''Supersonic Man'' is a 1979 Spanish

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directed by

Juan Piquer Simón Juan Piquer Simón (16 February 1935 – 8 January 2011) was a Spanish film director best known for directing two cult classic horror film, horror exploitation film, exploitation films, ''Pieces (1982 film), Pieces'' (1982) and ''Slugs (1988 fil ...

, and starring

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and Cameron Mitchell.

Plot

Kronos, a humanoid

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(Richard Yesteran), has been sent to planet Earth in order to help humanity against its own threats. Settling in

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, he becomes a superhero, Supersonic Man. He confronts nefarious Dr. Gulik ( Cameron Mitchell) who plans to take over the world.Turner Classic Movies
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Cast

- Paul (credited as Michael Coby) * Cameron Mitchell - Dr. Gulik *Diana Polakov - Patricia Morgan *

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- Peterson *

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- Professor Morgan (credited as John Caffarel) *José Luis Ayestarán - Kronos / Supersonic (credited as Richard Yesteran)

Release

''Supersonic Man'' was distributed in Spain by Filmayer S.A. on 6 August 1979. It sold 751,696 tickets on its Spanish release. It was the last film seen on

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's version of ''

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'' (titled ''Son of Svengoolie'') before it was cancelled in 1986.

Reception

From contemporary reviews, John Pym wrote in ''

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'' that the film "is a cut-price digest of half-a-dozen money spinners, from the

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to ''

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''."

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* {{Juan Piquer Simón 1979 films 1970s superhero films Spanish superhero films Extraterrestrial superheroes Foreign films set in the United States Film superheroes 1970s science fiction action films Films about alien visitations Spanish science fiction action films 1970s exploitation films 1970s Spanish-language films 1970s Spanish films Spanish exploitation films 1979 science fiction films Films directed by Juan Piquer Simon