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Kriminal
''Kriminal'' is an Italian comics series featuring an eponymous fictional character, created in 1964 by Magnus and Max Bunker, the authors of '' Alan Ford'', '' Maxmagnus'' and ''Satanik''. Characters Kriminal is an English master thief, Anthony Logan, who dresses in black and yellow costume with a fearsome skull face for his adventures. The character was directly inspired by the contemporary (and more successful) Diabolik, with whom he shares the ability to use masks that allow him to assume any identity. In the earliest adventures, Kriminal was a near sadistic killer fighting for revenge against the criminals who had pushed his father to commit suicide. Having also lost his mother and sister, Logan spent his youth in a reformatory, from which he managed to escape, intent to pursue vengeance. Kriminal has a female companion, Lola Hudson whom he married and with whom he had a child, Max. He also has a love-hate relationship with Gloria, who was once the wife of Scotland Yard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Marchio Di Kriminal
''Il marchio di Kriminal'' ( The Mark of Kriminal) is a 1967 film. It is the follow-up to ''Kriminal'' (1966). Plot The bandit Kriminal accidentally discovers in an ancient porcelain statuette a fragment of a map relating to the place where a famous outlaw, before being executed, had managed to hide two precious canvases. Kriminal immediately begins the research to recover three other statuettes, similar to the one in his possession, containing the fragments necessary to complete the map. His investigations are successful. Only one statuette is now missing from Kriminal to identify the place where the paintings are hidden. However, the statuette is in the hands of two adventurers, Mara and Robson, who, in turn, try to snatch the map fragments he recovered from Kriminal. An agreement is finally reached by the three: they will join forces to bring to light the hidden paintings and share the proceeds equally. Kriminal, Mara and Robson then leave for Beirut and, in an archaeological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kriminal (film)
''Kriminal'' is a 1966 superhero film directed and written by Umberto Lenzi. The film is about a thief and murderer called Kriminal (Glenn Saxson) who escapes from a prison and is chased after by Inspector Milton ( Andrea Bosic). It was followed by a sequel, '' Il marchio di Kriminal'' ( The Mark of Kriminal). Cast * Glenn Saxson as Kriminal * Andrea Bosic as Insp. Milton * Helga Liné as Inge - Trude * Esmeralda Ruspoli as Lady Gold * Ivano Staccioli as Alex Lafont Production In August 1964, the ''fumetti neri'' series '' Kriminal'' began publication. The comics often contained themes of sex and violence, which included the title character seducing scantily-dressed women, then strangling or stabbing them to conceal his identity. Director Umberto Lenzi stated that he initially wanted to make a comic book-inspired film with an adaptation of ''Diabolik''. Lenzi found himself unable to get the rights to ''Diabolik'', which had purchased by Dino De Laurentiis. Lenzi then attempted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Saxson
Roel Bos, better known by his stage name Glenn Saxson, is a Dutch actor and film producer. Bos moved to Italy in 1964 and starred in several Western films as well as the lead in the superhero film ''Kriminal'' and its sequel ''Il marchio di Kriminal''. Following these roles he continued acting in Italian and German productions until the late 1960s. He began work in the 1970s as a producer as he had "more artistic ideas in mind", and worked with director Sergio Nasca, producing his films '' The Profiteer'' and '' Vergine e di nome Maria''. Biography Bos was born in The Hague in Netherlands. Bos arrived in Italy in 1964 and began work doing photo comics and television commercials. His first film appearance was an uncredited small role in Luchino Visconti's film '' Sandra''. Bos recalled that the film was only one day's work but was interested in the project as it involved Claudia Cardinale and was "directed by the great Visconti". Bos then began to star in Westerns, with his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi (6 August 1931 – 19 October 2017) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist. A fan of film since young age, Lenzi studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and made his first film in 1958 which went unreleased, while his official debut happened in 1961 with ''Queen of the Seas''. Lenzi's films of the 1960s followed popular trends of the era, which led to him directing several spy and erotic thriller films. He followed in suit in the 1970s making ''giallo'' films, crime films and making the first Italian cannibal film with ''Man from the Deep River''. He continued making films up until the 1990s and later worked as a novelist writing a series of murder mysteries. Biography Early life Umberto Lenzi was born on 6 August 1931 in the Massa Marittima province of Italy. Lenzi was a film enthusiast as early as grade school. While studying law, Lenzi also created film fan clubs. Lenzi eventually put off studying law and began pursuing the technica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Raviola
