Zombie – Flesh Eaters (1979)
Jan 11, 2003Italian Zombie Splatter
Italian film conceived as a quickie copy of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead with the focus on a series of gore scenes. This made the name of cult Italian splatter director Luci Fulci.
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The Beyond (1981)
Mar 6, 2010Italian Zombie Film/Gateway to Hell
One of the key films of cult Italian director Lucio Fulci, a gore-drenched but plotlessly incoherent mishmash about zombies emerging as the gates of Hell are opened
Endgame (1983)
Nov 18, 2020Post-Holocaust Action
Joe D'Amato directs one of the numerous 80s Italian Mad Max 2 copies. Also one of the very first films to depict televised human bloodsports popularised a few years later by the likes of The Running Man and The Hunger Games
Hearts and Armour (1983)
Dec 6, 2002Chivalry and Sorcery
Italian-made entry in the early 80s fantasy fad, a sometimes well made, sometimes sprawling Mediaeval saga about love between opposing sides of the conflict
2020: Texas Gladiators (1983)
Aug 16, 2023Post-Holocaust Action
One of the numerous Mad Max imitators made in Italy. Directed by notorious adult director Joe D’Amato who pushes the material further than other entries