Sistemo l'America e torno [a.k.a. Black Is Beautiful] (1974)

Starring:

• Paolo Villaggio 
• Sterling St. Jacques 
• Alfredo Rizzo

The film is primarily in Italian with English in various parts of the film. I done my best to translate the storyline of the film. The film offers an interesting perspective on Blaxploitation as this film was not made for American release, but filmed in urban areas across the United States while showing the political fight for African-American rights and justice. 

Storyline
John Bonfiglio (Paolo Villaggio) was sent to attend to some business in the United States by his employer, a wealthy industrialist from Busto Arsizio. Already located there, John is also in charge of hiring a promising American basketball player of color, Ben Ferguson (Sterling St. Jacques, the son of famed blaxploitation actor Raymond St. Jacques) for the Corporate basketball team, which is in need of a player that makes them invincible. Ferguson is immediately available, but before leaving for Italy, he forces Bonfiglio to accompany him on a tour across the United States to settle some personal matters. During the journey, John discovers that the basketball champion actually has not only the interest of the sport, but also politics...

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The Obsessed One (1974)

  

 

Starring:

• Malc Panday
• Sally Savalas
• Tracy Parrish
• Tricia Welch
• Joey Panday
• Astrid Brown
• Ronald Jones

Storyline
It’s a special night for Tyrone Pedro, as he is marrying a girl of his dreams on his wedding day. On the same day, a bunch of beatniks play a deadly game of Tarot cards, and the cards read MURDER, so they go out for a demented spree of murder & violent fun. The beatniks find Tyrone and his new wife in the park. They beat up Tyrone and brutally rape his wife and kill her. Tyrone is left at the scene, beaten up. The police arrest Tyrone as a suspect for his wife’s murder, but Tyrone escapes to find those beatniks and to avenge his wife’s death. Tyrone is the obsessed one, and nothing will come between him and vengeance. During his quest, he encounters a sadistic pimp, SUGARCANE , who walks into Tyrone's path with an attitude! Murder, revenge and car chases will explode off your screen in this grindhouse action film shot in Guyana!

Catch My Soul (1974)

This film, starring Richie Havens as Othello and Lance LeGault as Iago, is based on Shakespeare's play, "Othello", which writer Jack Good delivers a unique perspective of the play. "Catch My Soul" implements a religious perspective with Othello as a Preacher and Iago as Satan. Iago spends the majority of his time seducing Cassio (Tony Joe White) and tricking Othello into believing Desedoma (Season Hubly) is being unfaithful.  All throughout the film, musical cuts exemplify scenes that translate to a very groovy spirit that keeps you glued to the film. 

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