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1. Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (2009)

102 min | Documentary

9.7

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Starting in the 50s, miles and miles of film reels testify to Franco Cristaldi's passion and commitment to producing the best Italian and European cinema over the course of his career. ... See full summary »

Director: Massimo Spano | Stars: Marco Bellocchio, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Sean Connery, Franco Cristaldi

Votes: 10

2. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, War

8.1

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96 Metascore

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash

Votes: 65,631 | Gross: $0.06M

3. Elio Petri... appunti su un autore (2005)

85 min | Documentary

8.0

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Examines the career of film director Elio Petri.

Directors: Federico Bacci, Nicola Guarneri, Stefano Leone | Stars: Robert Altman, Ursula Andress, Bernardo Bertolucci, Florinda Bolkan

Votes: 140

4. Kapo (1960)

116 min | Drama, War

7.6

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A young Jewish girl leads an escape attempt from a concentration camp.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Susan Strasberg, Laurent Terzieff, Emmanuelle Riva, Didi Perego

Votes: 2,592

5. The Making of 'The Battle of Algiers' (2003)

51 min | Documentary

7.6

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Director: Roberta Licurgo | Star: Gillo Pontecorvo

Votes: 7

6. Remembering History (2005 Video)

69 min | Documentary

7.5

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a documentary reconstructing the Algerian experience of the battle for independence.

Stars: Henri Alleg, Zohra Drif-Bitat, Mohammed Harbi, Alistair Horne

Votes: 32

7. Marxist Poetry: The Making of 'The Battle of Algiers' (2004 Video)

51 min | Documentary

7.4

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To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of The Battle of Algiers (1966), we revisited our edition of the film and our interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and producer Saadi Yacef, who... See full summary »

Stars: Gillo Pontecorvo, Yacef Saadi, Ennio Morricone, Brahim Hadjadj

Votes: 59

8. Ennio Morricone (1995 TV Movie)

40 min | Documentary

7.4

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A documentary exploring the life and work of the great Italian composer.

Director: David M. Thompson | Stars: Ennio Morricone, Bruno Battisti D'Amario, Bernardo Bertolucci, John Boorman

Votes: 98

9. Burn! (1969)

R | 112 min | Action, Drama, War

7.1

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72 Metascore

In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia

Votes: 5,792 | Gross: $0.43M

10. Ogro (1979)

115 min | Drama, Thriller

7.1

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As 1973 winds down, Francisco Franco is still governing Spain with an iron hand. Opposition parties are forbidden, labor movements are repressed, and Basque nationalists are mercilessly ... See full summary »

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Ángela Molina, Saverio Marconi, José Sacristán

Votes: 1,094

11. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)

9 min | Comedy, History

7.1

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A Special Collector's Edition.

Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta

Votes: 106

12. Outcry (1946)

90 min | War, Drama

7.1

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Italian resistance fighters take on the Germans

Director: Aldo Vergano | Stars: Elli Parvo, Massimo Serato, Lea Padovani, Vittorio Duse

Votes: 64

13. Totò e Carolina (1955)

84 min | Comedy

7.0

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During a police raid at Villa Borghese, the agent, a widower named Antonio Caccavallo, stays to get better acquainted with the young Carolina.

Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Totò, Anna Maria Ferrero, Gianni Cavalieri, Maurizio Arena

Votes: 327

14. La grande strada azzurra (1957)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Romance

6.9

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76 Metascore

Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles against harsh living conditions, a scarcity of... See full summary »

Directors: Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti | Stars: Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal, Peter Carsten

Votes: 720 | Gross: $0.01M

15. Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992 TV Movie)

37 min | Documentary

6.9

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Director: Oliver Curtis | Stars: Edward Said, Gillo Pontecorvo, Marcello Gatti, John Francis Lane

Votes: 59

16. Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)

96 min | Documentary

6.8

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The film of Enrico Berlinguer's funeral which took place in Rome is a set of mainly public images, the re-presentation of the political figure. The video briefly traces the political life ... See full summary »

