Fernando Di Leo

Fernando Di Leo

Fernando Di Leo (11 January 1932 – 2 December 2003) was an Italian film director and script writer. He made 17 films as a director and about 50 scripts from 1964 to 1985. Fernando Di Leo was born on 11 January 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia. After briefly working in Rome's film school Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, di Leo made his debut as a director as part of the omnibus comedy Gli eroi di ieri, oggi, domani with his episode titled Un posto in paradiso (transl. A Place in Heaven). Following this Di Leo wrote several scripts for Westerns, often uncredited. This included work on A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More. Some of his Westerns had uncredited literary sources, such as Days of Vengeance which is loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. Di Leo was a fan of film noir and wanted to make an Italian version of these films. Among his first efforts was the script for Mino Guerrini's Date for a Murder based on Franco Enna's novel Tempo di massacro written in 1955. In Di Leo's version, the setting is moved to a contemporary Rome and has elements of contemporary spy films. Di Leo worked with Guerrini again on the film Gangsters '70 which did not do well at the box office. Di Leo began directing more of his own films at the time including the war film Red Roses for the Fuhrer and a few erotic films: A Woman on Fire, A Wrong Way to Love and Seduction. From 1969 to 1976, di Leo was able to produce many of his own works with his production company Duania cineproduzioni 70. He followed this with a return to noir with Naked Violence, a film adapting a novel by Giorgio Scerbanenco, a writer who Di Leo would adapt for several future film productions. Di Leo would make a giallo film with Slaughter Hotel starring Klaus Kinski and Margaret Lee. Following this Di Leo worked on Caliber 9 and The Italian Connection which were both inspired by the writing of Scerbanenco. He followed up this film Il Boss, a film which got Di Leo in trouble with politicians and authorities due to the film's display of connections between the mafia and Italy's major party Democrazia Cristiana. Di Leo followed this up with Shoot First, Die Later in 1974. Di Leo worked through the latter half of the 1970s directing Mister Scarface, Kidnap Syndicate, and Nick the Sting. He also wrote scripts for other directors such as Romolo Guerrieri's Young, Violent, Dangerous, and Ruggero Deodato's Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man. Di Leo's last film produced by his company Duania cineproduzioni 70 was Rulers of the City in 1976. He continued with a few more films after with the film noir Blood and Diamonds, the erotic drama To Be Twenty - both in 1978, and Madness in 1980. Di Leo worked in television in the 1980s, starting with the television series L'assassino ha le ore contate, which involved six one-hour-long made-for-TV films produced by RAI Uno which as of 2013 are unreleased. Di Leo also made The Violent Breed and his last film Killer vs. Killers in the mid-1980s. Killer vs. Killers wasn't released theatrically in Italy and only surfaced 20 years later on DVD. Di Leo died in December 2003.

  • Title: Fernando Di Leo
  • Popularity: 4.819
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1932-01-11
  • Place of Birth: San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy
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Fernando Di Leo Movies

  • 2008
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    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    6 2008 HD

    This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom...

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  • 1986
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    Perros de la noche

    Perros de la noche

    1 1986 HD

    A young man forces his sister to work as a prostitute to earn enough money to survive.

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  • 1973
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    The Boss

    The Boss

    6.9 1973 HD

    A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians.

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  • 1979
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    Alejandra, mon amour

    Alejandra, mon amour

    5.1 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    To Be Twenty

    To Be Twenty

    5.8 1978 HD

    Lia and Tina are two beautiful girls who meet and realize that they have a lot in common. They are both young, beautiful and pissed off, so they...

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  • 1969
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    Amarsi male

    Amarsi male

    4.6 1969 HD

    Anna plays the personal secretary of a rich industrialist who falls in love with her boss' daughter's leftist boyfriend, Carlo. Anna pretty much...

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  • 1974
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    Italian Sex

    Italian Sex

    4.9 1974 HD

    A sexy graduate student is giving her thesis presentation, which creates quite a stir since it reveals that she has just posed as a prostitute for...

