Superargo Versus Diabolicus

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Superargo Versus Diabolicus
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Italian poster
Directed by Nick Nostro
Screenplay byJaime Jesús Balcázar [1]
Story byMino Giarda [1]
Starring
CinematographyFrancisco Marín [1]
Edited by Teresa Alcocer [1]
Music by Franco Pisano [1]
Production
companies
  • Liber Film
  • S.E.C. Film
  • Producciones Cinematográficas Balcázar [1]
Release dates
  • December 1966 (1966-12)(Italy)
  • 1967 (1967)(Spain)
Running time
88 minutes [1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • Spain [1]

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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Plot

A superhero battles a madman who is plotting to steal uranium as part of a plan to take over the world.

Cast

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]

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References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Curti 2016, p. 54.
  2. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN   8876055932.
  3. ↑ Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN   9788876381874.
  4. ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti – Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Curti 2016, p. 56.
  6. 1 2 Curti 2016, p. 57.
  7. 1 2 "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.


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