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!

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© 2014 -- 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. 

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© 2013 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Terry Bourke's LADY STAY DEAD (1981)

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LADY STAY DEAD

Terry Bourke's Lady, Stay Dead (1981)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Video City Productions

Catalog: VC5057

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1986

Runtime: 90:41

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Terry Bourke

Year of Release: 1981

Country of Origin: Australia

Stars: Chard Hayward, Louise Howitt, Deborah Coulls, Roger Ward 

AKAs: The Night of the Apocalypse, The Malibu Killer, Murder Game, The Rapist, Deadly Trap

Verbatim Box Synopsis

A girl visits her film star sister, only to discover clues to a macabre murder. And over the next 24 hours she plays a cat and mouse game for her life.

A psychopath is on the loose ... and no-one's there to help her.

A terrifying thriller that will chill you to the bone!

U.S. Video City Productions sleeve!

U.K. Intervision Movies on Video sleeve,

courtesy of Video Collector U.K.!

German UFA Universum Film clamshell!

French MPM Production sleeve, originally scanned by "stebreizh"!

French MPM Production reissue sleeve,
originally scanned by "Fred932000"!

Spanish Video Ediciones del Mediterraneo S.A. sleeve,

courtesy of Terror Fantastico!

Argentinean Vestal Video slipcase!

Argentinean Vestal / Magnetic Video sleeve,
courtesy of Raro VHS!

Dutch MPM Production / M.P.I. Brussel sleeve,

courtesy of Critical Condition!

Finnish Star Video sleeve!

Danish Panorama Irish sleeve, courtesy of Hans-Jorn Reimer
and his Danish Ex-Rental VHS Appreciation Group!

French-Canadian Prolusion Group slipcase, courtesy of
Quebec City's own Gabriel Wagner!

Rare Argentinean video trailer,

uploaded by our friends at Raro VHS!

Looking for Lady, Stay Dead on VHS? Good luck.
It's not on DVD, either.

Investigate more titles with Project: Video City!

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© 2013 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Cheung Yan-Git's DEVIL (1981)

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DEVIL

Cheung Yan-Git's Xie mo (1981)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Video City Productions (Chop-'Em-Ups Video)

Catalog: VC5075

Box Type: Big Box

Year of Release: 1986

Runtime: 82:24

Print: 1.31:1 / English / No subs

Extras: Trailer for Mob War

About the Film

Director: Cheung Yan-Git

Year of Release: 1981

Country of Origin: Taiwan / Hong Kong

Stars: Sherman Chow Shiu-Dung, Chen Hung-Lieh, Wong Bo-Yuk, Lau Yin-Seung

AKAs: The Devil, Devil's Express

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Inhuman beasts stalk the night in search of hosts for their unspeakable cravings!

Your skin will crawl with sheer terror as helpless victims turn into brutal, flesh-eating monsters, stopping at nothing in their orgy of fiendish lusts!

A shocker that will leave you gasping with dread.

Definitely not for the squeamish!

 

U.S. Video City Productions big box cover!

Tokuma Japan Video sleeve, courtesy of Backyard Asia!

Video review with clips, put together by So Good Reviews!

An especially gross set-piece, also uploaded by So Good Reviews!

Looking for Devil on VHS? It's available on Amazon here, if you've sold your soul to afford it. If you're just wanting to see the film, a much cheaper option is VideoAsia's DVD as Devil's Express, paired with Chuen Yee-Cha's The Rapist (1994) as part of their 'Tales of Voodoo' series. The print is VHS quality, but it's fully letterboxed and probably the best available outside of owning the original Japanese prerecord. 

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Jopi Burnama's WAR VICTIMS (1983)

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WAR VICTIMS

Jopi Burnama's Kamp tawanan wanita (1983)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Video City Productions

Catalog: None

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1986

Runtime: 96:05

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: Trailers for The Devil (ltbx!), Mob War, and Charon (ltbx!)

About the Film

Director: Jopi Burnama

Year of Release: 1983

Country of Origin: Indonesia

Stars: Marisa Haque, Boy Tirayoh, Ivina Anwar, Loli Temple, Baby Silvia 

AKAs: War Victims of Kamp Tawanan Wanita, Women's Prison Camp, Female Prison Camp, Day of the Escape

Verbatim Box Synopsis

The story follows the life of a young Malasian female resistance fighter during W.W. II. She is captured and interned in a Japanese jungle prison camp. Then it came to brutal and horrific treatment of both civilian and combat prisoners in W.W. II, the Nazis had little worse to offer than the Jailers of the Rising Sun. 

U.S. Video City Productions sleeve!

German Starlight Video sleeve, originally scanned by "Kothar"!

Greek Rex Film Home Video sleeve, also scanned by "Kothar"!

Japanese Albatros sleeve!

Rare trailer -- special thanks to James for the upload!

Looking for War Victims on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. 
Not currently on DVD.

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Luigi Vanzi's 1931 ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW YORK (1972)

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1931 ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW YORK

Luigi Vanzi's Piazza pulita (1972)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Video City Productions

Catalog: VC5042

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 86:32

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Luigi Vanzi

Year of Release: 1972

Country of Origin: Italy

Stars: Tony Anthony, Adolfo Celi, Richard Conte, Lucretia Love, Irene Papas, Lionel Stander, Corrado Gaipa

AKAs: Clean Sweep, 1931: It Happened in America, 1931 Dueling Gangsters, Pete, Pearl, and the Pole, New York 1931

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Bullets fly and bodies pile up in this major production of a Prohibition-era crime drama in the great tradition of The Godfather and Once Upon a Time in America. A great international cast that includes Adolpho Celi of James Bond movie fame, Richard Conte, Irene Papas and Lionel Stander of TV's Hart to Hart, heads this gripping tale of gangsters at war. Relive the explosive Prohibition years when 'Tommy' guns did the talking and vice was king! A big-budget movie gem that's sure to become one of your favorites!

U.S. Video City Productions sleeve!

U.S. Spanish-language Atlas Home Video Entertainment sleeve,
courtesy of Marito Almada!

Argentinean Tauro Video slipcase cover, also courtesy
Marito Almada!

Danish A-B-Collection Videofilm sleeve, courtesy of Hans-Jorn

Reimer and his Danish Ex-Rental VHS Appreciation Group!

Japanese HMV Movies sleeve, originally scanned by
"Inspector Tanzi"!

German Video Medien Pool sleeve!

Italian trailer, uploaded by Cecchi Gori Home Video!

Looking for 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York on VHS?  It's not readily available, but there is an unlicensed Televista DVD that boots the tape, for those who really want to see it.  There's also a legit Region 2 import from Perseo Video, but it's Italian-language only. 

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.