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| Directed by | Bitto Albertini |
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| Story by | Mario Amendola [1] |
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| Cinematography | Umberto Grassia [1] |
| Edited by | Vincenzo Vanni [1] |
| Music by | Ruggero Cini [1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes [1] |
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3 Supermen a Tokyo [lower-alpha 1] is a 1968 film directed by Bitto Albertini.
Two ruthless thieves known as "the supermen" are captured by the government, and in exchange for commuting their sentence they are forced to accompany the agent Martin, who has a mission to find a recording which, if brought to light, would cause a political scandal. But the road is not easy, and they encounter all kinds of obstacles.
3 Supermen a Tokio did not have any of the original cast outside Gloria Paul of the original film The Three Fantastic Supermen . [1]
3 Supermen a Tokio was shot in Tokyo. [1] When shooting there, director Bitto Albertini stated that filming was shot with indifference from the Japanese passers-by when shooting a car chase with the scene being shot with hidden cameras in hopes to capture the shocked reactions from the crowd. [1] [3]
3 Superman a Tokyo was released in Italy in 1968. [1] It was released in Germany as Drei tolle Kerle on 17 July 1968. [4]
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