The VHS Archives: Sergio Bergonzelli's SCANDAL (1971)

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SCANDAL
Sergio Bergonzelli's Io Cristiana, studentessa degli scandali (1971)

The VHS Archives Factsheet
Label: Mogul Communications, Inc.
Catalog: MOG 1035
Box Type: Clamshell
Year of Release: 1987
Runtime: 89:59
Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs
Extras: None

About the Film
Director: Sergio Bergonzelli
Year of Release: 1971
Country of Origin: Italy
Stars: Glenn Saxson, Malisa Longo, Patricia Reed, Antonella Murgia
AKAs: Cristiana, Scandalous Student; Scandal Story; School of Erotic Enjoyment; Sexual Provocation; Cristina, Perverted Teenager; Forbidden Caresses

Verbatim Box Synopsis

... a story of uninhibited sex, violent passion and shattered relationships.

A beautiful young student whose superficial affair with her college professor is out of control.

The college professor's wife ... herself a victim of the scandal.

The boyfriend that can no longer play the game, as the story builds to it's violent vindictive peak.

U.S. Mogul Communications, Inc. sleeve! 

Spanish Video Tricorp sleeve, courtesy of

Exhumed Movies' Jose Antonio Diego Bogajo!

Some promotional photos from the Cinema Arcana Archives!

Original trailer, uploaded by Sleaze-O-Rama!

Looking for Scandal on VHS? Good luck!
No DVD, either.

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© 2014 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Marino Girolami's YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE HEART (1975)

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YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE HEART

Marino Girolami's La moglie vergine (1975)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Prism Entertainment Corp.

Catalog: 2815

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 97:31

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: Trailer for Beyond Erotica

About the Film

Director: Marino Girolami

Year of Release: 1975

Country of Origin: Italy

Stars: Edwige Fenech, Ray Lovelock, Carroll Baker, Renzo Montagnani

AKAs: Valentina; The Virgin Wife; At Last, At Last; The First Night of Marriage; Come, Let's Make Love; Man, That's the Thing!; You Haven't Fixed My Virginity!

Verbatim Box Synopsis

CARROLL BAKER stars in this amusing, and amorous escapade about a honeymoon gone sour and a wild plot to "revitalize" the groom.

Baker plays mother to virgin bride Valentina and impotent new husband John.

John's uncle tempts the groom with a delectable diet of willing sex partners -- servant girls, waitresses, and even his own lover... with no success. 

Still a virgin, Valentina flees to a nudist camp, only to be tracked by her mother and husband John, who discover the answer to John's problem after a rainy night together.

In a rollicking "romantic" fiasco, husband, wife and mother embark on a colorful and "unique" honeymoon together.

U.S. Prism Entertainment sleeve!

U.K. Video Programme Distributors Limited Sleeve,

courtesy of Lovelock&Load!

German VPS Video sleeve, originally scanned by Taya! 

Be sure to visit his site, dedicated to cover artist Luis Royo!

Spanish JF Films Video sleeve!

Greek Empire Video sleeve!

Greek Apollon Video sleeve (featuring images from a different film), 

courtesy of Rolfens DVD!

A selection of promotional stills, direct from the Arcana Archives!

Opening credits, complete with insanely catchy theme song,
"Tic Toc."  Uploaded by "gioburrasca"!

Looking for You've Got to Have Heart on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. Not on legit DVD, as far as I can tell. 

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© 2014 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Ferdinando Baldi's SICILIAN CONNECTION (1972)

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SICILIAN CONNECTION

Ferdinando Baldi's Afyon oppio (1972)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Video City Productions

Catalog: None

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1986

Runtime: 96:01

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: Trailers for Mob War, Spy Story (2.35:1!), and "Air Show"

About the Film

Director: Ferdinando Baldi

Year of Release: 1972

Country of Origin: Italy / France

Stars: Ben Gazarra, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi, Jess Hahn, Malisa Longo

AKAs: The Sicilian Connection, The Opium Connection, The Opium Route, For the Godfather of Sicily

Verbatim Box Synopsis

BEN GAZARRA stars in this best-ever depiction of the evil opium trade. Travel the "Opium Route" from the "Golden Triangle", across the Sahara, through Europe and on to the United States, in this non-stop, Mafia action thriller, sure to please all "gang-land" movie fans. 

