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Superargo Versus Diabolicus (Italian: Superargo contro Diabolikus, Spanish: Superargo, el hombre enmascarado) is a 1966 superhero film written and directed by Nick Nostro. It had the sequel in 1968, Superargo and the Faceless Giants directed by Paolo Bianchini.[2][3][4]
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| Directed by | Nick Nostro |
| Screenplay by | Jaime Jesús Balcázar[1] |
| Story by | Mino Giarda[1] |
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| Cinematography | Francisco Marín[1] |
| Edited by | Teresa Alcocer[1] |
| Music by | Franco Pisano[1] |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1] |
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Plot
A superhero battles a madman who is plotting to steal uranium as part of a plan to take over the world.
Cast
- Giovanni Cianfriglia as Superargo
- Gérard Tichy as Diabolicus (as Gerhard Tichy)
- Loredana Nusciak as Diabolicus' Mistress
- Mónica Randall as Lidia
- Francisco Castillo Escalona as Col. Alex Kinski
- Emilio Messina as Diabolicus' Henchman
- Geoffrey Copleston as Conrad
Production
Director Nick Nostro commented on actor Giovanni Cianfriglia as Superargo in the film, stating that he had him act like Zorro.[5] Nostro claimed he got him the best voice actor he could find and then felt "despite his shortcomings, he made a good impression on screen."[5] Nostro stated that the film was shot with exteriors in Barcelona and interiors shot in Rome a De Paolis studios.[5] Nostro added that due to the cheap budget, his producer had them shoot some indoor scenes at his villa in Frascati.[5][6]
Release
Superargo Versus Diabolicus opened in Rome in December 1966.[1][7] It was released in Spain in 1967 as Superargo contra Diabolicus.[7]
It was followed by a sequel Superargo and the Faceless Giants (1968).[6]
See also
- List of Italian films of 1966
- List of Spanish films of 1966
References
Footnotes
- Curti 2016, p. 54.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti – Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- Curti 2016, p. 56.
- Curti 2016, p. 57.
- "Superargo vs. Diabolicus". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2016). Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6.
External links
- Superargo Versus Diabolicus at IMDb
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