Luciana Paluzzi was first seen in the 1953 musical comedy film ‘Sua altezza ha detto: no!’ directed by Maria Basaglia. The following year, she made an uncredited appearance in the Jean Negulesco-directed American romantic comedy-drama film ‘Three Coins in the Fountain.’ The film opened to a positive critical reception and was a decent commercial success, grossing over $12 million on a budget of $1.7 million. She was next seen in films like ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ (1955), ‘The Lebanese Mission’ (1956), ‘Mademoiselle Striptease’ (1956), ‘Hercules’ (1958), ‘No Time to Die’ (1958), ‘The Tiger of Eschnapur’ (1959), ‘Journey to the Lost City’ (1960), ‘Return to Peyton Place’ (1961), ‘The Reluctant Saint’ (1962), ‘Vice and Virtue’ (1963), ‘To Trap a Spy’ (1964), and ‘Questa volta parliamo di uomini’ (1965). In 1965, she portrayed ‘Fiona Volpe’ in ‘Thunderball,’ the fourth film in the James Bond series. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a massive box office success, grossing over $141.2 million on a $9 million budget. She was next seen in ‘The Venetian Affair’ (1966), ‘The One Eyed Soldiers’ (1966), and ‘Chuka’ (1967). She played the role of ‘Dr. Lisa Benson’ in the 1968 tokusatsu science fiction film ‘The Green Slime’ directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film received more of a lukewarm response from critics.
She next appeared in films like ‘99 Women’ (1969), ‘Captain Nemo and the Underwater City’ (1969), ‘The Man Who Came from Hate’ (1971), ‘The Two Faces of Fear’ (1972), ‘Black Gunn’ (1972), ‘Tragic Ceremony’ (1972), ‘The Great Kidnapping’ (1973), and ‘War Goddess’ (1973). In 1974, she starred as ‘Trixie’ in the American drama film ‘The Klansman’ directed by Terence Young. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. She was next seen in films like ‘Manhunt in the City’ (1975), ‘Calling All Police Cars’ (1975), ‘Nick the Sting’ (1976), and ‘The Greek Tycoon’ (1978). She was last seen in the 1978 Franco Prosperi-directed Italian film ‘Deadly Chase’ where she played the role of ‘Rosy.’
The Reluctant Saint is a biographical comedy drama film which tells the story of an inefficient young priest-in-training, whose life takes a turn when he begins to float around the monastery during prayer service. Therefore, he is soon declared a saint.
Tasked with recovering two warheads stolen by a terrorist group called SPECTRE under the leadership of their number two man Emilio Largo, James Bond travels to Bahamas. There, he enters Largo’s lair, going underwater to find the warheads, braving attacks from sharks and men. However, he must convince Largo’s mistress to help him if he wants to succeed.
Based on the novel titled Das indische Grabmal by Thea Von Harbou, Journey to the Lost City is an adventure film which tells the story of an exotic dancing girl of India, who ignites the passions of a traveling worker.
Wandering gunman Chuka helps a Native-American Arapaho camp by giving them food. Later he escorts a stagecoach taking Mexican passengers Veronica Kleitz and her niece Helena Chavez to the U.S. Army fort of Colonel Stuart Valois. As the Colonel and the fort prepare for one final stand against the Arapahos, Chuka tries to save Veronica and her niece.
When the king of Gaillardia is assassinated, a struggle breaks out between Russia and Great Britain to conquer the country’s mineral wealth. The British send diplomat Carlton-Browne to turn the tide in their favor. However, the rightful heir to the throne Prince Loris has a rival—Princess Ilyena—and a revolution is also brewing.
Agnes flees to Paris to her brother as her father General Dumont decides to send her to a convent for writing a racy, illicit novel. She meets journalist Daniel during the journey. When she realizes that her brother is a broke guide, she enters an amateur striptease contest to earn money, and is dismayed to see new boyfriend, Daniel, covering the event.
During the time of the Nazi occupation of France, at the time of the Second World War, a woman is arrested and deported to a castle in Austria, where a Nazi officer makes her his mistress. Meanwhile, her sister plans to help her escape.
Captain Bellew finds himself attracted to a village girl named Josita. However, things get complicated when a handsome English sailor named Abel joins the crew, and he begins to like Josita as well, which creates a conflict between the two men.
A Black Veil for Lisa is a thriller film which tells the story of a narcotics detective, who finds out that his wife has been cheating on him, and therefore he decides to put a contract on her head. However, things get complicated when instead of ending her life, the assassin begins an affair with her.
Allison MacKenzie becomes a household name with her bestselling novel about the scandalous lives of people in her hometown of Peyton Place and goes on tour promoting her book. But her book threatens to tear apart the lives of townspeople especially those who have harassing others and manipulating their children.
Gunn lives a happy life with his beautiful girlfriend in his huge mansion in Los Angeles. However, his little brother, Scotty, gets involved with a group of militants, and together they rob a gambling parlor owned by a mob. However, Scotty gets killed when the mob strikes back. Therefore, Gunn sets out in order to avenge his brother.
Tank Force is a war drama film which revolves around Sergeant Daniel Thatcher, who is captured by German forces during the time of the Second World War, as he had attempted to eliminate Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s right-hand man. Having already lost his wife in a concentrate camp, Thatcher decides not to accept defeat, and tries various attempts to escape.
Loosely based on the real-life romance between Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy, the movie tells the story of Greek mogul Theo Tomasis and his relationship with Liz Cassidy, the widow of an assassinated US President. Political twists and personal tragedies further complicate their lives.
The Venetian Affair is an action thriller film which tells the story of a former CIA agent Bill Fenner, who is now a journalist living and working alone. When a suicide bombing occurs at a peace conference in Venice, he is sent for an investigation. When one of the suspects in the case turns out to be Fenner’s ex-wife, he is requested to come out of retirement.
In a small town in the south of USA, violent rapes and assaults on black and white women by opposite races instigate racial tensions and violence between the whites and the blacks. Sheriff Track Bascomb and liberal landowner Breck Stencil try to stop the violence as the Klu Klax Clan gets involved.
A rich and aging widower suffers a heart attack during a sexual intercourse and when his heirs learn that another such attack will be fatal for him, they decide to speed up the process by hiring a beautiful and seductive nurse, hoping that she will set his pulse racing. But very soon their plans go astray.
