Luc Merenda

Luc Merenda

Born: September 3, 1943
in Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-rt-Loir, France
 Luc Charles Olivier Merenda September 3, 1943 in Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-et-Loir, France

Movies for Luc Merenda...

Il paese del melodramma
Title: Il paese del melodramma
Released: November 30, 2023
Type: Movie
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Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Title: Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Character: Self
Released: March 30, 2012
Type: Movie
A documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American crime films like DIRTY HARRY or THE GODFATHER, but which really address Italian issues like the Sicilian Mafia and red terrorism. Perhaps even more interesting than the films themselves were the rushed methods of production (stars performing their own stunts, stealing shots, no live sound) and the bleed-over between real-life crime and movie crime.
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La seconda mano del Gioco
Title: La seconda mano del Gioco
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Documentary: "The Second Round of the Game"
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Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture
Title: Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture
Character: Self
Released: October 22, 2007
Type: Movie
Documentary about Hostel Part II and tools of torture.
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Hostel: Part II
Title: Hostel: Part II
Character: Italian Detective
Released: June 7, 2007
Type: Movie
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
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Fernando di Leo: La morale del genere
Title: Fernando di Leo: La morale del genere
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
The story of the legendary Italian director Fernando Di Leo (Milano Calibro 9, Il boss) narrated by himself and others members of his crew.
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Title: L' Edera
Character: John
Released: February 18, 1992
Type: TV
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The Madonna and the Dragon
Title: The Madonna and the Dragon
Character: Simon LeTerre
Released: September 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.
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'o Re
Title: 'o Re
Character: Don Josè Borjes
Released: January 27, 1989
Type: Movie
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his Queen, Maria Sofia. This seriocomic drama follows the deposed royals as they adapt to their new lives. The former king has recognized the political finality of his deposition, but his queen has taken to traveling in men's clothing all over Italy trying to foment an uprising to restore them to the throne. She is also frantic to have a baby, an heir, but the king has become celibate as a kind of homage to his beloved mother; he spends all his time lobbying the Vatican to get her declared a saint.
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Title: Nonni und Manni
Released: December 26, 1988
Type: TV
Nonni and Manni is a children's television series produced as a joint venture between Iceland and West Germany. It debuted on 26 December 1988 on West Germany's ZDF channel and lasted for six episodes with the last one being aired on 1 January 1989. The story was based on the eponymous book written by the popular Icelandic children's author Jón Sveinsson, nicknamed "Nonni", who had written several books inspired by his own experiences of growing up alongside his brother Ármann, nicknamed "Manni". The filming for the series took place in Iceland, West Germany and Norway.
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Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission
Title: Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission
Character: Comandante McFarland
Released: April 9, 1987
Type: Movie
Following a twinning between the national fire brigade and the special forces of the Canadian firefighters, Captain Carter arrives in Rome.
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Superfantozzi
Title: Superfantozzi
Character: Antagonista di Fantozzi
Released: December 23, 1986
Type: Movie
Superfantozzi (1986) is an Italian film from 1986. It is the fifth film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. In this film, Fantozzi is portrayed in a surreal historical journey, from Genesis to 1980s.
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Appelez-moi Fouks
Title: Appelez-moi Fouks
Character: Fouks
Released: August 13, 1986
Type: Movie
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Title: Châteauvallon
Character: André Travers
Released: January 4, 1985
Type: TV
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Pover'ammore
Title: Pover'ammore
Character: Giorgio
Released: April 2, 1982
Type: Movie
Carmelo and Maria have a baby girl. He wants a boy but another pregnancy would risk Maria's health. Eventually, Carmelo leaves Maria and she attempts to win him back.
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Title: Patto con la morte
Character: Sandro
Released: January 7, 1982
Type: TV
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Honey
Title: Honey
Character: The man in the room
Released: May 8, 1981
Type: Movie
A surreal erotic fantasy about a young woman who checks into a bizarre, labyrinthine hotel.
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The Nosy One
Title: The Nosy One
Character: Paolo
Released: February 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Luciano Persichetti is hypersensitive and convinced that he has paranormal powers. Susanna, a parapsychology student with whom he is in love, tries to help him interpret the paranormal warning messages he is receiving. When Luciano turns out to be haunted by a mysterious killer who calls himself "The Guardian Angel", Susanna discovers that Luciano's paranormal powers are not real at all.
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Teste di quoio
Title: Teste di quoio
Character: Maniaco (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
A group of clumsy terrorists hold a strange group of inhabitants of a compartment block hostage.
