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  • Turkish Spider-Man vs. Captain Turkish America (1973)

    Turkish Spider-Man vs. Captain Turkish America (1973)

    3 Dev Adam (translated as Three Mighty Men but also known as Turkish Spider-Man vs. Captain Turkish America) is an infamous low-budget 1973 Turkish film with unauthorized versions of Captain America, Santo, and Spider-Man as the main characters. Notably, Spider-Man is the villain of the film.

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  • Hercules Against the Mongols (1963)

    Hercules Against the Mongols (1963)

    Hercules strides out into a patch of open scrub to confront the riders. There are just seven Mongols against him, including Kang (the archer)

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  • Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)

    Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)

    Aka Maciste e la regina di Samar. In ancient Greece a race of evil aliens from the moon land on earth. For years they’ve terrorized the nearby city of Samar, demanding children for sacrifice. Now, the queen of Samar has made a pact with the moon men to conquer the world and become the most powerful woman alive. However, the residents of Samar, sick of all the chaos, cheer when the mighty Hercules shows up to put a stop to [...]

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  • Mutiny (1952)

    Mutiny (1952)

    Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France. As first mate, Marshall recruits Ben Waldridge, a cashiered former British Navy captain. Waldridge brings his former gun crew…who begin plotting mutiny as soon as they learn there’ll be gold aboard. The gold duly arrives, and with it Waldridge’s former sweetheart Leslie, who’s fond of a bit of gold herself. Which side is Waldridge really on? [...]

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  • The Avenger (1962)

    Aka La leggenda di Enea. It’s easy to forget, when watching the worst or campiest entries in the sword & sandal genre, that the Italians also produced serious historical epics in the 1960s. Here, Steve Reeves reprises his role as Aeneas, whom he previously played in the superb THE Trojan HORSE (LA GUERRA DI TROIA). Having survived the destruction of his city, the Trojan noble and a band of survivors have made their way to Italy, where they hope to [...]

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  • Hercules (1958)

    Hercules (1958)

    Aka Le fatiche di Ercole. In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king’s delectable, briefly clad daughter Iole. Before he can win her, he must succeed in a series of quests, in the course of which he teams up with Jason, true heir of Iolcus, whom he accompanies [...]

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  • Blood Tide (1982)

    Blood Tide (1982)

    Visitors’ curiosity while on a Greek island unleashes an ancient creature upon unsuspecting island goers. This very low-budget film suffers from poor lighting but has a solid cast (James Earl Jones, Jose Ferrer, Martin Kove and Oscar-winner Lila Kedrova) and an intriguing enough premise that it draws you in, even if it far from a classic. Directed by Richard Jefferies. With James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova

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  • Tuareg: The Desert Warrior (1984)

    Tuareg: The Desert Warrior (1984)

    In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp of a Tuareg warrior where they’re given water and shelter. Soldiers from the new Arab government now arrive by Jeep and demand the two men be turned over to them. The warrior refuses, citing the sacred laws of hospitality. The soldiers shoot dead one of the men and carry off the other — a political foe of the new government. The [...]

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