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GANG WAR IN NAPLES
Also Known As
CAMORRA
Directed by Pasquale Squitieri in 1972
Starring Fabio Testi, Germana Carnacina, Raymond Pellegrin and Paul Muller
Another unsung hero of the Italian crime genre, director Pasquale Squitieri knows what it takes to deliver a masterpiece. This one is very similar, in many ways, to a movie he would make three years later entitled L’Ambizioso (The Climber) and though that is a more well-known film, we think this is the better movie of the two. Here, Fabio Testi is Tonino, a man just out from a two-year turn in jail. He isn’t free more than a few days before trouble finds him again and he is forced into a knife fight with the same person that caused him to end up incarcerated in the first place! Crime lord Capesce witnesses the cunning and intelligence Tonino uses to win the fight and decides to hire him as a truck driver. As more opportunities come his way, Tonino dedicates himself to rising to the top; his family and fiancée have trouble with this but there is nothing they can do as they are left further and further behind. Tonino’s father warns that someday, probably in the near future, his son will be approached with an offer for bigger things and a chance to leave his mark… via a pistol and a name. Indeed, this comes to pass but it doesn’t stop there! Power changes hands, betrayal is everywhere, surprises come swiftly, and before it’s all over there will be a bloody and unstoppable Gang War In Naples! Definitely able to hold its own against the films of Lenzi or Di Leo, this very highly recommended movie is available to you now both uncut and in English language with Greek subtitles.

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GIRLS SCHOOL SCREAMERS
Directed by John P. Finnegan in 1984
Starring Mollie O’Mara
Seven girls from the Trinity School are asked to catalogue the valuables at a mansion estate when Tyler Wells, a longtime benefactor, passes away. Sister Urban, who is the overseer during the four-day stay, accompanies them. Everything goes well until a portrait is discovered that exactly resembles one of the girls, Jackie. The painting is of Jennifer, the niece of Wells and the victim of a suspicious death some years before. Shaken up by the discovery of her look alike, Jackie digs deeper into the story by rummaging through an old diary. There is a strong supernatural connection between them and our heroine can feel it, but what can it be? Elsewhere in the mansion the evil spirits have begun their dark work and the pretty young ladies begin falling, one after the other… Reaction to this is usually either of the love it or hate it variety. Although we freely admit that some of the acting skills on display are suspect at best there’s a nice atmosphere throughout the running time of this energetic horror/slasher. And that brings us to the best part! Digital Conquest is proud to unleash the uncut 85-minute import print containing all the scenes that have been frustratingly hacked out of other versions! See the gore that you’ve been cheated out of until now! Enjoy Girls School Screamers uncut and in English language with Japanese subtitles.

THE GODFATHER'S FRIEND
Also Known As
L' AMICO DEL PADRINO
Directed by Frank Agrama in 1972
Starring Richard Harrison, Krista Nell and Erica Blanc
Richard Harrison is Richard Maddock, a man who lives the good life on an island far away from anything troublesome. There's only one catch: when the telegrams arrive from the Godfather. Maddock must play the part of a mafia assassin! He works himself into a nealy trance-like state by recalling the horrible experieences he had with the mob as a child. During a birthday party in young Richard's honor, severalmen with guns broke in to slaughter and molest his family exclaiming all while that "you deserve this!" Maddock's life runs pretty smoothly, for the most part, until an old friend from Vietnam shows up. This buddy from back-in-the-day shares similar occupational responsibilities and that doesn't sit too well with those in positions of authority! As if that wasn't enough there are the woman troubles this guy has! Krista Nell AND Erica Blanc!? Itt's not as pleasant as it sounds... Plenty of nudity, action and drama in this very rare film from the director of Dawn of the Mummy! An excellent lounge-like soundtrack and a terific story combine to create yet another Euro-crime classic. English language with Greek subtitles.

