Franco Villa

Azzurri (1985)

Satan's Baby Doll (1982)

In the crypt of the remote castle of the Aguilars lies the recently-deceased body of Maria. Her husband Antonio is a jealous bully, his mute brother Ignazio is in a wheelchair peeping on his caretaker Sol, a novice. Also present are Miria, the couple's vir ...

Patrick Still Lives (1980)

A group of strangers are summoned to the secluded home of Patrick, a young man rendered comatose after a freak accident, but soon find themselves falling victim to Patrick's mysterious psychic powers and murderous rage. ...

Peccati a Venezia (1980)

Melissa, a beautiful woman in her prime, her cousin Gianni and her elderly and paralyzed Aunt Adele live in a villa in a decadent Venice, Franca. A very young friend of the family comes to the villa. In a short time the life of the three is turned upside d ...

Giallo in Venice (1979)

Inspector Angelo De Paul is assigned to investigate a horrifying series of murders that have gripped Venice and left the authorities baffled. ...

L'albero della maldicenza (1978)

Five youngsters spend their time spreading rumours in a little village. ...

Naked Sicilian Wife (1978)

A chaste and naive girl moves from rural Sicily to Milan after a shotgun marriage, losing many of her inhibitions and finding her true self in the process. ...

Batton Story (1976)

Femi is accused of being a prostitute and is thrown into jail with the rest of the clan. Their she befriends the prostitutes and decides to set up an organization for prostitutes' rights. ...

Che dottoressa ragazzi! (1976)

A small Italian village eagerly awaits the long-overdue arrival of a doctor. Everyone expects a male, so when the sexy female doctor Sigrun S. steps out of the bus, it quickly leads to a series of slapstick events. ...

Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife (1976)

A wealthy man suffers from impotence whenever he tries to make love to his wife. Since Viagara hadn't been invented yet, his swinging liberal doctor instead recommends a strong dose of infidelity. Before long he is rolling in the hay with a young lovely an ...

Maria R. e gli angeli del Trastevere (1976)

A young widow becomes a prostitute in order to provide a better life for her son. ...

A Bull for Mounts (1976)

An impotent husband is inspired by the bull that he inherited from his father and finds the lost virility. ...

The Return of the Exorcist (1975)

An archaeology student photographs a mysterious naked woman by a waterfall, unaware that she is a female demon called Haggia, who soon takes possession of him via a cursed amulet. ...

Who's Afraid of Zorro (1975)

Spain, occupied by the French. Zorro, the intrepid swordsman, has an accident. As a result, his friend, Father Donato, is forced by oath to find a temporary replacement for him. ...

The Novice (1975)

A young man comes back to his provincial home town to visit his dying uncle who is being attended to by a night nurse and novice nun. Before long, the young man develops a deep longing for the young, beautiful nun. ...

The Slight (1975)

A glamorous playboy thug's brutal trail of murder, terrorism and sexual blackmail across Las Vegas, Rome, Paris and London quickly wins him a prominent place in the Rome syndicate loosely run by an aging and decrepit Mafia Don. He even wins over the Don's ...

The Inheritance of Uncle Goodsoul (1974)

When a rich uncle dies, giving him a great inheritance, Franco will clash with other grandchildren and lawyers. ...

Shoot First, Die Later (1974)

When mobsters try to put an honest policeman on the payroll, he seeks revenge on the mob. But, he soon learns that his actions, however honest, have dire consequences. ...

Italian Sex (1974)

A sexy graduate student is giving her thesis presentation, which creates quite a stir since it reveals that she has just posed as a prostitute for several months to do sociological research for her thesis. She relates various stories of her experiences to ...

Silence the Witness (1974)

De Luca is killed by Marchetti's chauffeur. Marchetti ordered the murder because he was to be accused by De Luca. The two have a car accident while going home to get an alibi. There is a witness, Sironi, who calls the police. But when the police arrive the ...

First Tango in Rome: Romance and Alchemy (1973)

A man and his assistant invent a powerful aphrodisiac they don't hesitate testing out on the beautiful female populace of their village. ...