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  • 1965
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    The Return of Ringo

    The Return of Ringo

    6.3 1965 HD

    Once again billed as Montgomery Wood, Giuliano Gemma plays a civil war soldier who returns to his family land to find his family decimated, his...

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  • 2004
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    Fernando di Leo: La morale del genere

    Fernando di Leo: La morale del genere

    1 2004 HD

    The story of the legendary Italian director Fernando Di Leo (Milano Calibro 9, Il boss) narrated by himself and others members of his crew.

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  • 1965
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    For a Few Dollars More

    For a Few Dollars More

    8 1965 HD

    Two bounty hunters both pursue a brutal and sadistic bandit El Indio who has a massive bounty on his head.

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  • 1976
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    Nick the Sting

    Nick the Sting

    6.7 1976 HD

    Nick Hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat Robert Turner, an American...

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  • 2001
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    Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema

    Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema

    5.8 2001 HD

    The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished...

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  • 2004
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    Caliber 9: Documentary

    Caliber 9: Documentary

    1 2004 HD

    Short documentary on the 1972 Italo-crime classic Caliber 9

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  • 2004
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    The Origin of the Mala

    The Origin of the Mala

    1 2004 HD

    Short documentary focused on origins of the Mala, or Italian mob movie genre

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  • 2013
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    I Tarantiniani

    I Tarantiniani

    1 2013 HD

    Tarantino reveres them, and for good reason. Welcome to the world of the kings of the Italian B-Movie.

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  • 1966
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    Navajo Joe

    Navajo Joe

    6.2 1966 HD

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  • 1968
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    Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

    5.5 1968 HD

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  • 1972
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    Caliber 9

    Caliber 9

    7.5 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Caliber 9

    Caliber 9

    7.5 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Slaughter Hotel

    Slaughter Hotel

    4.9 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Slaughter Hotel

    Slaughter Hotel

    4.9 1971 HD

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  • 1966
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    Massacre Time

    Massacre Time

    6.164 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    Massacre Time

    Massacre Time

    6.164 1966 HD

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  • 1969
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    Naked Violence

    Naked Violence

    6.471 1969 HD

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  • 1980
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    Madness

    Madness

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Madness

    Madness

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1985
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    Killer vs Killers

    Killer vs Killers

    4 1985 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Return of Ringo

    The Return of Ringo

    6.3 1965 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Italian Connection

    The Italian Connection

    7.1 1972 HD

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  • 1976
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    Rulers of the City

    Rulers of the City

    6.4 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Rulers of the City

    Rulers of the City

    6.4 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Rulers of the City

    Rulers of the City

    6.4 1976 HD

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  • 1969
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    A Woman on Fire

    A Woman on Fire

    4.9 1969 HD

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  • 1973
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    Seduction

    Seduction

    6.1 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Seduction

    Seduction

    6.1 1973 HD

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  • 1966
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    Johnny Yuma

    Johnny Yuma

    5.9 1966 HD

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  • 1967
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    La lunga sfida

    La lunga sfida

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1975
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    Kidnap Syndicate

    Kidnap Syndicate

    6.8 1975 HD

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  • 1974
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    Italian Sex

    Italian Sex

    4.9 1974 HD

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  • 1978
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    To Be Twenty

    To Be Twenty

    5.8 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    To Be Twenty

    To Be Twenty

    5.8 1978 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Ruthless Four

    The Ruthless Four

    6.1 1968 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Boss

    The Boss

    6.9 1973 HD

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  • 1966
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    Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

    7.7 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

    7.7 1966 HD

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  • 1975
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    Loaded Guns

    Loaded Guns

    5.1 1975 HD

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  • 1967
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    Date for a Murder

    Date for a Murder

    6.2 1967 HD

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  • 1978
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    Blood and Diamonds

    Blood and Diamonds

    6.3 1978 HD

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  • 1968
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    Red Roses for the Fuhrer

