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Godzilla (1954)

American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast. Director: Ishirô Honda Writers: Takeo Murata, Ishirô Honda Stars: Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada

God Forgives... I Don't! (1967)

In this violent spaghetti western a murderous robber hijacks a payroll train, murders everyone aboard and then stashes his loot. A gunslinger learns about it and decides he wants the money for himself and so hatches an elaborate plot to get at it. He lures the crook into a rigged poker game, and afterward a gunfight ensues. The quick-drawing gunman makes short work of the robber, then teams up with an insurance agent to look for the hidden fortune. Unbeknownst to them, the robber had an ace up his sleeve. Director: Giuseppe Colizzi Writers: Giuseppe Colizzi (screenplay), Giuseppe Colizzi (story) Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Frank Wolff

Flash Gordon (1980)

A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. Director: Mike Hodges Writers: Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay), Michael Allin (adaptation) Stars: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow

The Raven (1963)

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help in this film loosely based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem. Director: Roger Corman Writers: Richard Matheson (screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe (poem) Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff

The Queen of Babylon (1954)

Beautiful goatherd helps Chaldean rebel fight evil king in ancient Babylon. Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Writers: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (as C.L. Bragaglia) , Ennio De Concini Stars: Rhonda Fleming, Ricardo Montalban, Roldano Lupi

The Phantom Planet (1961)

After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere. Director: William Marshall Writers: William Telaak (screenplay), Fred De Gorter (screenplay) Stars: Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter

The Orphan (1979)

A disturbed young man is plagued by horrific headaches that he believes make him commit murders. Director: John Ballard Writers: John Ballard, Hector Hugh Munro (story) (as Saki) Stars: Peggy Feury, Mark Owens, Afolabi Ajayi

The Muthers (1976)

A band of female pirates go undercover at a prison camp on a coffee plantation to rescue their leader's sister. Director: Cirio H. Santiago Writers: Cirio H. Santiago (story) (as Leonard Hermes) , Cyril St. James (screenplay) Stars: Jeannie Bell, Rosanne Katon, Trina Parks

The Mutations (1974)

Scientist experiments with crossing humans and plants, for which he uses his students. Director: Jack Cardiff Writers: Edward Mann (as Edward Mann) , Robert D. Weinbach Stars: Donald Pleasence, Tom Baker, Brad Harris

The Monster Maker (1944)

Mad scientist injects his enemies with acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed. Director: Sam Newfield Writers: Larry Williams (original story) (as Lawrence Williams) , Pierre Gendron (screenplay) Stars: J. Carrol Naish, Ralph Morgan, Tala Birell

The Man Without a Body (1957)

A wealthy business man discovers he has a brain tumor and seeks medical help. The business man finds a scientist experimenting with transplanting monkey heads on different monkey bodies. The business man decides to steal the head of Nostradamus from the prophet's crypt. Directors: Charles Saunders, W. Lee Wilder Writer: William Grote (screenplay) Stars: Robert Hutton, George Coulouris, Julia Arnall

The Man Who Lived Again (1936)

Dr. Laurience, a brilliant but unstable scientist experimenting with transferring minds, becomes vengeful when his magnate patron withdraws his support. Director: Robert Stevenson Writers: L. du Garde Peach (screenplay) (as L. Du Garde Peach) , Sidney Gilliat (screenplay) Stars: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, John Loder