Ricco the Mean Machine

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Ricco the Mean Machine
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Directed by Tulio Demicheli
Written byMario Di Nardo
Sebastiano Moncada
José G. Maesso
Starring Christopher Mitchum
Barbara Bouchet
CinematographyFrancisco Fraile
Music byNando De Luca
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
LanguageItalian

Ricco the Mean Machine (Italian : Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti, Spanish : Ajuste de cuentas, also known as The Cauldron of Death and The Dirty Mob) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish crime-thriller film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Christopher Mitchum and Barbara Bouchet. [1] It acquired a cult following because of its violent and gory scenes, including a graphic castration. [2] The US title was actually a misspelling of the main character's name Rico. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.
  2. 1 2 Roberto Curti (22 October 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland, 2013. ISBN   978-0786469765.


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