Frank Nuyen

Acting

Frank Nuyen

Born

1939-07-31 (87)

Known for

Acting

Credits

27 titles

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 12 titles

The Salamander poster
5.3

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.

The Salamander

1981

Buddy Goes West poster
6.2

Outlaw drifter Buddy is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments.

Buddy Goes West

1981

My Wife Goes Back to School poster
4.6

Aristide Buratti is a wealthy grocer married to attractive Valentina. Although they seem to have a happy marriage, Valentina feels herself culturally inferior because she is a high school dropout. Despite her husband's objections, she enrolls at a private boarding school.

My Wife Goes Back to School

1981

Catherine and I poster
5.3

Enrico Melotti, a middle-aged businessman, has a difficult relationship with his wife, maid and secretary/lover. During a business trip to America, his friend Arturo shows him the key to solving all of his problems: Caterina, a female-looking robotic maid that does all domestic chores better than any human.

Catherine and I

1980

Pope John Paul II poster
7.5

Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 1978 as Pope of the Catholic world.

Pope John Paul II

1984

Escape from Galaxy 3 poster
3.3

The crew of a space ship confronts an evil galactic ruler out to rule the universe. Also known as "Escape from Galaxy 3", "Starcrash II" or "Star Crash II" dubbed in English

Escape from Galaxy 3

1981

The Moon in the Gutter poster
5.7

A dockworker seeking revenge on the killer of his sister finds himself the object of desire for two women.

The Moon in the Gutter

1983

Il tassinaro poster
6.5

Pietro Marchetti, a mature Roman taxi driver, has countless and interesting meetings while he is on duty with his car "Zara 87".

Il tassinaro

1983

The Last Hunter poster
5.5

During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped beind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.

The Last Hunter

1980

Cream Horn poster
5.7

Mariana and Domenico are on the run from her jealous boyfriend who just happens to be an over-jealous professional football player.

Cream Horn

1981

Rich and Poor poster
6.0

Pozzetto is a rich man obsessed by the idea of becoming poor. So, his psychiatric suggests him to leave home and live just like a poor man for some days. He will then become familiar with this way of living, and fear less the idea of becoming poor. So he does, and his old family & friends soon forget about him. They don't miss him at all.

Rich and Poor

1983

Death in the Vatican poster
4.7

A hermit who has had contact with terrorists is planning to kill the Pope by poisoning.

Death in the Vatican

1982

1970s · 14 titles

Crime Busters poster
7.0

An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.

Crime Busters

1977

Emanuelle Around the World poster
5.6

The increasingly politicised Emanuelle gets deeper into fighting an international trade composed of sex, violence and high profile players.

Emanuelle Around the World

1977

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade poster
4.9

Emanuelle returns to Kenya, trying to get an interview with a foreign gangster who's taken refuge in the African countryside while still operating an international criminal network.

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

1978

Flatfoot in Hong Kong poster
6.2

Inspector Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

1975

Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2 poster
5.0

Emanuelle hosts this peculiar sexploitation Mondo film that looks at several examples of bizarre sexual behavior.

Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

1978

Annie poster
4.8

Annie, the mistress of a middle-aged financier, accompanies him on a trip to Hong Kong. When his business interests collapse Annie ends up destitute. She is befriended by a group of socialites and begins her rite of passage in their world.

Annie

1976

Strange Occasion poster
5.6

Three sexy and comic episodes.

Strange Occasion

1976

The White, The Yellow, and The Black poster
5.8

The White, the Yellow, and the Black (Italian: Il bianco, il giallo, il nero, also known as Shoot First… Ask Questions Later) is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film. It is the last spaghetti western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Differently from his previous western films, this is openly parodic.

The White, The Yellow, and The Black

1975

Yellow Emanuelle poster
3.9

In this sexpolitation effort, a British pilot is assaulted by a gang of hoodlums and left on the street. He's eventually taken to a hospital, where he is nursed back to health by Dr. Emy Wong, a beautiful Asian physician. As the pilot is restored to full health, he becomes increasingly infatuated with Emy.

Yellow Emanuelle

1977

Pane, burro e marmellata poster
4.2

Bruno De Santis, successful TV presenter, was left by his wife Sofia. One day he decides to call her to convince her to come back but her device is broken. By a strange twist of fate, it happens in the house of three women, Vera, Simona and Betty, who, tired of their respective husbands and boyfriends, live together and manage a boutique. By them he is pitied, pampered and even hosted in their apartment. And so Bruno, little by little, becomes the sultan of the little harem.

Pane, burro e marmellata

1977

A Common Sense of Modesty poster
5.8

The film is divided into four episodes that blends sex and comedy.

A Common Sense of Modesty

1976

Dear Father poster
6.4

In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to perfection by Risi's favorite leading man, Vittorio Gassman). Risi paints his portrait against a backdrop of an Italy where the new permissiveness has run rampant, traditional socio-cultural values have been usurped by consumerism, and the streets have become an open battleground for politically extremist groups (the '70s were dubbed "The Years of Lead" due to the great number of terrorist acts, and politically motivated assassinations).

Dear Father

1979

L'inquilina del piano di sopra poster
6.3

Exasperated by the great racket coming from Miss Aurora Trabocchetti's apartment, the neighbors give Professor Canestrari a mandate to deliver an ultimatum to the young woman. Too bad the teacher takes a liking to Aurora and agrees to give her private lessons. In fact, the girl aspires to marry the scion of a noble family and to try to crown her dream she must improve her culture.

L'inquilina del piano di sopra

1978

Mr. Hercules Against Karate poster
6.8

A skinny troublemaker and his good-natured, bemuscled sidekick find trouble in Hong Kong.

Mr. Hercules Against Karate

1973