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Captain America (1944)
, 4h4Directed by Elmer Clifton, John English
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill, Charles Trowbridge, Russell Hicks, George J. Lewis
A rash of suspicious suicides among scientists and businessmen, all found holding a small scarab, gets the attention of Mayor Randolph. He demands that Police Commissioner Dryden and District Attorney Grant Gardner get to the bottom of the case, while openly wishing that Captain America, a masked man who has helped defeat crime in the past, were around to solve the mystery. Gail Richards, Grant Gardner's secretary, investigates and realises someone knows of the "Purple Death", a hypnotic chemical responsible for the suicides. However he then pulls out a gun and takes her into another room. He then orders an associate to tie her up. The D.A. realises she is there and forces the man to take him to her. He finds her tied up and gagged. He frees her but it is threatened that the purple death will be dropped killing them all. But the D.A. shoots him then gets out of the room with Gail.
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
, 3h31Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Linda Stirling, George J. Lewis, Lucien Littlefield, Francis McDonald, Wally Wales, John Hamilton
In Zorro's Black Whip the word Zorro never occurs, but a female who behaves like Don Diego in Idaho fights a cabal of corrupt politicians as "The Black Whip" after her brother (the original Black Whip) is killed.
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Superhero films
Actors William Bakewell, Jennifer Holt, Sumner Getchell, Emmett Vogan, Wheeler Oakman, Ernie Adams
Hop Harrigan (Bakewell) and his pal "Tank" Tinker (Getchell) operate a small airport and flying service where they are hired by J. Westly Arnold (Vogan) to fly scientist, Dr. Tabor (Merton), to his secret laboratory where he has a revolutionary new power unit. But an unknown character known as The Chief Pilot (Oakman) is interested in the invention and uses a destructive ray to cripple Hop's airplane and kidnap Tabor. Hop and "Tank", aided by Gail Nolan (Jennifer Holt) and her younger brother, Jackie (Robert 'Buzz' Henry), finally overcome the criminals only find a bigger threat to them all within their group...
Batman Revealed (2012)
, 1h1Genres Action
Themes Films about children, Batman films, Superhero films
When Judge Maria Vargas is found dead by Mayor Flutie, Batman and Robin must find out who is behind the murder. Once they find out who it is, the duo face the likes of Two-Face and Mr. Freeze before they take on The Penguin in an all-out fight of good versus evil. But when The Penguin finds something out he shouldn't have, the future of Batman and Robin becomes uncertain.
Bizarro Classic (2012)
, 2minutesGenres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films about children, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors John Newton
On a cold winter night, a figure resembling Superman flies into Metropolis and causes panic by leveling a skyscraper. Meanwhile, at the Daily Planet building, Clark Kent and Lois Lane are arguing over her suspicions of Clark being Superman when the imposter is seen outside their window. With Lois distracted, Clark rushes out of the office and changes into Superman to confront the imposter.
Ultraman Saga (2012)
, 1h30Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Superhero films
Actors Daigo, Taiyō Sugiura, Sae Miyazawa, Sayaka Akimoto, Sumire Satō, Susumu Kurobe
The film opens with a powerful apocalyptic vision of Tokyo, buildings destroyed and the city seemingly devoid of life. We are soon introduced to the Earth Defense Force (EDF), Team U (played by members of the female idol group AKB48), who go on a shopping raid in a desolate store in the city. During their raid, Team U is attacked by the monster, Earthtron. Despite their setup traps and weapons assisting them, they are no match for the monster. As the monster rampages, Ultraman Dyna appears and quickly destroys Earthtron.
