | Stars: Franco Nero, Florinda Bolkan, Adolfo Celi, Delia Boccardo
Votes: 372
31. Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy, who are licenced-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Marc Porel, Ray Lovelock, Adolfo Celi, Franco Citti
Votes: 1,651
32. Grand Slam (1967)
Not Rated | 121 min | Crime, Drama
To pull off a daring diamond heist in Rio during Carnival, a retired schoolteacher hires four professionals who must contend with a revolutionary alarm system and a taciturn secretary.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Janet Leigh, Robert Hoffmann, Klaus Kinski, Riccardo Cucciolla
Votes: 1,385
33. Naked Girl Murdered in the Park (1972)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
An investigator is assigned to investigate a man's family after he is found dead only hours after taking out a million dollar insurance policy.
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Robert Hoffmann, Irina Demick, Pilar Velázquez, Howard Ross
Votes: 527
34. Amici miei - Atto II° (1982)
127 min | Comedy, Drama
The four old friends meet on the grave of the fifth of them, Perozzi, who died at the end of the first episode. Time has passed but they are still up for adventures and cruel jokes, and ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Adolfo Celi, Renzo Montagnani
Votes: 3,298
35. The Borgias (1981)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The ruthless Rodrigo Borgia intends to become Pope and will not let anything stand in his way.
Stars: Oliver Cotton, Maurice O'Connell, Louis Selwyn, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 195
36. Cindy - Cinderella '80 (1984)
173 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
In this contemporary retelling of the Cinderella story, a feisty 18-year-old Italian-American New Yorker named Cindy is sent off to Rome with her irascible stepmother and vain stepsisters. ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Malenotti | Stars: Bonnie Bianco, Pierre Cosso, Sandra Milo, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 593
37. The Bobo (1967)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
To get his big break, a singing matador must win over the most beautiful and most elusive woman in all of Barcelona, in only three days.
Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Rossano Brazzi, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 966
38. L'affittacamere (1976)
100 min | Comedy
Giorgia and her sister inherit a villa and decide to turn it into a pension. When the sister orders the advertising, the brochure, together with the name, Pension Paradise, leads people to believe it is a whore house.
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Gloria Guida, Lino Banfi, Enzo Cannavale, Vittorio Caprioli
Votes: 176
39. The Devil Is a Woman (1974)
R | 105 min | Drama
The Mother Superior of a convent wields power in its most vicious forms. And as she as she destroys the people in her care, she herself becomes her own victim as she draws on all her spiritual powers to drive out the tempter.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Claudio Cassinelli, Lisa Harrow, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 153
40. Lucky Luciano (1973)
R | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi, Charles Cioffi
Votes: 1,581
41. Indagine su un delitto perfetto (1978)
90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The death of a multinational company's chairman induces the three candidates for the chairmanship to plot the ones against the others. One of the three simulates a deadly car accident to carry out his perfect criminal plan.
Director: Giuseppe Rosati | Stars: Gloria Guida, Leonard Mann, Joseph Cotten, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 189
42. Sandokan the Great (1963)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Adventure
Malasyan pirate Sandokan accidentally learns that Lord Brook plots to obtain the crown of Malasya by kidnapping the legitimate rajah and his daughter and forcing them to abdicate so he gathers his best man and launches a rescue operation.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Steve Reeves, Geneviève Grad, Andrea Bosic, Rik Battaglia
Votes: 411
43. Yankee (1966)
96 min | Western
A man referred to only as "Yankee" rides into a dying, desolate town in frontier New Mexico which is completely controlled by a man called the "Grand Cougar." Almost immediately, a battle for dominance ensues.
Director: Tinto Brass | Stars: Philippe Leroy, Adolfo Celi, Jacques Herlin, Tomás Torres
Votes: 465
44. The Incredible Challenge (1970)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the civil war in Cyprus, an island nation split between the Greeks and the Turks, a British peacekeeping officer is trying to prevent a Greek guerrilla fighter from escalating the violent situation even further.
Director: Adriano Bolzoni | Stars: Michael Craig, Eva Renzi, Adolfo Celi, Klaus Kinski
Votes: 110
45. In Search of Gregory (1969)
M/PG | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Young Catherine Morelli (Julie Christie), who lives in Rome, goes to Geneva to find romance at her father's wedding. There she begins a nearly nymphomaniacal pursuit of a mystery-fantasy man called Gregory (Michael Sarrazin).
Director: Peter Wood | Stars: Julie Christie, John Hurt, Michael Sarrazin, Paola Pitagora
Votes: 286
46. The Blonde Connection (1969)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
While looking for a stolen diamond necklace, private investigator Bob Martin uncovers a smart serial killer.
Director: Harald Philipp | Stars: Dean Reed, Fabio Testi, Ini Assmann, Leon Askin
Votes: 250
47. Café Express (1980)
100 min | Comedy
An Italian laborer foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on a night train to Naples.
Director: Nanni Loy | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Adolfo Celi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Luigi Basagaluppi
Votes: 730
48. Libera, My Love (1975)
110 min | Drama
Director Mauro Bolognini inserts this story in Fascist Italy, with careful attention to details. The couple formed by Matteo Zannoni (Bruno Cirino) and Libera Valente (Cardinale) can't bear... See full summary »
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Bruno Cirino, Adolfo Celi, Philippe Leroy
Votes: 283
49. Midas Run (1969)
M | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A veteran Secret Service Agent from Britain hijacks a government shipment of fifteen million dollars of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Fred Astaire, Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 184
50. Seven Times Seven (1969)
92 min | Comedy, Crime
A gang of prison inmates escapes and robs the Royal Mint.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Gastone Moschin, Lionel Stander, Raimondo Vianello, Gordon Mitchell
Votes: 288