''Ricco the Mean Machine'' (, , also known as ''The Cauldron of Death'' and ''The Dirty Mob'') is a 1973 Italian-Spanish
crime-thriller film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but als ...
directed by
Tulio Demicheli
Tulio Demicheli (born August 15, 1914, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. May 25, 1992, Madrid, Spain) was an Argentine born Spanish film director, screenwriter and film producer notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema.
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and starring
Christopher Mitchum
Christopher Mitchum (born October 16, 1943) is an American film actor, screenwriter, and businessman. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and Dorothy Mitchum. He is the younger brother of actor Jame ...
and
Barbara Bouchet
Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)
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.
It acquired a
cult following
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because of its violent and gory scenes, including a graphic castration.
The US title was actually a misspelling of the main character's name Rico.
Plot
Cast
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Christopher Mitchum
Christopher Mitchum (born October 16, 1943) is an American film actor, screenwriter, and businessman. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and Dorothy Mitchum. He is the younger brother of actor Jame ...
as Rico Aversi
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Barbara Bouchet
Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)
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as Scilla Calogero
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Malisa Longo
Malisa Longo (born Maria Luisa Longo; 13 July 1950) is an Italian actress, model and writer.
Life and career
Born Maria Luisa Longo in Venice, Italy, she moved to Rome at a young age where she started a career as a model. She entered the Miss ...
as Rosa
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Arthur Kennedy
John Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914January 5, 1990) was an American stage and film actor known for his versatility in supporting film roles and his ability to create "an exceptional honesty and naturalness on stage", especially in the origi ...
as Don Vito
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Eduardo Fajardo
Eduardo Martínez Fajardo (14 August 1924 – 4 July 2019) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 183 films, 75 plays and made 2,000 television appearances between 1947 and 2002.
Biography
He was born in Meis, Pontevedra on 14 August 19 ...
as Cirano
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Paola Senatore
Paola Senatore (born 9 November 1949) is an Italian retired film actress.
Biography
Born in Rome, Paola Senatore worked in Italian genre films during the 1970s, including poliziotteschi, commedia sexy all'italiana and giallo films. These include ...
as Conchetta Aversi
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Manolo Zarzo as Tony
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José María Caffarel
José María Caffarel Fábregas (10 November 1919 – 6 November 1999) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1957 and 1998. He was born in Barcelona and died in Madrid, Spain.
Selected filmography
* ''The L ...
as The Marseillese
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Ángel Álvarez
Ángel Álvarez (26 September 1906 – 13 December 1983) was a prolific Spanish film actor.
He made over 205 film appearances between 1945 and 1982. He is probably best known for his western films of the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Spaghett ...
as Giuseppe Calogero
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Luis Induni
Luis Induni (5 March 1920, in Romano di Lombardia, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy – 31 December 1979, in Barcelona, Spain) was an Italian film actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
He made his debut in the western film ''Billy the Kid'' (1962) alon ...
as Gaspare Aversi
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Victor Israel
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to:
* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
as Checana
References
External links
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Italian crime thriller films
Spanish crime thriller films
1973 crime thriller films
Films directed by Tulio Demicheli
Films set in Turin
1970s Italian-language films
1970s Italian films
Italian-language Spanish films
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