Superman (1948)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr
Genres Science fiction, Action, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about children, Films about journalists, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Carol Forman, Tommy Bond, Forrest Taylor, George Meeker
Superman is sent to Earth by his parents just as the planet Krypton blows up and is later raised as Clark Kent by a farm couple. They discover that he has great powers so they send him off to use his powers to help those in need. After his foster parents die, the Man of Steel heads to Metropolis under the bespectacled guise of Kent and joins the staff of the Daily Planet in order to be close to the news. Soon after he is sent out to get the scoop on a new rock that a man has found that he calls Kryptonite and Clark passes out, the director thinks that he died but when he sat up, he was wrong. Then and there Superman discovered that his weakness is Kryptonite. Whenever emergencies happen, he responds in his true identity as Superman. This first serial revolves around the nefarious plot of a villain who calls herself the Spider Lady.
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
, 4h12Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Films about children, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Kirk Alyn, Lyle Talbot, Noel Neill, Tommy Bond, Chuck Roberson, Pierre Watkin
Lex Luthor, the Atom Man, invents a number of deadly devices to plague the city, including a disintegrating machine which can reduce people to their basic atoms and reassemble them in another place. But Superman manages to thwart each scheme. Since Kryptonite can rob Superman of his powers, Luthor decides to create a synthetic Kryptonite and putters about obtaining the necessary ingredients: plutonium, radium and the undefined 'etc.' Luthor places the Kryptonite at the launching of a ship, with Superman in attendance. He is exposed to the Kryptonite and passes out. Superman is taken off in an ambulance driven by Luthor's henchmen, and he is now under the control of Luthor. Superman is placed in a device, a lever is pulled, and the Man of Steel vanishes into "The Empty Doom" (which bears a similarity to the Phantom Zone of the comic books). Most of chapter 7 is a repeat of the origin story from chapter 1 of Columbia's first "Superman" serial, and this serial also finds a way to work in stock footage from Ken Maynard's 1936 Avenging Waters (also directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet). The serial features several elements re-used in later Superman features: the Man of Steel is exposed to synthetic Kryptonite during a public function, as he is in the motion picture Superman III. When he escapes from "The Empty Doom", the headline of the Daily Planet proclaims: Superman Returns, the title of the 2006 Superman movie.
Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
, 58minutesOrigin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about children, Superman films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Walter Reed, Stanley Andrews
Mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent and Lois Lane are sent to the small town of Silsby for the inauguration of the world's deepest oil well. Unbeknownst to the drillers, however, the drill shaft has penetrated the underground home of the "Mole Men", a race of small, furry (though bald-headed) beings. The Mole Men come up through the shaft at night to explore the surface. When the creatures first emerge from the shaft, their sudden appearance scares the elderly night watchman to death. Lois Lane and Clark Kent arrive at the oil well and find the dead watchman. Subsequently, help arrives. Clark Kent and the foreman are exploring the surrounding area for signs of intruders when Lois sees one of the creatures and screams in terror. But no one believes her when she tells them what she saw.
The Wild World of Batwoman (1966)
, 1h10Directed by Jerry Warren
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Batman films, Superhero films, Musical films
Actors Steve Brodie, George Beranger, Bruno VeSota, Bob Arbogast
Batwoman employs the services of several young female agents known as "Batgirls", in her pursuit of justice. Her archenemy is a masked villain named "Rat Fink". Added to the mix is the President and Vice-President of the "Ayjax" Development Corporation. The company, using plutonium as its fuel source, has created a powerful listening device called "The Atomic Hearing Aid", which allows for limitless eavesdropping. The company has been ordered to destroy the hearing aid by the US Government when the government turned down the offer to buy the listening device (due to its unstable power supply) but the President of the company has refused to do so and now is being confronted by Rat Fink about selling him the device.
