Luigi Pistilli
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Filmography
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The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
(1971)One of several 'animal-in-the-title' cash-ins released in the wake of Dario Argento's box-office smash The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire is a gloriously excessive giallo that boasts a rogues gallery of perverse characters; violent, fetishized murders, and one of the genre's most nonsensical, red-herring laden plots (which sees almost every incidental character hinted at potentially being the killer). Set in Dublin (a rather surprising giallo setting), Iguana opens audaciously with an acid-throwing, razor-wielding maniac brutally slaying a woman in her own home. The victim's mangled corpse is discovered in a limousine owned by Swiss Ambassador Sobiesky (Anton Diffring, Where Eagles Dare) and a police investigation is launched, but when the murdering continues and the ambassador claims diplomatic immunity, tough ex-cop John Norton (Luigi Pistilli, A Bay of Blood) is brought in to find the killer... Benefitting from a sumptuous score by Stelvio Cipriani (Nightmare City, Death Walks on High Heels) and exuberant supporting performances from Valentina Cortese (The Possessed, Thieves' Highway) and Dagmar Lassander (The Frightened Woman, The Black Cat), The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire is a luridly over-the-top latter-day entry in the filmography of acclaimed director Riccardo Freda (Caltiki - The Immortal Monster, Murder Obsession).

A Bay of Blood
(1971)The murder of a countess triggers a chain reaction of killings in the surrounding area as several evil characters try to take over her large estate.

Night of the Serpent
(1969)Hernandez, the commander of the garrison in a small village, joins a group of people with the intention of robbing Manuel, a young orphan, of his inheritance. Luke, suffering from a traumatic past and now an alcoholic, is chosen as a hitman to kill the little boy. However, he unexpectedly befriends him and ends up becoming his protector.

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
(1972)A burned out novelist is brought to the brink of insanity when a bevy of beautiful women are brutally slain at his gothic estate and he is the prime suspect!

For a Few Dollars More
(1965)In this classic, truly great spaghetti western, a keen, quick-witted bounty hunter and his fierce rival follow the bloody trail of a murderous outlaw.

Death Rides a Horse
(1967)A young gunfighter forms a tenuous alliance with an aging former outlaw in order to track down and eliminate the bandits who killed his family.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
(1966)In the heat of the Civil War, a lone wolf, a mercenary, and a Mexican outlaw engage in a lethal pursuit for $200,000 in buried Confederate gold.

Caliber 9
(1972)In the first film of the Fernando Di Leo triology, small-time gangster Ugo Piazza has just been released from prison. He tries to convince the police, the mafia, and his one-time associate Rocco, a sadistic hoodlum who enjoys sick violence and torture, that he wants to go straight, but everyone believes he has $300,000 of stolen money hidden somewhere. Caliber 9’s stylized violence, fast-paced action sequences, tight editing and plot twists prefigure the work of Quentin Tarantino and John Woo. The film also features a notable score by Luis Bacalov and the stunning Barbara Bouchet as Ugo’s go-go dancing girlfriend.

Texas, Adios
(1966)A tough Texas sheriff and his brother head into Mexico to arrest the criminal who murdered their father and uncover a shocking family secret.

Cold Sweat
(1970)A fisherman with a dark past is forced to partake in a shady smuggling operation when his wife and daughter are held hostage by his former associates.