Ricco the Mean Machine

Ricco the Mean Machine (Italian: Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti, Spanish: Ajuste de cuentas, 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.^[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
US 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 Arthur Kennedy Malisa Longo Manolo Zarzo Eduardo Fajardo Luis Induni
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	1973 (1973)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Spain Italy

Plot

Cast

• 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