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
, 1h40Directed by Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Superhero films, Musical films, Heist films
Actors John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Terry-Thomas, Adolfo Celi, Claudio Gora
After an armored car leaves the bank with ten-million dollars, it is attacked on route by Diabolik (John Phillip Law) who manages to steal the money and escape with his partner Eva Kant (Marisa Mell). Leaving the money in their underground hideout, Diabolik and Eva attend a press conference held by the Minister of the Interior which they disrupt by releasing laughing gas. Due to the high level of crime, the death penalty is brought back. The police cannot find Diabolik but gang leader Valmont (Adolfo Celi) suffers at their hands because of a clampdown due to Diabolik's actions. Realising things can get only worse because of Diabolik's crime spree, Valmont contacts Inspector Ginco (Michel Piccoli) and makes a bargain to catch Diabolik alive for the police. In his hideout, Diabolik decides to steal the famous Aksand emerald necklace for Eva's birthday from the Saint Just Castle. Valmont builds up an identikit picture of Eva and circulates it as a means of capturing Diabolik. Diabolik scales the walls of Saint Just Castle where he finds the police are waiting, Diabolik manages to steal the necklace by fooling the police officers with mirrors on the road and dummy decoys of himself.
Prince Vaali (2014)
Themes Superhero films
Actors Shiva Thejus, Salma Hayek, Suniel Shetty, Sridevi
A technologically advanced race from a far away constellation arrives on ancient Earth to gain supremacy. To maintain control over mother Earth, the twelve mighty tribes - Garuda, Gandharva, Yaksha, Kinnera, Kimpurusha, Naga, Vanara, Vidhyadhara, Valikilya, Deva, Pisacha and Rakshasa - ruling different parts of ancient Earth must unite under the leadership
Evil Brain from Outer Space (1965)
, 1h18Directed by Teruo Ishii
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Superhero films
Actors Ken Utsui, Minoru Takada, Shinsuke Mikimoto
The film concerns Starman's efforts to save the Earth from the followers of Balazar, an evil genius from the planet Zemar whose brain has been preserved after his own assassination.
, 2h12Directed by Satyajit Ray
Origin Inde
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Musical
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Superhero films, Musiques du monde, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Tapen Chatterjee, Rabi Ghosh, Santosh Dutta, Jahar Ray, Chinmoy Roy
Le chanteur Goopy et le percussionniste Bagha, tous deux chassés de leurs villages respectifs à cause de leurs horribles prestations, font connaissance dans la forêt. Là, ils rencontrent le roi des fantômes, qui content d'eux leur accorde trois vœux. Pour les rendre effectifs, ils doivent en même temps prononcer leur souhait et se frapper la main mutuellement. Munis du pouvoir d'obtenir de la nourriture par magie, de chaussures qui les emmènent instantanément là où ils veulent et surtout d'une merveilleuse habileté au chant et aux percussions, nos deux héros entament un périple fantastique qui les mène à la Cour d'un roi dont ils gagnent les faveurs en remportant un tournoi musical. Ils parviendront à empêcher le déclenchement d'une guerre imminente entre les États voisins de Shundi et Halla, pourtant dirigés par deux frères, mais dont l'un est sous l'influence néfaste d'un magicien qui a du reste également ensorcelé toute la population en la rendant muette. De fil en aiguille, grâce à leur habileté, les deux héros vont combattre les forces du mal et rétablir l'harmonie entre les frères et les royaumes, obtenant même de chacun la main d'une princesse.
Mr. Freedom (1969)
, 1h45Directed by William Klein
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Superhero films
Actors Delphine Seyrig, John Abbey, Donald Pleasence, Catherine Rouvel, Jean-Claude Drouot, Serge Gainsbourg
Under the command of Dr. Freedom, the crass superhero Mr. Freedom (John Abbey) goes to France to stave off the advances of the mysterious French Anti-Freedom (FAF) organization. He joins forces with the femme fatale Marie-Madeleine to lead his own anti-communist Freedom organization. The Freedom mission is complicated by the machinations of communist foes — the Stalinist Moujik Man and the ferocious Maoist Red China Man (portrayed as a giant inflatable dragon). France, refusing to see the FAF as a threat, rebuffs Freedom, leading to an escalation of Cold War tactics. In the end, betrayed, Mr. Freedom destroys himself trying to save the "unappreciative" nation.