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Love in First Class
Title: Love in First Class
Character: poliziotto
Released: August 12, 1980
Type: Movie
A man from Milan, Carmelo, is forced to take his young son Malcolm, on a trip down South so his mother, who usually takes care for the boy, can go on vacation with her Moroccan boyfriend. Carmelo, who obviously is not too often at home, has no clue about how to deal with young children, even the most basic chores a father should know to tend the restless imp thrown in his care. The crowded train traveling from Milan to Reggio, Calabria, is packed in the second class section where Carmelo and Malcom have a hard time getting a seat. When they finally do, young Malcolm decides to disappear from his compartment. He goes to the first class car, where eventually Carmelo decides to sit and pay the extra supplement. He is lucky to find more space, and the companionship of Beatrice, a woman that is bringing the skeleton of a rare animal. Carmelo finds a way to interest the lady. Their ride is certainly bumpy, complicated when he decides to leave the mischievous Malcolm at an intermediate stop.
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Action
Title: Action
Character: Bruno Martel
Released: January 4, 1980
Type: Movie
Bruno is an idealistic hero who questions the meaning of life in this confusing and sometimes hallucinatory erotic drama. After a night in jail, he is gang-raped by punk rockers in a garbage dump. He later saves an old man who believes he is Garibaldi and a woman he believes is Ophelia. Bruno watches helplessly as she later jumps from a window.
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Tough to Kill
Title: Tough to Kill
Character: Martin
Released: March 15, 1979
Type: Movie
A group of mercenaries escort a man with a million dollar bounty on his head across the African terrain. Double crosses, back stabbing, and gunfire follows.
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Target
Title: Target
Character: Keaton
Released: March 8, 1979
Type: Movie
On a mission in Istanbul, an interpol agent disrupts the activities of a powerful drug lord and his accomplices. To get rid of him, the gangsters blackmail a skeet shooting champion into shooting the inspector.
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Deadly Chase
Title: Deadly Chase
Character: Commissario Verrazzano
Released: December 8, 1978
Type: Movie
Police Commissioner Verrazzano (Luc Merenda) is visited by charming Giulia Medici (Janet Agren) who claims that her brother, banker Valter Medici didn't commit suicide but was murdered. The investigation leads Verrazzano to dark secrets of loan sharks.
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Hotel Fear
Title: Hotel Fear
Character: Rodolfo
Released: February 16, 1978
Type: Movie
A young girl and her mother run a hotel during the war. When the mother dies, the girl finds herself at the mercy of her sex-crazed guests. Soon enough, a cloaked figure starts killing off everyone that tries to harm her.
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Could It Happen Here?
Title: Could It Happen Here?
Character: Ferruccio
Released: November 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Three terrorists—a rebel girl from an upper-class family, a teacher who despises capitalism, and an ex-con with a taste for violence—come together to kill the Minister of the Interior and destabilise the government.
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Destruction Force
Title: Destruction Force
Character: Commissario Ghini
Released: October 1, 1977
Type: Movie
A shoot out after a robbery ends with the death of the Chief of Police. Police detective Ghini goes in search of a suspect, Lanza, to avenge the death of his boss. Ghini's search leads him to Belli, a Sicilian gangster and 'Trashy', the dirty leader of a gang of killers. The action is violent as both police and criminals track down Belli who still finds some time to attempt a couple of robberies...
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A Man Called Magnum
Title: A Man Called Magnum
Character: Commissioner Dario Mauri
Released: August 7, 1977
Type: Movie
A drug deal goes bad and the heroin is stolen. One mob boss doesn't have his drugs and the other doesn't get his money. People are going to die until they discover who double-crossed them. Into this backdrop, Inspector Dario Mauri arrives from Milan to help clean-up Naples. His mission – find the drugs and stop the killing.
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The Last Round
Title: The Last Round
Character: Rico Manzetti
Released: December 30, 1976
Type: Movie
Stelvio Massi's crime thriller centers on a drifter who sets out to help blue-collar workers rise up against the two powerful families who are exploiting them. After settling in an industrial town and witnessing the cruelty of the factory owners, ex-mercenary Marco (Carlos Monzón) assumes the role of union agitator. When a violent confrontation erupts, the labor leader is driven to bring down the corrupt clans.
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Evil Thoughts
Title: Evil Thoughts
Character: Recrosio
Released: October 26, 1976
Type: Movie
Mario Marani is a well-respected lawyer in late 70s Milan, with a wonderful wife and a high social life. But Mario has a problem: every time he sees his wife talking to one of their friends he immediately visualises them in a hot affair. His jealousy spirals out of control, until a young man who hides inside their flat crosses his path.
