Directed by Jerry London, The Scarlet and the Black (1983) is a gripping historical drama based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, an Irish priest who operated an underground railroad for refugees in Nazi-occupied Rome.
Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, Hitch-Hike (1977)—originally titled Autostop rosso sangue—is a brutal and unrelenting Italian road thriller. While it shares DNA with “exploitation” cinema of the 70s, it is elevated by a high-profile cast and a haunting musical score by the legendary Ennio Morricone.
Directed by Sergio Corbucci, The Great Silence (Il Grande Silenzio) is widely considered one of the most unique and influential “Revisionist Westerns” ever made. Eschewing the dusty deserts of Spain for the freezing, snow-covered mountains of the Dolomites, it offers a haunting and subzero take on the genre.
Django is a definitive 1966 Spaghetti Western that pushed the boundaries of on-screen violence and style. Directed by Sergio Corbucci, it introduced one of the most iconic anti-heroes in cinema history, spawning dozens of unofficial sequels and eventually inspiring Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 reimagining.