The Boss (1973)

A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians. ...

Seduction (1973)

After returning to Catania after a long period of time, Giuseppe reunites with his old lover, Caterina. Her 15 year-old daughter, Graziella begins to seduce her mother's lover and he soon breaks down and begins an affair with her. As time passes Caterina b ...

The Godfather's Friend (1972)

Richard Harrison is the Mob hit man who finds friendships can get you into trouble when he meets an old buddy who turns out to be part of an opposing family! ...

The Italian Connection (1972)

When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him, but the real thieves want to get rid of him before the New York killers g ...

Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? (1972)

Carlo, a young photographer, is making love with his girlfriend at the beach when he witnesses a murder being feebly staged to look like a car accident. Carlo takes incriminating shots of the murderers (the victim turns out to be the local public prosecut ...

Karzan, Jungle Lord (1972)

Financed by Lord Carter and led by Captain Fox, an expedition is mounted to find and capture a jungle-man who lives in Africa. ...

Caliber 9 (1972)

Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss. ...

Holy Water Joe (1971)

A gang of robbers armed with a union army cannon rob the bank holding bounty Killer Acquasanta Joe's earnings to date. He pursues, crossing and double crossing along the way. ...

Black Killer (1971)

The town of Tombstone is overrun by Ramon, Pedro, Miguel, Ryan and Slide -- five outlaw brothers who are taken on by gunslinger Burt Collins and a deadly lawyer. ...

Savage Guns (1971)

Sam is wounded by the Mash Flanigan gang who enters a saloon and kills everybody in sight including his brother. Walbash chases Flanigan to Golden City for revenge, leading to the obligatory showdown. One of the clever scenes is when gunfighters Gordon Mit ...

The Price of Death (1971)

Four people are killed in a saloon hold-up. The townspeople pin the murders on local no-count black sheep Chester Conway. Lawyer Jeff Plummer and prostitute Polly Winters don't believe that Chester is guilty of these crimes, so they hire smooth and suave g ...

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead (1971)

Dan Hogan and his gang have held up a bank for $100,000 in gold bars. They meet up at Jackal's Ranch, a weigh station for stage coaches. While waiting for the gold to arrive they encounter a stranger, John Webb, who wants half the gold in exchange for guid ...

Slaughter Hotel (1971)

A masked killer stalks an institution for mentally disturbed rich women. ...

Gunman of One Hundred Crosses (1971)

A grim, merciless gunfighter known as Santana protects a young woman from the murderers of her family members and at the same time pursues a revenge against a traitor responsible for the death of his fellow soldiers years before. ...

One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana! (1970)

The small desert town of Black City is held in a reign of terror by a nasty gang of criminals lead by the ruthless Bud Willer. Earnest, but inexperienced Sheriff Jack Ronson arrives in town to establish law and order. Mysterious bounty hunter Django helps ...

Naked Violence (1969)

Some youngsters rape and kill their teacher; but they won't tell their motivation. The police detective on the case feels some sinister influence behind the young murderers. ...

Kill Rommel! (1969)

During WWII, US Lieutenant Morris and British captain Hull are assigned in a mission to kill Rommel. ...

Loving Badly (1969)

Anna is the personal secretary of a rich industrialist who falls in love with her boss' daughter's leftist boyfriend, Carlo. Anna pretty much severs her ties with her boss (who she also had romantic moments with) and after she moves in with the college stu ...

A Noose for Django (1969)

Mexican's are being smuggled over the border to work as cheap labour for wealthy land baron Fargo. His gang is made up of known criminals with bounties on their heads, this greatly interests two bounty hunters who may have to team up to achieve their goals ...

Sartana and His Shadow of Death (1969)

Geoffredo Scarciofolo (using the pseudonym "Jeff Cameron") is the famed gunfighter Sartana, who is offered a chance at amnesty from the $12,000 bounty on his head if he wipes out Benny Randal, his brother Baby Face, and an equally nasty sheriff. ...

A Woman on Fire (1969)

Clara, the sexually frustrated wife of a businessman goes on vacation with her husband, daughter and best friend. While there, she finally learns that sex can be passionate and wonderful, something she was never able to discover with the help of her husban ...

And Now... Make Your Peace with God (1968)

Two men are on their way to Denver City to settle a personal score. One is looking for the murderer of his father, the other for a former friend who stole his gold. They're joined by a third person, a mysterious pistolero. ...

Bury Them Deep (1968)

Clive Norton is a young captain ordered by his superior to recover two shipments of stolen army payroll gold. Clive enlists the help of Ted Hunter, a condemned prisoner whom he has released. They soon discover that two different gangs are responsible for t ...

Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger! (1968)

A bounty hunter wants to catch the Bandit Carson because he has a lot of people in his gang who are worth a lot of money. When he comes into White City he gets his first problems with Carson's son Lucas. After this incident Carson wants this man dead. They ...

Seven Times Seven (1968)

A gang of prison inmates escape to do a job at the Royal Mint, with only the time of the Cup Final to get back into the Scrubs. ...

Red Roses for the Fuhrer (1968)

James Daly is an American special soldier who goes behind enemy territory during WWII. His Objective: to steal top secret SS document that can change the course of the war. ...

Psychopath (1968)

The hero steals the haul from the thieves, gives it back to the police but charges 10% for his services. ...

Say Your Prayers... and Dig Your Grave! (1968)

Fernando returns home from his self chosen exile in Texas to get revenge for the death of his siblings. Instead he tries to start a revolution against the despotism of the landowners, but his relationship to his old friend Cipriano, who had turned in the m ...

Granada, addio! (1967)

Mario Valli has a good voice, he is a widow and has a daughter, Paoletta, whom he loves very much. He lives by singing in petty night-clubs. A day arrives when he has his chance: a contract in Madrid. But in Madrid, with his friend Silvio, he finds out tha ...

Your Turn to Die (1967)

When Gordon Smash tries to get away with the loot from a successful diamond heist, his fellow conspirators shoot him in the back. Smash manages to get a clue to newspaper reporter Robert Foster, who sets of to retrieve the diamonds. Despite becoming a targ ...

È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere (1966)

Comedy, Thriller ...

My Name Is Pecos (1966)

Pecos Martinez rides into Houston looking to settle an old score with gang leader Clane, who is after the money that disappearred from a recent robbery. The hunt for the loot and Pecos' quest become intertwined with the efforts of the locals to stay alive ...

Thompson 1880 (1966)

Ray, young and destitute, reaches Desert Spring, carrying a case on top of his mule. A gang headed by Brady uses apparently legal means to prevent anyone from trading and exploits all the town's possibilities for itself. The only one who dares to protest i ...

The Captain from Toledo (1965)

Violence and Love (1965)

The nature of love and marriage is studied in two episodes. ...

Soldiers and corporals (1964)

The army challenges the navy in a singing contest. ...

All the Other Girls Do! (1964)

The innocent love of two young students is hindered by their families. The two meet in a squalid apartment where they will perhaps decide their future. At the exit, however, are arrested for a kiss exchanged on the road. ...

Secret of the Sphinx (1964)

Shot on location in Egypt, the story unfurls like an Italian Giallo as a group of people meet under strange circumstances, and one by one they are murdered. Gold is missing so you suspect a thief is trying to cover up his crime but that might be too obviou ...

Songs, Bullies and Chicks (1964)

In order to promote a plumcake an adman associates with a mad scientist who has found a way to interfere with TV broadcasts. ...

Desideri d'estate (1964)

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge (1964)

A dancer has been murdered in a striptease joint but the body seems to have disappeared. ...

Maskenball bei Scotland Yard (1963)

Agostino announces an incredible invention: a device that allows one to jump into any TV show. He's promptly declared insane and ends up in an institution. Giorgio, however, who is convinced by Agostino's abilities, rescues him, and the two begin to use th ...

Slave Girls of Sheba (1963)

Saracen pirates aboard the "Black Eagle" attack Christians strongholds along the coast of Spain. When they stop off in Sheba to re-supply, they also buy female slaves and end up fighting over them. ...

