Gil Vidal Movies
- 1975
- R
Jacinto Molina, best known as "Paul Naschy," returned in his eighth go-round as the tortured werewolf Waldemar Daninsky in this odd variation on the theme. Daninsky joins an expedition to Tibet in search of the Yeti, only to be bitten by two cannibalistic women whom he made love with in a cave. That turns him into the wolf-man, but he spends most of the running time defeating bandits and the despotic Saga Khan, only fighting the Yeti briefly in the film's closing moments. This disappointment was Molina's last appearance as Daninsky for five years. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- 1965
This romantic adventure centers on the romantic exploits of a lusty Arab princess who is saved from a terrible fate at the hands of Bedouin thieves by the handsome emissary and nephew of Emperor Charlemagne, who has come to the Sahara to see that an entourage of pilgrims make it safely to the Holy Land. The gallant emissary takes the princess to Baghdad where she is to join the harem of the Holy Land's ruler, Vilar. Trouble erupts when the emissary succumbs to the temptations offered by the seductive bride-to-be. Unfortunately, Vilar's jealous vizier finds the couple and condemns the wanton girl to death. Danger, romance and action ensues as the lovers attempt to escape their terrible fate. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1959
A wife attempts to help her escaped convict husband and his two cohorts evade capture, but is stopped by love and several twists of fate. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lino Ventura, Hannes Messemer, (more)
- 1958
This is a standard drama by Maurice Cloche about an uneven struggle against the excesses of pimps and gangsters. Father Herman (Claus Holm) runs a shelter for hookers, and while he takes care of them, he tries to get them away from the pimps and other men who pose a continual threat to their lives. When a young woman is sought after by one of the gangsters, the good Father and several of the hookers, as well as the woman's fiance, band together to protect her. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Georges Marchal, Nicole Berger, (more)
- 1957
There's a bit of Charley Chase and Buster Keaton in Noel-Noel's portrayal of a status-conscious husband in Pied, a Chevel et en Volure. The bourgeois protagonist and his wife (Denise Grey) make it their mission to match the sumptuous lifestyle of their prospective in-laws. To do this, the couple purchases an expensive automobile. The next step: learning to drive. What follows is a series of unrelated but undeniably hilarious gags, perhaps better suited to a 2-reel comedy than a feature film, but still well worth having. The title, by the way, translates to By Foot, By Horse and By Car. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Noël-Noël, Denise Grey, (more)
- 1954
Peter De Mendelssohn's novel Marianne of My Youth was the source for this mystical romantic drama. Marianne (Marianne Hold) is the Bavarian sweetheart of wealthy young Argentinian finishing-school student Vincent (Pierre Vaneck). Hero meets heroine when his schoolmates lock him in a crumbling mansion as part of a fraternity initation. The ethereal Marianne insist that she's the prisoner of the ogre of the castle--her ageing, debauched lover. An idyllic romance follows. . .but is Marianne all that she claims to be? Can it be that Marianne is merely a figment of Vincent's youthful imagination? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marianne Hold, Pierre Vaneck, (more)
