Author Archive: Retro

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Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti.

The Battle of Netherlands was part of a German military operation dubbed Fall Gelb through which Hitler conquered the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. During World War II, seizing these lands ensured that Germany would have a buffer zone against Britain and France. Historical records state that it took the German defense forces a period of about seven days (from May 10 to May 17, 1940) to occupy all key cities of the Netherlands.

Bizarre and maudlin fantasy with US star Broderick Crawford as a hopeless alcoholic who undergoes a trial of faith under the guidance of a pixie-ish “Angel”. Filmed in Mexico but spoken in broken English by Mexican actors. Jerry Lewis clone Tin Tan plays a great devil in several incarnations. The obnoxious little angel-girl is kidnapped by the devil to become a carnival prophet. You also get to hear a Mexican version of “Love Me With All Your Heart” sung while Gregorio is in Acapulco. A weird flick with funny dialog, and a slick TV-movie exposition that is both overwrought and overwhelming. Crawford, however, is stunning as the heartfelt drunk, in a role reminiscent of Charles Laughton in the haunting THE BEACHCOMBER.

Exploratory team searching for oil finds more than they bargained for in the tropical jungles of New Guinea. Written and Produced by Chips Rafferty and Lee Robinson. Dir. Lee Robinson

Married novelist takes a train to start a new life with his publisher’s wife, but when his train crashes, he finds that she was killed in the wreck…or was she murdered? Dir. Daniel Birt

Quintuplet brothers come home from around the world for a family reunion. Tour de force performance by Fernandel, as he plays the father and all five sons!

Outrageous propaganda piece about a Jew who rises to power by raping and exploiting ‘Aryans’. English subtitles. Dir. G.W. Pabst.