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Nick the Sting
Title: Nick the Sting
Character: Nick Hezard
Released: September 14, 1976
Type: Movie
Nick Hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat Robert Turner, an American businessman he thinks responsible for his friend's death. He succeeds in getting a hundred thousand swiss francs and uses them to carry out the second part of his plan.
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Kidnap Syndicate
Title: Kidnap Syndicate
Character: Mario Colella
Released: August 27, 1975
Type: Movie
After his son is kidnapped, a millionaire industrialist seeks revenge, in spite of the potential danger that his rash actions will bring about for his child and another kidnapped boy, the son of a poor mechanic.
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Silent Action
Title: Silent Action
Character: Inspector Giorgio Solmi
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: Movie
A number of unexplained military deaths hit Italy and are ruled to be accidental or suicides, but police inspector Giorgio Solmi suspects otherwise. When a mysterious wealthy electrician is seemingly murdered by a female escort, a sinister plot slowly begins to unravel.
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Gambling City
Title: Gambling City
Character: Luca Altieri
Released: January 23, 1975
Type: Movie
Luca Altieri is a gambler. He likes cards and he is a master in playing poker. He is a cardsharper too. He begins working for "The President", who has many gambling houses and everything seems to go well until Luca falls for Maria Luisa. Unfortunately for them, she is the girl of Corrado, the son of "The President"...
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Puzzle
Title: Puzzle
Character: Edward
Released: August 23, 1974
Type: Movie
In London, A man who has amnesia attempts to uncover the truth about his identity. A menacing individual accuses him of betrayal, and soon more pieces of his puzzling past begin to fall in place.
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Shoot First, Die Later
Title: Shoot First, Die Later
Character: Domenico Malacarne
Released: July 12, 1974
Type: Movie
When mobsters try to put an honest policeman on the payroll, he seeks revenge on the mob. But, he soon learns that his actions, however honest, have dire consequences.
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They Still Call Me Amen
Title: They Still Call Me Amen
Character: Cosi' Sia / Amen
Released: December 24, 1973
Type: Movie
Chaco and his band of downtrodden men meet Così Sia (Amen), who always seems to get the better of them. He takes on the men with a plan to break into the Bank of Little-hole. For Così Sia, getting the money is not as important as getting his revenge on Reverend Smith, with whom he has a bone to pick.
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The Violent Professionals
Title: The Violent Professionals
Character: Vice commissario Caneparo
Released: August 22, 1973
Type: Movie
With or without help from law enforcement officers, a lone individual decides to crack down on the syndicate.
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La ragazza fuoristrada
Title: La ragazza fuoristrada
Character: Giorgio Martini
Released: August 11, 1973
Type: Movie
An Italian photojournalist falls madly in love with a young black women he meets while on assignment in Egypt. She goes with him when he returns to Italy and the two soon get married. But the small town he is from is not quite so friendly nor open-minded to his new bride, and racism and petty jealousy threaten to break up their once idyllic happiness.
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The Nun and the Devil
Title: The Nun and the Devil
Character: Carafo
Released: January 25, 1973
Type: Movie
It's 1577. The Mother Superior at the convent of Archangel is seriously ill. The determined and calculating Mother Giulia plots to become the next Mother Superior. She receives tough competition from tormented lesbian Sister Chiara and the lusty Sister Carmela.
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Torso
Title: Torso
Character: Roberto
Released: January 4, 1973
Type: Movie
A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.
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Man Called Amen
Title: Man Called Amen
Character: Così Sia / Amen
Released: August 11, 1972
Type: Movie
A very unlikely trio join forces in order to rob a bank: an ex-bandit called Smith, now a cheerful reverend, a nomadic artist and a pickpocket. Their plan is successful, however, and the three make off with the money from the bank's vaults, only to find themselves robbed of their newly-acquired wealth by a young schoolmistress.
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For Love One Dies
Title: For Love One Dies
Character: Enzo
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A hyper sensitive film student falls in love with an older woman.
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Red Sun
Title: Red Sun
Character: Chato
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: Movie
In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…
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Le Mans
Title: Le Mans
Character: Claude Aurac
Released: June 23, 1971
Type: Movie
Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.
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Law Breakers
Title: Law Breakers
Character: Marco
Released: May 7, 1971
Type: Movie
A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.
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The Palace of Angels
Title: The Palace of Angels
Character: Ricardo
Released: May 25, 1970
Type: Movie
Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends decide to transform a little apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", securing money and success, but some problems as well.
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OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
Title: OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
Character: Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath alias OSS 117
Released: February 4, 1970
Type: Movie
OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.
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Buio come il cuore
Title: Buio come il cuore
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie