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Plot Summary:
After dealing with the Shut in the Balkans, Kara Ben-Nemsi ('Karl the German') receives a firman (precious passport) from the padishah (Ottoman sultan) before he continues his travels through Kurdistan. Achmed El Corda, the son of Halef's Hadedhin Beduin tribe's sheik Mohammed Emin, has been captured by the machredsh (Turkish governor) of Mossul for resisting water seizure by his Turkish troops. Kara takes charge of the rescue.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 663
Genere: Adventure
Country: Spain, West Germany
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags:
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Till Eulenspiegel (2014)
Plot Summary:
Popular joker, wheeler-dealer and heckler Till Eulenspiegel cleverly exposes the stupid greed of Lübeck burgomaster Klaas Wüllenwever, who vows to revenge the humiliation in order to restore his shaken authority in city council, as he plans to demand a plenipotentiary mandate to wage war on the main Hansa city's Ostee rivals, including the Danish realm and Dutch republic. As a trap, Klaas orders Till's patrician first ex Kathrin incarcerated, while his soldiers fail to hunt down elusive disguise-master Till. Kathrin sends to Till her cocky but resourceful kid daughter Marie, who escapes from the nunnery orphanage to commandeer Till as 'her helper' to free mother. After a daring plan to get Copernicus's master key invention, they return to Lübeck, where it's truth time, changing Till's and other lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags:
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The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba (1962)
Plot Summary:
A wizard summons Ali Baba to transport a sacred crown to a nearby country. An evil ruler has taken over the land, and the crown is needed to free the people from his influence.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Samson Against the Sheik (1962)
Plot Summary:
An adventure movie directed by Domenico Paolella.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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White Slave Ship (1961)
Plot Summary:
The Albatross travels from England to the New World in 1675, with a number of passengers, a couple of political prisoners along with a dozen other women convicts, these to be sold into slavery on arrival. The woman activist frees the dozen of low-cast women, and they take over the ship. After a storm, the captain takes back control of his ship. Since mutiny is punishable by death in the New World, the mutineers try to reroute the course, tossing Desny and Purdom in the brig. A practical male mutineer wants to throw the women overboard to save rations, but the women free Purdom and the captain to battle the mutineers. A British warship comes to the rescue, and the captain pardons Angeli and Purdom for having saved his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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The Hellfire Club (1961)
Plot Summary:
Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Thomas. In order to reclaim his title, Jason must do battle with his cousin, who calls upon the members of the deadly Hellfire Club to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Savage Land (1994)
Plot Summary:
Set against the spectacular Rocky Mountains, this adventure is reminiscent of the Disney live-action classics (such as "Old Yeller" and "Escape from Witch Mountain"). Two women and two kids are stranded in the Old West when bad guys (posing as Indians) try to snag the stagecoach's cargo. Pitted against nature, time, and the pursuing baddies, this unlikely team must trek over the mountains to reach safety. This is a video to buy and keep in your collection... great mid-winter rental when cabin-fever makes you long for the great outdoors!.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)
Plot Summary:
Mexico, 1864. The country is divided by the struggle against the French occupation and emperor Maximilian. The German doctor Karl Sternau and his friend Andreas Hasenpfeffer come to love the country and support the cause of the proud Mexicans.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: euro western, spaghetti western
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Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
Plot Summary:
Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)
Plot Summary:
On her b-day, settler's daughter Apanatschi receives her father's secret gold mine but greedy neighboring prospectors resort to murder and kidnapping in order to get the gold, forcing the girl and her brother to seek Winnetou's protection.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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Winnetou and Old Firehand (1966)
Plot Summary:
Firehand and his Apache friend Winnetou are determined to get justice for the murder of four young braves. They set off to track down the gang responsible for the horrendous act.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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Winnetou (1963)
Plot Summary:
The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil plan and searches contact with the Apaches in an effort to avert war.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, cult classic, cult film
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The Lost Continent (1968)
Plot Summary:
An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by man-eating seaweed, giant crabs and Spanish conquistadors who believe it’s still the 16th century.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: retro, grindhouse, mythical, classic horror, natural horror, scary, exciting, offbeat, bleak, serious
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Agent X-77 Orders to Kill (1966)
Plot Summary:
A government agent tries to prevent foreign spies from obtaining a scientist's formula for a solid-rocket-fuel.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: eurospy
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No Stars in the Jungle (1967)
Plot Summary:
A white man searches for a legendary gold mine in the depths of the Peruvian jungle.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Adventure
Country: Argentina, Peru
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: art house
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The Return of Monte Cristo (1968)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Adventure
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, tragic ending, modern day adaptation
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The Corsican Brothers (1985)
Plot Summary:
In the 18th century were born two siamese brothers on Corsica who paradoxically carry different feelings of hate and reconciliation in their blood.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Legend of the White Horse (1987)
Plot Summary:
A satire of Cold war politics, where Red bureaucrats meet U.S. corporate greed - and a witch and a dragon.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Adventure
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Lake of Virgins (1982)
Plot Summary:
A man discovers an island covered in treasure. But when he attempts to fully explore island and collect the treasure, he ends up discovering some mysterious nymphs who seduce him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Adventure
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Kingdom of the Silver Lion (1965)
Plot Summary:
Kara Ben-Nemsi, friends and rescuers set out to free a young relative of the guardian of the treasure of the Chaldaeans (Christian sect), who is captured for that fabulous ransom.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Adventure
Country: Spain, West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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The Iron Mask (1962)
Plot Summary:
The story of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan, and the imprisonment in an iron mask of the identical twin of the King of France, Louis XIV.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags:
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Adventurer of Tortuga (1965)
Plot Summary:
In the New World, a rugged pirate leader and a corrupt governor vie for the affections of a beautiful Indian heiress.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Untamable Angelique (1967)
Plot Summary:
Angelique goes in search of her husband Joffrey de Peyrac who did not die on the stake.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: idiotic
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National Theatre Live: Treasure Island (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's a theatre adaptation of well known story of Jim Hawkins and his adventures in search of treasure of Treasure Island.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags:
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The Rebels (2019)
Plot Summary:
Four rebellious teenagers in 1st century Roman-occupied Wales must flee their village and live in the wild after they accidentally kill a Roman soldier and cause an uprising. They must learn to live together or risk facing the wrath of Rome.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Passage to Mars (2016)
Plot Summary:
A NASA Arctic expedition designed to be the first Martian road trip on Earth becomes an epic two-year odyssey of human adventure and survival.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 773
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, psychotronic
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The Valley of Death (1968)
Plot Summary:
Mabel Kingsley arrives at a western town to clear her missing father of the charge that he stole a shipment of government gold. A frontiersman known as "Shatterhand" agrees to guide her in a search for the gold and for major Kingsley. They are joined by an army lieutenant, an amateur botanist, and an Apache chief named Winnetou. Despite troubles caused by pursuing bandits and by Winnetou's enemy, a Sioux chief, Mabel's party eventually reaches the "Valley of Death" which holds the answers to the mystery of the missing gold.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Klondike Fever (1979)
Plot Summary:
This movie chronicles Jack London's epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields in 1898.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, atmospheric, realistic, semi serious
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Cold River (1982)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel Winterkill, by William Judson, Cold River is the story of an Adirondack guide who takes his young daughter and step-son on a long camping trip in the fall of 1932. When winter strikes unexpectedly early (a natural phenomenon known as a 'winterkill' - so named because the animals are totally unprepared for a sudden, early winter, and many freeze or starve to death), a disastrous turn of events leaves the two children to find their own way home without food, or protection from the elements.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Climb (1986)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of the 1953 assault on Nanga Parbat, a treacherous Himalayan Peak.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Face of Alexandre Dumas: The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Plot Summary:
A lad jousting with his tutor is kidnaped and carried to the Bastille where his head is locked in an iron mask. Jump ten years: Musketeers return from war in Morocco to find Paris starving while Louis XIV and his retinue idle at Duke Fouquet's estate. Louis is enamored with his host's virginal daughter, Valliere, herself in love with Athos. The queen mother calls the Jesuit Aramis to her deathbed to confess that Louis has a twin, "a second born, he was first conceived, the oldest and true heir," the man in the iron mask. Aramis secures his release and hides him while Porthos and Athos school him for his destiny. D'Artagnan remains loyal to Louis: love, schemes and politics entwine.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film