The VHS Archives: Aristide Massaccesi's TRAP THEM AND KILL THEM (1977)

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TRAP THEM AND KILL THEM

Aristide Massaccesi's Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali (1977)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Twilight Video

Catalog: #23000

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 93:02

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Aristide Massaccesi (Joe D'Amato)

Year of Release: 1977

Country of Origin: Italy

Stars: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Donal O'Brien, Monica Zanchi, Nieves Navarro (Susan Scott), Annamaria Clementi, Dirce Funari

AKAs: Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals, Rape in the Tropics, Bloody Track, Naked Among Cannibals

Verbatim Box Synopsis

The Amazon jungle -- so impenetrable that if its natural dangers don't get you ... there's a good chance the aboriginal cannibals will!

This is what four adventurers faced after ignoring all warnings and perilous signals. Their fate -- documented and detailed in this graphic account -- is an experience of such horror and scope that it is advisable to view it with caution. Remind yourself that it is only a movie -- and not the real thing!

Because some scenes are so explicit, children under 13 should not be permitted to see "TRAP THEM and KILL THEM."

 

U.S. Twilight Video sleeve!

Japanese Pack-In-Video sleeve, courtesy of Japanese VHS Hell!

Danish Video Action sleeve, courtesy of Rare Cult Cinema!

Dutch Video for Pleasure sleeve, originally scanned by "HorrorC.K."!

French Prosperine Editions sleeve, originally scanned by "Fred932000"!

Alternate French Prosperine Editions reissue sleeve, also scanned by "Fred932000"!

German Video Medien Pool sleeve!

German EuroVideo embedded clamshell!

Original Italian trailer, uploaded by "johntrent70"! Chock-full of nudity and gore, so it's not even remotely safe for work, but one watch and you'll be humming the score all day.

Looking for Trap Them and Kill Them on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. Media Blasters have also released a nice DVD as Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals, but it's out-of-print now and starting to get a little pricey.

Investigate more titles with Project: TWE!

For a look at other labels, check out The VHS Archives!

© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Bruno Fontana's THE DIRTY SEVEN (1982)

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THE DIRTY SEVEN

Bruno Fontana's La belva dalle calda pelle (1982)

The VHS Archives Factsheet
Label: All American Video
Catalog: AAV102
Box Type: Clamshell
Year of Release: ?
Runtime: 92:23
Print: 1.66:1 / English / No subs
Extras: None

About the Film
Director: Bruno Fontana
Year of Release: 1982

Country of Origin: Italy

Stars: Laura Gemser, Angelo Infanti, Gabriele Tinti, Giovanni Brusadori

AKAs: The Beast with Hot Skin, Emanuelle Queen of the Desert

Verbatim Box Synopsis

A party of commandos go on a dangerous mission to kill...

... two are killer, their captain is wounded and the rescue craft which was supposed to pick them up, shoots at them instead...

... betrayed, forsaken and hungry, filled with fear and despair, the survivors become brutes...

... A strange girl joins them.  Sheila (LAURA GEMSER) is a fascinating and sensuous woman who agrees to lead them to safety; but instead she makes them betray each other.......

A picture full of HIGH SUPSPENSE and HUMAN DRAMA starring LAURA GEMSER, ANGELO INFANTI, GABRIELE TINTI written and directed by BRUNO FONTANA

U.S. All American sleeve!

Danish sleeve, originally scanned by "Diabolik"!  

Argentinean Lucian Films sleeve, courtesy of Raro VHS!

French Cine Budget sleeve, taken from Nanarland! 

French Delta Video sleeve, originally scanned by "fred932000"!

German VTD sleeve, taken from The Video Museum! 

Alternate German VTD sleeve, taken from The Video Museum!

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It looks like the All American artwork can be traced back to GO Video's UK cover for Apocalypse, the Untold Story! (Scan taken from The GO! Video Tribute Site!)

Looking for The Dirty Seven on VHS? It's available on Amazon here, though it's not the All American release.  There's also a Simitar DVD available.

Investigate more titles with Project: MOGUL!

For a look at other labels, check out The VHS Archives!



© 2011 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Jose Maria Forque's FURY (1978)

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FURY

Jose Maria Forque's La mujer de la tierra caliente (1978)

The VHS Archives Factsheet
Label: Mogul Communications, Inc.
Catalog: MOG1026
Box Type: Clamshell
Year of Release: 1987
Runtime: 76:43
Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs
Extras: None

About the Film
Director: Jose Maria Forque

Year of Release: 1978

Country of Origin: Spain / Italy
Stars: Laura Gemser, Stuart Whitman, Pilar Velazquez, Gabriele Tinti, Paola Senatore
AKAs: Woman from the Torrid Land, Emotional Exchange

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Two wild mysterious strangers cross paths in the primitive danger of the tropical jungle.

A young woman whose life has been nothing more than that of a prostitute.  A man with so much to hide that nothing can unlock his past.

But as they begin their journey together, their deadly secrets are exposed as they grow closer and closer.

And soon trey are locked in a consuming, passionate affair.

As the stunning reality dawns, the action moves towards its final twist.

Their lives will never be the same again.

U.S. Mogul Communications, Inc. sleeve!

U.S. Mogul Communications sales solicitation, courtesy of
Spaghetti Cinema's William Connolly!

Original Variety announcement, also courtesy Bill Connolly!

Looking for Fury on VHS? It's available on Amazon here, if you can afford it.

Investigate more titles with Project: MOGUL!

For a look at other labels, check out The VHS Archives!

© 2011 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Claude Mulot's CONTRACT TO KILL (1971)

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CONTRACT TO KILL

Claude Mulot's La saignee (1971)

The VHS Archives Factsheet
Label: Imperial Video Corp.
Catalog: IVC112
Box Type: Clamshell
Year of Release: 1983
Runtime: 83:00
Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs
Extras: None

About the Film
Director: Claude Mulot

Year of Release: 1971

Country of Origin: France / Italy
Stars: Bruno Pradal, Charles Southwood, Gabriele Tinti, Ewa Swann, Patti D'Arbanville, Sydney Chaplin
AKAs: The Contract, The Mafia Contract, The Blood Letting

Verbatim Box Synopsis

What would you do if you walked into a room and saw two bullet-riddle bodies -- the killer still standing over them?  THOMAS CHANARD runs for his life!  He recognizes the murderer, GINO LONGUA, a prominent member of the New York syndicate, and he knows LONGUA will put out a contract on him --that he will be the next to die, if they find him.  Where would you be safe if you were worth $30,000 -- DEAD.  THOMAS runs home to the small French village he left two years ago -- to the girl he loved, but couldn't have.

There is no safety in the past.  THOMAS is caught in a whirlpool of violence he can't control, that pulls him deeper into the emotional depths he has always tried to avoid.

The overwhelming reality of the contract builds to an unbelievably bloody climax which will leave the viewer breathless!

U.S. Imperial Video Corp. sleeve! 

U.K. Nutland Video sleeve, courtesy of "movie-samurai"!  Be sure to check out his Iver Film Services tribute site!

U.K. Shaftesbury sleeve, courtesy of MMTowns!

U.S. theatrical trailer, uploaded by "robatsea2009"!

Looking for Contract to Kill on VHS? It's available on Amazon here.

Investigate more titles with Project: IVC!

For a look at other labels, check out The VHS Archives!

© 2011 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.