''Superargo Versus Diabolicus'' ( it, Superargo contro Diabolikus, es, Superargo, el hombre enmascarado, link=no) is a 1966 superhero film written and directed by Nick Nostro. It had the sequel in 1968, ''

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'' directed by

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.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. .

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 Giovanni Cianfriglia (born 5 April 1935) is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1958. Born in Anzio, Cianfriglia debuted as the body double of Steve Reeves in ''Hercules'', then he started appearing, often unc ...

as Superargo *

Gérard Tichy Gerard Tichy (also Gérard Tichy, Gerhard Tichi and Gerardo Tichy, 11 March 1920 – 11 April 1992) was a Spanish actor of German descent, who appeared in numerous movies, including several international productions. He was born in Weißenfels ...

as Diabolicus (as Gerhard Tichy) *

Loredana Nusciak Loredana Nusciak (born Loredana Cappelletti; 3 May 1942 – 12 July 2006) was an Italian actress and model. Biography Born in Trieste, she won the beauty contest "Miss Trieste" in 1959, while still a high school student. After making her film deb ...

as Diabolicus' Mistress *

Mónica Randall Mónica Randall (born 1942) is a Spanish film actress. Randall has made some 110 appearances in film and TV since 1963. She appeared in numerous Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s in films such as '' One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Ringo'' and ...

as Lidia * Francisco Castillo Escalona as Col. Alex Kinski * Emilio Messina as Diabolicus' Henchman *

Geoffrey Copleston Gerald Geoffrey Copleston (18 March 1921 – 1999) was an English actor, voice actor, and translator Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The Englis ...

as Conrad

Production

Director Nick Nostro commented on actor

as Superargo in the film, stating that he had him act like Zorro. 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." Nostro stated that the film was shot with exteriors in

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and interiors shot in Rome a De Paolis studios. Nostro added that due to the cheap budget, his producer had them shoot some indoor scenes at his villa in Frascati.

Release

''Superargo Versus Diabolicus'' opened in Rome in December 1966. It was released in Spain in 1967 as ''Superargo contra Diabolicus''. It was followed by a sequel ''

'' (1968).

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* Italian science fiction films 1960s science fiction films Spanish superhero films Films directed by Nick Nostro Italian superhero films 1966 films Films shot in Rome Films shot in Barcelona Film superheroes 1960s superhero films Films scored by Franco Pisano 1960s Italian films 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-sf-film-stub