Ricco the Mean Machine (Italian: Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti, Spanish: Ajuste de cuentas, also known as 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.[1] It acquired a cult following because of its violent and gory scenes, including a graphic castration.[2] The US title was actually a misspelling of the main character's name Rico.[2]
| Ricco the Mean Machine | |
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| Directed by | Tulio Demicheli |
| Written by | Mario Di Nardo Sebastiano Moncada José G. Maesso |
| Starring | Christopher Mitchum Barbara Bouchet |
| Cinematography | Francisco Fraile |
| Music by | Nando De Luca |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (August 2015) |
Cast
edit- Christopher Mitchum as Rico Aversi
- Barbara Bouchet as Scilla Calogero
- Malisa Longo as Rosa
- Arthur Kennedy as Don Vito
- Eduardo Fajardo as Cirano
- Paola Senatore as Conchetta Aversi
- Manolo Zarzo as Tony
- José María Caffarel as The Marseillese
- Ángel Álvarez as Giuseppe Calogero
- Luis Induni as Gaspare Aversi
- Victor Israel as Checana
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
- ^ a b Roberto Curti (22 October 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland, 2013. ISBN 978-0786469765.
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