''Superargo Versus Diabolicus'' (, ) is a 1966

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written and directed by

Nick Nostro Nicola "Nick" Nostro (21 April 1931 – 15 June 2014) was an Italian film director who wrote many of his screenplays. Career Born in Gioia Tauro, Calabria, after his degree in literature Nostro studied direction at the Silvio d’Amico Acade ...

. It had the

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in 1968, ''

Superargo and the Faceless Giants ''Superargo and the Faceless Giants'' (, , also known as ''Superargo'', ''The King of Criminals'' and ''Superargo the Giant'') is a 1968 Italian-Spanish science fiction-superhero film written and directed by Paolo Bianchini (here credited as "Paul ...

'' directed by

Paolo Bianchini Paolo Bianchini (born 1931) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Bianchini began his career in 1953 working as assistant director of a number of notable directors, including Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, ...

.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 (5 April 1935 – 30 October 2024), also known as Ken Wood, was an Italian film actor and stuntman. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1958 to 2000. Life and career Born in Anzio, Cianfriglia debuted as the body doub ...

as Superargo *

Gérard Tichy Gerhard Johannes Alexander Tichy Wondzinski (11 March 1920 – 11 April 1992), known as Gérard Tichy, was a German-Spanish actor who appeared in numerous films, including several international productions. Early life Tichy was born Gerhar ...

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 de ...

as Diabolicus' Mistress *

Mónica Randall Aurora Juliá Sarasa (Barcelona, 18 November 1942), known professionally as Mónica Randall, is a Spanish actress and television presenter. Randall has made some 110 appearances in film and television since 1963. She appeared in numerous Spag ...

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

Geoffrey Copleston Gerald Geoffrey Copleston (18 March 1921 – 6 October 1998) was an English actor, voice actor, and translator who worked primarily in Italian genre cinema. He worked on more than one hundred films beginning in 1956, including many English-langu ...

as Conrad

Production

Director

commented on actor

as Superargo in the film, stating that he had him act like

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. 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

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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