Recent Reviews
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Encounters in the Deep
This ultra-rare Gianni Garko sci-fi film is sadly not a lost gem, an insipid storyline and bored actors outweight a couple of interesting scenes.
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Director Tonino Ricci is behind this tiny budgeted Bermuda Triangle film, produced during the brief boom in 'Triangle-lore' in the late 1970s. Unfortunately Encuentro en el abismo (1979) just seems to have Triangle theories randomly thrown into its otherwise tiresomely plotted story. A couple of good horror scenes add some interest but are quickly forgotten. Gianni Garko and a surprisingly good cast all look terribly bored throughout.
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Dragomir Bojanic double - 03.08.10
A poplular Jugoslavia actor, Dragomir Bojanic took the name Anthony Ghidra for a short series of Euro-cult film appearances, including this duo newly released by Wild East: A Hole Between the Eyes (1968) and the surprisingly good Tequila Joe (1968) on a good looking double-feature DVD that will certainly appeal to genre fans.
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Riddle of the Sands - 22.07.10
Set in the early 20th Century, The Riddle of the Sands is a wonderfully traditional adventure film that should appeal to all fans of the genre. Despite a number of changes, it superbly captures the atmosphere of the classic Erskine Childers novel and is a must see for fans of the book. Available on a good looking UK DVD.
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Learn more about the men and women behind the movies with our exclusive Mondo Guides:
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Born in 1935 in the Italian enclave of Zadar on the Adriatic coast, Gianni Garko made his first theatrical appearance on 10th October 1958 underneath theatre and cinema director Luchino Visconti (Il Gattopardo (1963)).
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In the same year, Garko made his first film appearance with a bit part as an official in the WW2 comedy Pezzo, capopezzo e capitano (1958) starring Vittorio De Sica and a minor role in an Italian television adaptation of Treasure Island. Bit parts did not last for long though and during the next year he played the leading role in Morte di un amico (1959) written by Pier Paolo Pasolini and a major role in the Oscar nominated concentration camp drama Kapò (1959).
Arthouse films however were never a particular staple of Roman cinema and like most Italian actors, Garko soon found himself in the Italian popular cinema, appearing in a number of sexy comedies including Eighteen in the Sun (1962) and Crazy Desire (1962) and the current boom genre, the Sword and Sandal Peplum, including Maciste, l'uomo più forte del mondo (1961) and La leggenda di Enea (1962) alongside Steve Reeves...
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