Superargo Versus Diabolicus

Superargo Versus Diabolicus
Italian poster
Directed by	Nick Nostro
Screenplay by	Jaime Jesús Balcázar[1]
Story by	Mino Giarda[1]
Starring	Giovanni Cianfriglia Gérard Tichy Loredana Nusciak Mónica Randall
Cinematography	Francisco 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]

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

1. 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. Curti 2016, p. 56.
6. Curti 2016, p. 57.
7. "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