The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) + Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompei (1913)

Original title: Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompei

Peplum. Italy. Starring Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Fernando Rey, Mimmo Palmara & Carlo Tamberlani. Directed by Mario Bonnard & Sergio Leone.

Marketing Film (Germany). English/german/italian language options. Widescreen. Very good quality. This 2-disc edition also includes the 1913 silent Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompei (sadly no english options there).

Well made, glossy peplum with impressive earthquake FX by Leone. 3/5

Goliath Against the Giants (1961)

Original title: Goliath Contro i Giganti

Peplum. Italy/Spain. Starring Brad Harris, Gloria Milland, Fernando Rey & Nello Pazzafini. Directed by Guido Malatesta.

DVD: RHV (Italy). English/italian language options. Widescreen. Very good quality.

Silly Malatesta-fun with giants, seamonsters, amazons, an evil king etc. Entertaining! 3/5

White Fang (1973)

Original title: Zanna Bianca

Adventure/Family/Western. Italy/Spain/France. Starring Franco Nero, Virna Lisi, Fernando Rey, John Steiner, Carole André & Rik Battaglia. Directed by Lucio Fulci.

Viking Video (Sweden). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

Adventure. USA/Liechtenstein/Spain/Switzerland. Starring Kirk Douglas, Yul Brunner, Samantha Eggar, Fernando Rey, Aldo Sambrell & Luis Barboo. Directed by Kevin Billington.

DVD: Image (USA). English language. Widescreen. Very good quality.

Very special, slow but intelligent and very well-made adventure film adapted from the little read Jules Verne novel Lighthouse at the Edge of the World - haven't read it myself but it's from his later, more pessimistic period. Kirk Douglas plays a lighthouse keeper whose island is taken over by a band of ruthless pirates and gives one of the finest performances of his career. I love this film - one of my favorite Verne films! 4/5

Cervantes (1967)

Historical/Adventure. Spain/France/Italy. Starring Horst Buchholz, Gina Lollobrigida, José Ferrer, Francisco Rabal, Soledad Miranda & Fernando Rey. Directed by Vincent Sherman.

Wahlters Video (Sweden). English dubbed. Letterboxed.