GREEN INFERNO
Also Known As
PARADISO INFERNALE
Directed by Antonio Climati in 1988
Starring Mario Merlo, Fabrizio Merlo, Jessica Quintero, Sasha D’Arc and Bruno Corazzari
First things first… Many have called this a cannibal film. Well, there is no cannibalism, there are no cannibals, and there are no such references in the entire length of the movie. Generalized comparisons to that genre hold no water either. As an example, early in the proceedings our heroes are distracted from their goals by an animal in trouble and go out of their way to save its life! The worst you’ll endure is the non-gratuitous death of a boar and a bunch of monkey’s that are manhandled while being captured alive so they can be donated to a center that uses its proceeds to help those in need! The central plot involves a lost professor and the obsessive reporter who believes he is still alive somewhere in the Amazon. With the help of an aspiring anthropologist, a pilot, an all-purpose water-skiing tough guy, and even the occasional completely mad loner, our endlessly driven heroine sets out to locate and/or save the missing researcher. Along the way they encounter all manner of nasty individuals; pirates that drug and box up native children for shipping to other countries so their organs can be sold (!), treasure hunting bandits whose greed knows no limits, and vengeful natives who don’t appreciate their monkey’s being stolen! Those treasure hunters believe our heroes can lead them to tremendous riches and as a method of torture (to get information) break out an incredibly large snake to castrate one of the leads with. This movie is filled with such set pieces (The flesh-eating fish is crawling into his what?!) and, although not often over-the-top, there is a little gore (F/X courtesy of Paolo Ricci) and plenty of violence on display. In the end, Green Inferno is a rousing and competent adventure featuring a very, very, cool soundtrack by Maurizio Dami! Entertaining and even a little surprising (especially considering the previous work of the semi-infamous director), you can now enjoy Green Inferno uncut (Other releases are missing footage!) and in the English language with Japanese subtitles.

THE GUN
Also Known As
L'ARMA
SNIPER
Directed by Pasquale Squitieri in 1978
Starring Claudia Cardinale, Stefano Satta Flores, Benedetta Fantoli, Clara Colosimo and Giuseppe Morabito (credited as Pino Morabito).
For those who love their Italian violence on the cynical side (with an aggressive lean towards the paranoid) comes The Gun; a tale of an ‘everyday man’ that comes to the breaking point when push finally comes to shove. With crime growing at every turn and poverty on the rise, Campagna decides to purchase a gun after seeing a thieving young punk shot down by the police outside his apartment building following a botched burglary. Using the excuse that his new weapon is to protect his family we slowly learn the truth, that loving his wife and daughter is the farthest thing from his mind! His all-consuming obsession with control proves self-destructive for both himself as well as all those around him. This desire for power guarantees a crescendo of violence! Fellini favorite Claudia Cardinale plays the wife to a man she can no longer reach while Stefano Satta Flores as Luigi Campagna gives a riveting and powerful performance of a man lost under the weight of his own ideals and on the verge of a complete mental breakdown! This bleak look at desperation, weakness, and violence becomes even more jarring with fantastic dreamlike moments from cinematographer Giulio Albonico and a powerful musical score from Tullio De Piscopo. If you like your crime with a downbeat edge then we highly recommend this very rare print of The Gun which is presented widescreen, uncut, and in English language with Greek subtitles.

THE HARD WAY
Also Known As
LA VIA DURA
COLUMBIAN CONNECTION
Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini (Credited as Michael E. Lemick) in 1987
Starring Miles O'Keeffe and Henry Silva
O’Keeffe is a specialist military warrior chosen to lead an elite squad of three soldiers into the jungle so that they can capture a notorious drug kingpin and bring him to justice. The plan is to grab him while he meets an undercover agent posing as an important buyer. When Bull (O’Keeffe) and his men arrive at their destination they find the agent murdered and themselves in the middle of an ambush! With their method of evacuation demolished and no way out of the jungle, they head towards the criminal’s jungle fortress with an entire army close behind! From this point on it’s virtually non-stop violent action all the way! There are splashy bullet wounds aplenty, people are stabbed, impaled, blown up, and then you have Henry Silva as his usual over-the-top villainous self! There’s even a gory piranha scene thrown in just for good measure! The soundtrack by Luigi Ceccarelli is lively and full of energy; it suits the film well. It’s all bloody good fun and though it may be lacking in depth, things never slow down long enough for you to care! Bull and his mercenaries have a seemingly impossible job ahead of them and they’re going to get it done the only way they can… The Hard Way! Enjoy The Hard Way uncut and in English language with Japanese subtitles.