    Red Roses for the Fuhrer

    5.5 1968 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Violent Breed

    The Violent Breed

    3.8 1984 HD

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  • 1968
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    God Made Them... I Kill Them

    God Made Them... I Kill Them

    5.3 1968 HD

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  • 1967
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    Wanted

    Wanted

    5.4 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    Tequila Joe

    Tequila Joe

    4.8 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Tequila Joe

    Tequila Joe

    4.8 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    Amarsi male

    Amarsi male

    4.6 1969 HD

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  • 1974
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    Shoot First, Die Later

    Shoot First, Die Later

    6.8 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Shoot First, Die Later

    Shoot First, Die Later

    6.8 1974 HD

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  • 1976
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    Nick the Sting

    Nick the Sting

    6.7 1976 HD

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  • 1967
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    Up the MacGregors

    Up the MacGregors

    4.2 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Up the MacGregors

    Up the MacGregors

    4.2 1967 HD

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  • 1966
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    Seven Guns for the MacGregors

    Seven Guns for the MacGregors

    5.2 1966 HD

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  • 1982
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    Pover'ammore

    Pover'ammore

    5 1982 HD

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  • 1967
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    Pecos Cleans Up

    Pecos Cleans Up

    4.7 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Poker with Pistols

    Poker with Pistols

    9 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Sugar Colt

    Sugar Colt

    6.1 1967 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Italian Connection

    The Italian Connection

    7.1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Italian Connection

    The Italian Connection

    7.1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Italian Connection

    The Italian Connection

    7.1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Caliber 9

    Caliber 9

    7.5 1972 HD

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  • 1969
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    A Woman on Fire

    A Woman on Fire

    4.9 1969 HD

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  • 1966
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    Django

    Django

    7.211 1966 HD

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  • 1985
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    Killer vs Killers

    Killer vs Killers

    4 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Killer vs Killers

    Killer vs Killers

    4 1985 HD

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  • 1967
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    Death Rides Along

    Death Rides Along

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1975
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    Loaded Guns

    Loaded Guns

    5.1 1975 HD

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  • 1965
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    For a Few Dollars More

    For a Few Dollars More

    8 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    For a Few Dollars More

    For a Few Dollars More

    8 1965 HD

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  • 1975
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    Kidnap Syndicate

    Kidnap Syndicate

    6.8 1975 HD

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  • 1967
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    Hate for Hate

    Hate for Hate

    5 1967 HD

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  • 1978
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    Blood and Diamonds

    Blood and Diamonds

    6.3 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    Blood and Diamonds

    Blood and Diamonds

    6.3 1978 HD

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  • 1967
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    Long Days of Vengeance

    Long Days of Vengeance

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1976
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    Young, Violent, Dangerous

    Young, Violent, Dangerous

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Young, Violent, Dangerous

    Young, Violent, Dangerous

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

    Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

    6.1 1976 HD

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  • 1968
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    Red Roses for the Fuhrer

    Red Roses for the Fuhrer

    5.5 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Red Roses for the Fuhrer

    Red Roses for the Fuhrer

    5.5 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    Amarsi male

    Amarsi male

    4.6 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Naked Violence

    Naked Violence

    6.471 1969 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Violent Breed

    The Violent Breed

    3.8 1984 HD

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  • 1968
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    Gangsters '70

    Gangsters '70

    7 1968 HD

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  • 1978
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    To Be Twenty

    To Be Twenty

    5.8 1978 HD

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  • 1971
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    Slaughter Hotel

    Slaughter Hotel

    4.9 1971 HD

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  • 1976
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    Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

    Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

    6.1 1976 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Boss

    The Boss

    6.9 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Boss

    The Boss

    6.9 1973 HD

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  • 1964
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    A Fistful of Dollars

    A Fistful of Dollars

    7.8 1964 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Return of Ringo

    The Return of Ringo

    6.3 1965 HD

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  • 2023
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    A Bunch of Bastards

    A Bunch of Bastards

    3.6 2023 HD

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