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Intense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Vendetta of a Samurai
1952 · Action
Goldface, the Fantastic Superman
1967 · Adventure
Two Half-Times in Hell
1961 · War
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964 · Adventure
Odette
1950 · Drama
Matango
1963 · Drama
Blanche Fury
1948 · Drama
The Amazing Transparent Man
1960 · Crime
Decoy
1946 · Crime
The Possessors
1958 · Drama
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958 · Drama
Red Scarf
1964 · War
Horses’ Collars
1935 · Comedy
Verboten!
1959 · War
Within Our Gates
1920 · Romance
The Woman of the Port
1934 · Drama
Incubus
1966 · Horror
Seven Days to Noon
1950 · Thriller
Return of the Fly
1959 · Horror
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Comedy
Man with the Gun
1955 · Western
Cattle King
1963 · Western
Yongary, Monster from the Deep
1967 · Horror
Mere Huzoor
1968
The Magic Serpent
1966 · Action
The Frozen Dead
1966 · Horror
The Valley of Gwangi
1969 · Adventure
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963 · Thriller
The Crimson Ghost
1946 · Adventure
Lady in a Cage
1964 · Thriller
Crashout
1955 · Crime
Sapphire
1959 · Thriller
The Big Show
1961 · Drama
Terror at Midnight
1956 · Drama
Mammy
1930 · Music
Appointment in London
1953 · War
Time Without Pity
1957 · Crime
Operation Amsterdam
1959 · War
Woman on the Run
1950 · Thriller
The Breaking Point
1950 · Drama
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