U.S. Video City Productions sleeve!

UK Video Form Pictures pre-cert sleeve,

courtesy of Lovelock and Load's Jonny Redman!

 Japanese Toemi Video sleeve, courtesy of Vince Corkadel! 
Be sure to check out his YouTube Channel!

Danish Dansk Video Film sleeve, courtesy of Nils Markvardsen!

Original Variety ad, courtesy of Unpopped Cinema!

International trailer, uploaded by "Night of the Trailers"!

Looking for Sicilian Connection on VHS? It's not readily available. Not on DVD, either. Good luck!

Investigate more titles with Project: Video City!

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© 2014 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Mario Bava's BLADESTORM (1966)

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BLADESTORM

Mario Bava's I coltelli del vendicatore (1966)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Mogul Communications, Inc.

Catalog: MOG1041

Box Type: Slipcase

Year of Release: 1987

Runtime: 81:02

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Mario Bava

Year of Release: 1966

Country of Origin: Italy

Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Fausto Tozzi, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Luciano Pollentin

AKAs: Knives of the Avenger, Viking Massacre, Flurry of Knives, Dagger Man, Duel with Knives, The Wrath of the Vikings, A Fistful of Knives, Rurik the Viking

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Bladestorm ... a terrifying story of brutality, horror and violence.

A powerful, emotional and violent story of war and determination, of a man's hatred as he takes on the superior firepower of the enemy.

A story of one man's burning ambition for total vengeance ... a man who will never forgive or forget.

The bloody conflict continues until Bladestorm erupts into total conflict ... a bloody war leaving death, destruction and sadistic killing in it's wake.

Nothing can stop the bloody battle as the culmination of years of hatred and vengeance finally result in a fight until death. Bladestorm will stop at nothing.

U.S. Mogul Communications, Inc. slipcase!

Friend John Grace pointed out the Bladestorm cover art is just a flipped reworking of Frank Frazetta's popular Conan the Destroyer painting from 1971. The original piece actually made news in 2010 by selling for a whopping $1.5 million!

U.S. Mega Video sleeve!

Canadian Videoline Productions, Inc. slipcase,

courtesy of Tales from the Snikt!

Spanish DGV Video sleeve!

German Spectrum glassbox cover,

courtesy of Kinofilm Online Database!

German Cannon VMP sleeve!

Greek Video Alsen sleeve!

Finnish Magna Filmi sleeve, originally scanned by "giallohunter"!

U.S. theatrical trailer (printed in B&W),

uploaded by Criterion Dungeon!

Looking for Bladestorm on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. It was also released to DVD by Anchor Bay under the title Knives of the Avenger as part of their first Mario Bava Collection, and as an earlier standalone release from Image. 

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© 2013 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Alberto De Martino's NEW MAFIA BOSS (1972)

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NEW MAFIA BOSS

Alberto De Martino's I familiari delle vittime non saranno avvertiti (1972)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Video City Productions

Catalog: 5047

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 100:03 (99:37 + end credits music)

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: Trailer for Proof of the Man

About the Film

Director: Alberto De Martino

Year of Release: 1972

Country of Origin: Italy

Stars: Antonio Sabato, Telly Savalas, Paola Tedesco, Guido Lollobrigida, Maria Valente  

AKAs: The Family of the Victim Will Not Be Warned, The New Mafia Boss, Crime Boss, The Mafia Traitor, The Mafia Terminator, The Murder Network

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Telly Savalas delivers another riveting performance in this brutal gangster epic of mafia families at war.

At stake are millions in mafia profits. The struggle for leadership leaves dozens of corpses in its wake. Bullets fly; loyalties are forgotten as powerful mafia dons claw for the top spot in this corrupt kingdom.

U.S. Video City Productions sleeve!

U.K. Medusa Home Video reissue sleeve, courtesy of Pre-Cert Video!

German Mondial Video hardbox cover!

French VIP Video Club sleeve!

Spanish Luna sleeve!

Argentinean World Video sleeve, courtesy of Raro VHS!

A ltbx print of the entire movie, uploaded by PizzaFlix!

Looking for New Mafia Boss on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. You can also get a cheapo (bootleg) Italian crime DVD set including the flick as Crime Boss, if that's your thing. 

Investigate more titles with Project: Video City!

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

© 2013 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.