HOSTAGES!
Also Known As
PANIC MAKERS
UNDER SIEGE
I GUERRIERI DEL TERRORE
TRAFICANTES DE PANICO
SITIADOS
FABRICANTES DE PANICO
Directed by Rene Cardona Jr. in 1978
Starring Francisco Rabal, Marisa Mell, Hugo Stiglitz, Stuart Whitman, Sonia Viviani, Antonella Interlenghi and Gianni Macchia
A terrific cast is only one of many reasons why this Mexican/Italian/Spanish crime/action/thriller is so easy to recommend! A gang plans for a big score and it’s time to put it into action; they will rob several casinos at once and then hook up in time to leave the country and enjoy all that money. None of it goes exactly as planned and the police are really on their game so trouble is everywhere. Three of the criminals, including the leader, hide out in the house of a man of some local importance and regard. They torture and generally abuse him, his family and the hired help while waiting for a chance to break away. Tension is only how it starts… Meanwhile, the rest of the robbers find themselves scattered about the city, they are armed and very desperate so havoc abounds! An impressive amount of adrenaline charged action, some nudity, a little gore, a tease of sleaze, and lots of violence are present throughout this cool but seldom seen movie from the director who gave us Night of a Thousand Cats, Cyclone and so much more! Enjoy this now totally uncut and in English language with Japanese subtitles.

THE HOUSE OF THE YELLOW CARPET
Also Known As
LA CASA DEL TAPPETO GIALLO
Directed by Carlo Lizzani in 1982
Starring Beatrice Romand, Vittorio Mezzogiorno and Erland Josephson
Don’t let the date put you off of this ultra-rare giallo which is massively hard to come by… Especially uncut and in English! Lizzani is a fine director and this is yet another work of which he can be proud. Franca and her husband, Antonio, have advertised in a local paper that they are trying to sell a large and valuable carpet, a wedding gift from Franca’s mother and stepfather. While Antonio is out handling some business, the first responder to the add arrives to have a look at the goods. Franca is soon trapped in an inescapable nightmare as this mad stranger begins to terrorize her both physically and psychologically! Franca’s tormentor claims to have murdered his wife on that very same rug years earlier and comes dangerously close to reliving the moment again in the present! Lots of very intense and uncomfortable scenes lead to a violent and bloody confrontation with the mysterious stranger! Needless to say, this is nowhere near the end! This little known yet excellent Italian thriller is very engaging, it contains many shocking surprises, a soundtrack by maestro Stelvio Cipriani, and the prerequisite nudity and violence! A very highly recommended film and if you are a gialli enthusiast then you’ll definitely not want to miss this claustrophobic classic! It was released a long time ago on domestic VHS and was missing a couple minutes of footage! See it now totally uncut, in the widescreen format, and in English language with Japanese subtitles!

THE HUMANOID
Also Known As
L’UMANOIDE
Directed by Aldo Lado (credited as George B. Lewis) in 1979
Starring Corinne Clery, Barbara Bach, Ivan Rassimov, Richard Kiel, Leonard Mann and Arthur Kennedy
Out of all the Star Wars cash-ins to come out of Italy, this has to be the most blatant as well as the most fun! Ivan Rassimov plays the Darth Vader type character (Even looks like him!) who is power hungry to the point of madness. Richard Kiel is to be his secret weapon, but not if Corinne Clery and her ragtag collection of heroes can thwart his plans! A pilot, a little boy with psychic ability, a robot dog, and others all must defend Metropolis (the new name for Earth) and bring down Graal and his evil cohorts (Bach and Kennedy) before the human race is enslaved! The cast is great and there are a lot of familiar names behind the camera as well. The second unit director is Enzo Castellari, the special effects supervisor is Antonio Margheriti, the makeup artist is Giannetto De Rossi, and the soundtrack is by Ennio Morricone! This and Starcrash would make a fantastic double feature! You aren’t going to want to miss this uncut movie in English Language with Japanese subtitles.

HUNTED CITY
Also Known As
SBIRRO, LA TUA LEGGE E LENTA… LA MIA… NO!
Directed by Stelvio Massi in 1979
Starring Maurizio Merli, Francisco Rabal, Mario Merola and Matilde C. Tisano
Powerful Italian crime story that once again brings together the inarguably winning combination of Stelvio Massi and Maurizio Merli! Merli gives us Commissario Paolo Ferro, a specialist in situations concerning the Mafia. He has been away from Milan for a long time and is brought back to handle a case that officials believe is definitely connected with Mafia activity. Ferro gives the case everything he has and yet the murders continue. Eventually he is forced to call in some favors from friends outside of the police force and discovers that there is a sort of ‘murder incorporated’ operating in the city. The trick is going to be finding out who is associated with it, why the targets are chosen, and who is running it all. There are problems with Paolo’s family to contend with as well; his sister-in-law is concerned for her son who has fallen into a bad crowd. Also, there’s Mr. Acampora who, though haunted by a very dark past, appears to have separated from all that only to become one of the targets of this nefarious organization. Get ready for an authentically compelling genre entry full of truly shocking twists peppered with violent action and all of it helped along with the benefit of another class soundtrack courtesy of Stelvio Cipriani! Enjoy Hunted City letterboxed, uncut, and in English language with Japanese subtitles.

