The Assisi Underground 1985  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Ramati
Cast: Ben Cross, James Mason, Irene Papas, Maximilian Schell, Edmund Purdom, Karlheinz Hackl, Delia Boccardo, Riccardo Cucciolla, Angelo Infanti, Tom Felleghy, Roberto Bisacco, Didi Ramati, Geoffrey Copleston, Venantino Venantini, Maurice Poli
Monasteries in Assisi become refuges for Jews who are in hiding during World War II. A young priest, Padre Rufino (Ben Cross), runs the mission of San Damiano, and he is responsible for hiding the Jews from the Third Reich during its occupation of Italy. Rufino puts his own life in danger, but he manages to find monasteries, convents, and churches in which to provide safe havens for the Jews.
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Athena 1954  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Virginia Gibson, Nancy Kilgas, Vic Damone, Louis Calhern, Linda Christian, Steve Reeves, Ray Collins, Edmund Purdom, Dolores Starr, Jane Fischer, Cecile Rogers, Evelyn Varden, Howard Wendell
This musical is about a bizarre family of seven sisters who take the adage "You are what you eat" to the extreme.
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Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1983  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Ator
Director: Joe D'Amato
Cast: Miles O'Keeffe, Sabrina Siani, Ritza Brown, Edmund Purdom, Laura Gemser, Nello Pazzafini, Jean Lopez, Olivia Goods, Dakar, Alessandra Vazzoler, Brooke Hart, Warren Hillman, Ron Carter
This inane Conan-like film features ex-"Tarzan" Miles O'Keeffe as the mythical warrior on a mission of revenge and rescue. He must survive many obstacles on his way to a confrontation with the evil Dakkar.
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Concorde Affaire '79 1979 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: The Concorde Affair
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Cast: James Franciscus, Mimsy Farmer, Venantino Venantini, Fiamma Maglione, Edmund Purdom, Francisco Charles, Francesco Carnelutti, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Aldo Barberito, Roberto Santi, Van Johnson, Joseph Cotten
A Concorde jet has crashed, and now its sole survivor, Jean (Mimsy Farmer), has disappeared. Newspaper reporter Moses Brody (James Franciscus) becomes suspicious, and his investigation leads to Jean and also a mob conspiracy that points to another Concorde jet out of London that may be the next target. Now, Moses and Jean race against time to save the London Concorde from the planned disaster.
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The Diary of Anne Frank 1959  N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, Lou Jacobi, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Diane Baker, Douglas Spencer, Charles Wagenheim, Dodie Heath, Edmund Purdom
Anne (Millie Perkins) and her parents, the Van Daans (Lou Jacobi and Shelley Winters), are Jews hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II. This is Anne's story about coming of age in an attic surrounded by the threat of immediate death. Anne wrote, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." Shelley Winters won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Oscars were also presented for Art Direction/Set Decoration and Cinematography. The film was nominated for five other Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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The Egyptian 1954  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Edmund Purdom, Michael Wilding, Peter Ustinov, John Carradine, Carl Benton Reid, Tommy Rettig, Henry Daniell
Set in ancient Egypt, this film provides insight into the search for truth in another era. The length does wear one down, though.
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Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks 1974 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller
aka: House of Freaks
Terror
The Monsters of Dr. Frankenstein
Director: Robert Oliver
Cast: Rossano Brazzi, Michael Dunn, Edmund Purdom, Christiane Rucker, Gordon Mitchell, Loren Ewing, Luciano Pigozzi, Salvatore Baccaro, Xiro Papas, Eric Mann, Simonetta Vitelli, Laura De Benedittis, Robert Marx, Margaret Oliver, Alessandro Perrella
Mad scientist Frankenstein (Rossano Brazzi) creates monster Goliath (Loren Ewing), but all does not go well in the process. As a result, helper Genz (Michael Dunn) is fired. Now, Genz sets out for revenge with the help of a Neanderthal man (Salvatore Baccaro).
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Mister Scarface 1976 R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Comedy / Drama
aka: The Big Boss
Rulers of the City
Director: Fernando Di Leo
Cast: Jack Palance, Al Cliver, Harry Baer, Gisela Hahn, Edmund Purdom, Vittorio Caprioli, Enzo Pulcrano, Roberto Reale, Rosario Borelli, Pietro Ceccarelli, Salvatore Billa, Peter Berling, Raul Lovecchio, Giulio Baraghini, Enrico Palombini
Organized crime set in the poor ghettos of Italy provides the backdrop for this tale of ruthless crime boss Scarface (Jack Palance) who wreaks havoc and death throughout the area. Meanwhile, mob enforcer Tony (Harry Baer) wants to move up in the world–and taking on Scarface might be the avenue. Violent.