Canzoni... in bikini (1963)

Always on Sunday (1962)

A roving Roman's weekend becomes a nightmare of traffic mix-ups, marital mix-ups and hilarious make-ups. ...

I magnifici tre (1961)

Pablo, Domingo and Jose, three idiots, gunmen exchanged for large liberate a village in the republic of "Nonduras" from the oppression of dictator Bonarios. Parody of The Magnificent Seven, five writers got together for an anemic script that exploits a rep ...

The Joy of Living (1961)

Ulisse is a naive young man out looking for a job after being released from the army. He drops the offer he gets from a group of fascists to go in with the Fossatis, a family of anarchists (unknown to him). ...

Rocco e le sorelle (1961)

A Sicilian leaves for Milan, in search of fortune, with the four sisters he supervises fiercely. ...

Mariti in pericolo (1960)

Two men, business partners, fall in love with the same girl. Their wives react accordingly, but one seems to take it more calmly. This makes her husband suspicious, and he begins to believe that she is also having an affair, with his business partner. An i ...

My Pal, Dr. Jekyll (1960)

Professor Fabius has found a way of transferring his personality to another person and he transfers his to the body of Giacinto Floria, a nice teacher in a women's college. Poor Giacinto becomes a sex maniac to the puzzlement of his girlfriend Mafalda. ...

Noi duri (1960)

Lieutenant Bombardone is in Paris to wipe out a gang of drug traffickers. ...

Gastone (1960)

During the period between world wars, vaudeville sketches were popular before film showings.Gastone is one of the characters played by the famous Ettore Petrolini who figures in these sketches. ...

Juke Box - Screams of Love (1959)

After serving a conviction for fraud Mario tries to continue with his life and promises Marisa to marry her... ...

The Widower (1959)

Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi who has a no-non ...

The Devil's Cavaliers (1959)

Captain Richard and a small band of soldiers return home to France to discover the country ruled by horrible nobility. ...

Wolves in the Abyss (1959)

At some point, somewhere in the relentless events of the Second World War: A submarine returns from a long, successful patrol. Shortly before their native coast, however, they are bombarded by enemy aircraft. The submarine sinks and for the men begins a fi ...

Sign of the Gladiator (1959)

Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops, but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio. ...

Quando gli angeli piangono (1958)

After the end of World War II, a man comes back to his former fiancée and finds out that she is married to an older man. ...

Doctor and the Healer (1957)

Francesco, a young doctor, is appointed doctor to the imaginary village of Pianetta in the province of Avellino, but is immediately in competition with Don Antonio, a so-called "healer". ...

The Tanks of El Alamein (1957)

Italian move on the battle of El Alamein ...

The Most Wonderful Moment (1957)

Pietro is in love with a nurse; they keep their affair secret until she falls pregnant. ...

Rice Girl (1956)

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 out that she is his illegitimate daughter of whom he knew nothing. He tries to secretly help Elena, who has ...

Il padrone sono me (1955)

In Romagna, an Italian district, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the owners of an estate are the professor Edoardo, always lost in reveries, and his wife Maria. They have a son, Robertino, who has a friend: Zvanin. Zvanin is the son of Mingòn a ...

Divisione Folgore (1954)

In the summer of 1942, during the Second World War, a group of young paratroopers from the Folgore Division, after having been subjected to a long and tiring training in Italy, was transported by air to the Libyan desert to cover the Italian-German front. ...

Easy Years (1953)

A Sicilian professor who moves to Rome gets lost in the maze of Roman ministries and gives in to corruption. ...

I Vitelloni (1953)

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an asp ...

Lieutenant Giorgio (1952)

A lieutenant spends a night of love with a mysterious woman. ...

The Origin of the Mala (2004)

Short documentary focused on origins of the Mala, or Italian mob movie genre ...

The Return of the Exorcist (1975)

An archaeology student photographs a mysterious naked woman by a waterfall, unaware that she is a female demon called Haggia, who soon takes possession of him via a cursed amulet. ...