Directors: Ugo Adilardi, Silvano Agosti, Gianni Amico, Alfredo Angeli, Giorgio Arlorio, Gioia Benelli, Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Paolo Bianchini, Libero Bizzarri, Carlo Di Palma, Luigi Faccini, Giorgio Ferrara, Nicolò Ferrari, Andrea Frezza, Ansano Giannarelli, Franco Giraldi, Francesco Laudadio, Carlo Lizzani, Luigi Magni, Massimo Manuelli, Francesco Maselli, Giuliano Montaldo, Riccardo Napolitano, Piero Nelli, Renato Parascandolo, Luigi Perelli, Paolo Pietrangeli, Gillo Pontecorvo, Faliero Rosati, Roberto Russo, Massimo Sani, Ettore Scola, Raffaele Siniscalchi, Sergio Spina, Gabriele Tanferna, Anna Maria Tatò, Gianni Toti, Piero Vivarelli | Stars: Enrico Berlinguer, Giorgio Almirante, Michelangelo Antonioni, Yasser Arafat

Votes: 123

17. The Unfaithfuls (1953)

99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.8

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An industrialist has his wife tailed because he secretly hopes she is betraying him so that he can ask for a divorce and marry the model he's fallen in love with. This leads to a series of thefts, blackmail and a suicide as well.

Directors: Mario Monicelli, Steno | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, May Britt, Pierre Cressoy, Tina Lattanzi

Votes: 239

18. Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (1970)

45 min | Documentary

6.8

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Directors: Elio Petri, Nelo Risi | Stars: Giancarlo Dettori, Luigi Diberti, Renzo Montagnani, Licia Pinelli

Votes: 47

19. Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951)

98 min | Drama, Romance, War

6.6

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1939 : what a beautiful year for Claudia and Jerôme. No sooner do they meet that they are under each other's spell. 1939 : what a horrible year for the two lovers : war breaks out before ... See full summary »

Director: Yves Allégret | Stars: Alida Valli, Jean Marais, Marcelle Arnold, Christine Chesnay

Votes: 107

20. Love in the City (1953)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance

6.5

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Six separate episodes: would-be suicides discuss their despair. A provincial dance hall. An investigative reporter posing as a husband-to-be. A young unwed mother. Girl-watching techniques of Italian men. A glimpse into prostitution.

Directors: Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Francesco Maselli, Dino Risi, Cesare Zavattini | Stars: Rita Josa, Rosanna Carta, Enrico Pelliccia, Donatella Marrosu

Votes: 1,463

21. 12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989)

90 min | Documentary

6.5

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Promotional omnibus film, made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities.

Directors: Michelangelo Antonioni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Mauro Bolognini, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Mario Monicelli, Ermanno Olmi, Gillo Pontecorvo, Francesco Rosi, Mario Soldati, Lina Wertmüller, Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Tonino Accolla, Elio Bartolini, Amelia Martello, Giovanni Mauriello

Votes: 255

22. Különbözö helyek (1995)

35 min | Short, Documentary

6.5

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Director: András Fésös | Stars: Wim Wenders, Jos Stelling, Stefano Mignucci, Agnès Varda

Votes: 19

23. Giovanna (1955)

36 min | Drama, Short

6.5

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This short is set in the early 1950s in a small textile factory in central Italy (Prato). Giovanna and her fellow female workers decide to enact a protest against the direction of the ... See full summary »

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Armida Gianassi, Carla Pozzi

Votes: 29

24. Another World Is Possible (2001)

60 min | Documentary

6.4

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A collective documentary on the protest movement against the G8 meeting in Genoa, Italy in 2001.

Directors: Alfredo Angeli, Giorgio Arlorio, Mario Balsamo, Giuliana Berlinguer, Maurizio Carrassi, Guido Chiesa, Francesca Comencini, Massimo Felisatti, Nicolò Ferrari, Gianfranco Fiore, Massimiliano Franceschini, Andrea Frezza, Giuliana Gamba, Roberto Giannarelli, Franco Giraldi, Simona Izzo, Wilma Labate, Salvatore Maira, Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Mario Monicelli, Paolo Pietrangeli, Gillo Pontecorvo, Nino Russo, Gabriele Salvatores, Massimo Sani, Stefano Scialotti, Pasquale Scimeca, Ettore Scola, Daniele Segre, Carola Spadoni, Sergio Spina, Ricky Tognazzi, Fulvio Wetzl, Francesco Maselli

Votes: 118

25. Ritratti d'autore (1996– )

90 min | Documentary

6.3

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The best among the new generation of Italian directors of the '90s meet their mentors. A confrontation between fathers and sons and a profound reflection on cinema and society.

Stars: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Joe D'Amato, Marco Bellocchio

Votes: 16