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Pieces 1983 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Juan Piquer Simon
Cast: Christopher George, Edmund Purdom, Lynda Day George, Paul L. Smith, Frank Brana, Ian Sera, Jack Taylor, Gerard Tichy, Hilda Fuchs, Isabel Luque, Mary Heatherly, Roxana Nieto, Cristina Cottrelli, Leticia Marfil, Silvia Gambino
Now here's a REAL slasher film! A chainsaw-wielding killer is cutting his way through a college campus, taking selected body parts from his co-ed victims. The purpose: construct a human jigsaw puzzle. But fear not, the good detective Lt. Bracken (Chistopher George) is hot on the trail.
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The Prodigal 1955 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern, Audrey Dalton, James Mitchell, Neville Brand, Walter Hampden, Taina Elg, Francis L. Sullivan, Joseph Wiseman, John Dehner, Sandy Descher, Cecil Kellaway, Philip Tonge, David Leonard
Based on the Bible story, in this rendition Edmund Purdom takes the role of the prodigal son Micah who gives in to greed. Micah spends his portion of his father's (Walter Hampden) fortune on new clothes, property, and the pursuit of the pagan Princess Samarra (Lana Turner) who wants him to renounce his faith. But, Micah refuses to forsake Jehova. After running out of funds, Micah is sold into slavery from which he escapes while freeing the other slaves. Micah returns home, his father welcomes him, and the fatted calf is killed in his honor.
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The Rift 1990  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: La Grieta
Endless Descent
Director: Juan Piquer Simon
Cast: Jack Scalia, R. Lee Ermey, Ray Wise, Deborah Adair, John Toles-Bey, Edmund Purdom, Ely Pouget, Emilio Linder, Tony Isbert, Luis Lorenzo
Finding the cause of the disappearance of an experimental submarine is the mission for another experimental submarine, "Siren II." The crew encounters monsters of the deep during their quest.
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The Student Prince 1954 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson, Louis Calhern, Edmund Gwenn, S.Z. Sakall, Betta St. John, Richard Anderson, Mario Lanza, John Williams, Evelyn Varden, John Hoyt, Roger Alan, Steve Rowland, Chris Warfield
Sigmund Romberg's operetta about a prince falling in love with a barmaid is enhanced by the dubbing of Mario Lanza's voice.
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Titanic 1953  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Romance
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Thelma Ritter, Brian Aherne, Richard Basehart, Allyn Joslyn, Edmund Purdom, Michael Rennie, James Todd, Frances Bergen, William Johnstone, Harper Carter, Charles B. Fitzsimons
In 1912, the "unsinkable" Titanic sets sail on its maiden voyage from England to New York City, and among its passengers are Julia Sturges (Barbara Stanwyck), her daughter Annette (Audrey Dalton), and son Norman (Harper Carter). Julia is planning to leave her snobbish socialite husband Richard (Clifton Webb), but he arrives onboard at the last minute. When the Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sinks to the bottom of the ocean, Richard's bravery rises to the fore. This rendition of the historical drama won the Academy Award for Best Writing.
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1965 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Rex Harrison, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Jeanne Moreau, Edmund Purdom, George C. Scott, Omar Sharif, Art Carney, Alain Delon, Wally Cox, Joyce Grenfell, Michael Hordern, Lance Percival, Roland Culver, Moira Lister
This is a clever film made up of a trio of stories linking together subsequent owners of a particular yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom II. Lord Frenton (Rex Harrison) buys the Rolls as an anniversary gift for his wife (Jeanne Moreau) who is later caught in the back seat with John Fane (Edmund Purdom). Later, in the 1930s, gangster Paolo Maltese (George C. Scott) buys the Rolls and tours Italy with hat-check girl Mae Jenkins (Shirley MacLaine). Like her predecessor, Mae also tries out the back seat–she finds "love" with a photographer (Alain Delon) while Paolo is in the U.S. on business. By World War II, socialite Gerda Millett (Ingrid Bergman) owns the car and fights the Nazis by smuggling Davich (Omar Sharif) across the border. In the process, this couple also finds pleasures in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce Phantom II.
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| 1. The Assisi Underground (1985)
2. Athena (1954)
3. Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1983)
aka: Ator
4. Concorde Affaire '79 (1979)
aka: The Concorde Affair
5. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
6. The Egyptian (1954)
7. Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)
aka: House of Freaks
aka: Terror
aka: The Monsters of Dr. Frankenstein
8. Mister Scarface (1976)
aka: The Big Boss
aka: Rulers of the City
9. Pieces (1983)
10. The Prodigal (1955)
11. The Rift (1990)
aka: La Grieta
aka: Endless Descent
12. The Student Prince (1954)
13. Titanic (1953)
14. The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1965)
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