Magnus, pseudonym of Roberto Raviola (May 30, 1939 – February 5, 1996), was an Italian comic book artist, recognized as one of the greatest Italian cartoonists. Biography Born in Bologna in 1939, he studied at Academy of Fine Arts and graduated with a degree in set design. Having worked as an illustrator, he started his comics career and his association with Max Bunker in 1964 with the series ''Kriminal''. He took the pseudonym Magnus, from the Latin phrase ''Magnus Pictor Fecit'' ("A Great Painter Did It"). During the 1960s the duo became a mainstay of Italian comics creating successful series such as ''Kriminal'' and ''Satanik'' (1964), '' Dennis Cobb'', '' Gesebel'' (1966, only first six stories by Magnus) and '' Maxmagnus'' (1968). Magnus' atmospheric use of black and white was instrumental in launching a new comics genre, called ''fumetti neri'' (black comics/adult comics). In 1967 Magnus & Bunker started working on a new series resulting in the May 1969 release of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Bunker
Max Bunker, pen name of Luciano Massimiliano Secchi (born 24 August 1939), is an Italian comic book writer, and publisher, best known as the co-author of '' Alan Ford''. Bunker's career started in 1960 when he co-founded, together with his brother-in-law Andrea Corno, a publishing house focused on the production of comics called Editoriale Corno. In 1962 Bunker wrote a Western-style comic book, ''Maschera Nera'' (''Black Mask''). He went on to create more comics series in collaboration with Magnus Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ... (Roberto Raviola) such as '' Kriminal'' and '' Satanik'' and '' Maxmagnus''. Bunker and Magnus' arguably most successful creative endeavour is ''Alan Ford''. Originally published in May 1969, the series ran for 75 issues. When Editoriale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Comics
Italian comics, also known as ''fumetto'' , plural form ''fumetti'' , are comics that originate in Italy. The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages. The term ''fumetto'' (literally ''little puff of smoke'') refers to the distinctive word balloons that contain the dialogue in comics (also called ''nuvoletta'', "little cloud", in Italian). In English, the term ''fumetti'' can refer to photo comics, regardless of origin or language. History Italian ''fumetto'' has its roots in periodicals aimed at younger readers and in the satirical publications of the 19th century. These magazines published cartoons and illustrations for educational and propagandist purposes. The first illustrated satirical publication appeared in 1848, in '' L'Arlecchino'', a daily paper published in Naples. Other noteworthy examples of satirical papers of the period include ''Lo Spirito Folletto'' published in Milan, Turin's '' Il Fischietto'' and ''Il Fanfulla'', establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satanik
''Satanik'' is an Italian crime comics series created in December 1964 by Max Bunker (writer) and Magnus (artist), also the authors of the popular series '' Kriminal'' and '' Alan Ford''. Synopsis Satanik is Marny Bannister, a skilled female chemist whose face is marked by an unpleasant angioma. One day, following a theory of a mad alchemist, she develops a drug which transforms her into a charming and fascinating red-haired (occasionally blonde) woman: but, as in Stevenson's '' The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', the drug has an unexpected side effect, making her a murderous criminal mastermind. Satanik was innovative in that she took advantage of her sex appeal to conduct her crimes, with some proto-erotic scenes appearing in the series. It showed also a broad range of horror and supernatural themes like vampires, evil ghosts, and monsters. The series had several problems with censorship and some of the books were confiscated by authorities (like "Murder in the cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Ford (comics)
''Alan Ford'' is an Italian comic book created by Max Bunker (Luciano Secchi) and Magnus (Roberto Raviola), in print since 1969. The comic book is a satirical take on classic secret agents laden with surreal and black humour, and sardonic references to aspects of the contemporary Italian and Western society. Although it became widely popular in Italy shortly after its introduction, Alan Ford remained relatively unknown outside Italy. The French, Danish and Brazilian editions soon failed but the only other foreign edition, in SFR Yugoslavia, was a huge success, becoming and remaining one of the most popular comic books in the former country and its successors. Although the initial plot in the first few episodes develops around an agent called Alan Ford, he is later just one of the central group of characters: Group TNT is an assembly of misfit secret agents, who operate from a flower shop in New York City, United States, which they use as a front for their secret headquarters. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Cerchio
Fernando Cerchio (7 August 1914 – 19 August 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 films between 1940 and 1972. Selected filmography * ''Men of the Mountain'' (1943) * ''Mistress of the Mountains'' (1950) * ''The Crossroads (1951 film), The Crossroads'' (1951) * ''The Tired Outlaw'' (1952) * ''Son of the Hunchback'' (1952) * ''Lulu (1953 film), Lulu'' (1953) * ''Farewell, My Beautiful Lady'' (1954) * ''The Count of Bragelonne'' (1954) * ''Desert Warrior (1957 film), Desert Warrior'' (1957) * ''The Mysteries of Paris (1957 film), The Mysteries of Paris'' (1957) * ''Herod the Great (film), Herod the Great'' (1958) * ''Head of a Tyrant'' (1959) * ''Cleopatra's Daughter'' (1960) * ''Queen of the Nile (film), Queen of the Nile'' (1961) * ''Invasion 1700'' (1962) * ''Toto vs. Maciste'' (1962) * ''Toto and Cleopatra '' (1963) * ''Toto vs. the Black Pirate'' (1964) * ''Mutiny at Fort Sharpe'' (1966) * ''Top Secret (1967 film), Top Secret' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |