Ricco the Mean Machine
| Ricco the Mean Machine | |
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 Italian film poster | |
| Directed by | Tulio Demicheli |
| Screenplay by | Santiago Moncada José Gutiérrez Maesso Mario Di Nardo |
| Produced by | José Gutiérrez Maesso |
| Starring | Christopher Mitchum Barbara Bouchet Malisa Longo Arthur Kennedy |
| Cinematography | Francisco Fraile |
| Edited by | Ángel Serrano |
| Music by | Nando De Luca |
Production companies | Tecisa B.R.C. Produzione |
| Distributed by | Excisa (Spain) Alpherat (Italy) |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Spain Italy |
| Box office | ₤229.985 million (Italy) |
Ricco the Mean Machine (Italian: Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti, lit. 'A guy with a strange face is looking for you to kill you', Spanish: Ricco: ajuste de cuentas, lit. 'Ricco: settling of accounts', also known as Heavy Dues, The Cauldron of Death and The Dirty Mob) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish crime-thriller film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Christopher Mitchum and Barbara Bouchet. It acquired a cult following because of its violent and gory scenes, including a graphic castration.[1] The US title was actually a misspelling of the main character's name Rico.[1]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (August 2015) |
Cast
[edit]- Christopher Mitchum as Rico Aversi
- Barbara Bouchet as Scilla Calogero
- Malisa Longo as Rosa Calogero
- Arthur Kennedy as Don Vito
- Eduardo Fajardo as Cyrano
- Manolo Zarzo as Tony
- José María Caffarel as The Marseillese
- Ángel Álvarez as Giuseppe Calogero
- Paola Senatore as Concetta Aversi
- Luis Induni as Don Gaspare Aversi
- Tomás Blanco as Police Commissioner
- Víctor Israel as Cicala, the Nightclub Owner
- José Canalejas as Don Vito's Henchman
- Luigi Antonio Guerra as Concetta's Husband
- Rina Franchetti as Mrs. Aversi
- Goyo Lebrero as Vittorio, the Truck Driver
- Antonio Mayans as Nightclub Bartender
- Lorenzo Robledo as Pepe, Don Vito's Henchman
- Domenico Maggio as Don Vito's Henchman
- Andrea Scotti as Policeman
- Carla Mancini as Girl at Bar
- Sergio Testori as Don Vito's Assassin (uncredited)
Credits adapted from Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Curti 2013, p. 97.
Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
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