THE HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA
Also Known As
I CACCIATORI DEL COBRA D'ORO
Directed by Antonio Margheriti (credited ad Anthony M. Dawson) in 1982
Starring David Warbeck, Antonella Interlenghi (as Almanta Suska), Luciano Pigozzi (as Alan Collins) and John Steiner
Antonio Margheriti gets in on the Indiana Jones action, throws in a dash of 007, and mixes it up Italian Jungle style! Warbeck plays Bob Jackson, adventurer extraordinaire with a penchant for danger! After World War II, Jackson and Special British Intelligence Officer Captain David Bracken (John Steiner doing David Niven to the hilt!) head back into enemy territory to recover the stolen Golden Cobra, believed to have supernatural powers and possibly the key to a hidden treasure! Along the way, hundreds of secret Golden Cobra worshippers try and assassinate them, but its nothing compared to the danger that's in store! Luciano Pigozzi brings his hidden agenda along for the ride while posing as an anthropologist. His niece Julie (Fulci favorite Almanta Suska) is the twin sister of long lost April, the beautiful goddess of the Golden Cobra! Sound crazy? Well, it is! Lots of violence, action and mayhem ensue. Throw in the active volcano and excitable natives and you've got yourself a pasta bowl full of big entertainment! Even with all of that, we also get an amusing score by gialli and Italian Crime composer Carlo Savina and a dash of make up effects from Cataldo (Cannibal Holocaust) Galliano! This fast paced and fun adventure film can now be enjoyed totally uncut, widescreen, and in English language with Japanese subtitles.

I KISS THE HAND
Also Known As
BACIAMO LE MANI
KISS MY HAND
MAFIA WAR
FAMILY KILLER
Directed by Vittorio Schiraldi (who wrote the screenplay based on his own novel) in 1973
Starring Arthur Kennedy, John Saxon, Agostina Belli and Marino Mase
Here is another extremely sought after Italian crime film created in the golden age of the genre. This is a very complex movie that tells the story of the Ferrante family and their battle against the changing times. Saxon is great as Gaspare Ardizzone, a man who is willing to use any method necessary to gain a seat on the council; he dreams of immense power and wealth. When this world, dominated by a long-standing code of honor and respect, is thrown into chaos by the greedy excesses of someone who desires nothing more than domination, then a clash of wills and bullets is inevitable! Clearly more focused on the dramatic, this story still contains plenty of violence and nudity. A grim portrait of organized crime that doesn’t flinch away from the ugliness and death that is born of betrayal and blind ambition. Saxon really stands out in his villainous role and, more often than not, steals every scene he is in! Agostina Belli is also terrific as the frightened and grieving widow of one of the sons in the Ferrante family. Don’t miss this uncut and letterboxed print that is in English language with Japanese subtitles.

THE INSTRUCTOR
Directed by Don Bendell in 1983
Starring Bob Chaney, Don Bendell, Lynday Scharnott and Bob Saal
Absolutely unique martial arts action movie has no point of reference; there just isn’t any other movie quite like this one. You’ll meet characters like Cookie, Bud, Thumper, Chooch, and a semi-retarded white guy ninja with male pattern balding who proves himself to be homicidally insane. Early fight scenes feature swords and trashcan lids while later exchanges showcase an axe and even a chainsaw! The soundtrack is like the film; you just have to experience it for yourself. The main thrust of the plot concerns an honorable instructor who demonstrates considerable restraint while continually running up against his violent arch-nemesis, a man who raped and killed his wife! When that restraint caves beneath the force of a desire for vengeance all hell’s gonna break loose and God help anybody that stands in his way! The fantastic (and LONG) car chase slash motorcycle chase is impressive, as are the numerous scenes of people getting their asses handed to them, but this is definitely not for everybody. You enjoy Kill And Kill Again and its ilk? The Instructor is the epitome of that kind of film! How this isn’t already a cult classic is beyond us, but we’re hoping to change that right now! American trash cinema (and we mean that most respectfully) of the highest order, The Instructor is available to you in English language with no subtitles.

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