Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Superargo and the Faceless Giants
1968 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Superargo and the Faceless Giants (Italian: Superargo - L'invincibile Superman, Spanish: Superargo, el gigante, 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 Maxwell"). It is the sequel of Nick Nostro's Superargo Versus Diabolicus.[2][3][4]
Remove ads
Plot
Superargo battles Faceless Giants. One of his friends wants to kill Superargo.
Cast
- Ken Wood as Superargo
- Guy Madison as Prof. Wendland Wond
- Luisa Baratto as Claire Brand
- Diana Lorys as Gloria Devon
- Aldo Sambrell as Kamir / Pao-Ki
- Tomás Blanco as Davies
- Sergio Testori as Jo Brand
- Valerio Tordi as Professor Presenski
- Aldo Bufi Landi as J.G. Stafford
- Valentino Macchi as Bank Guard
Release
Superargo and the Faceless Giants was submitted to the Italian censorship board in September 1967, but was not released until January 1968 in Italy.[5] The film was released on home video in the United States from several labels including Code Red as a double feature with Wacky Taxi and as part of the Cinema Insomnia collection where it is interspersed with comic commentary by Mr. Lobo in a manner similar to horror host antecedents like Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.[5] Rifftrax released a version with their own humorous commentary in December 2016.[6]
Reception
In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin stated that "in the hierarchy of superheroes, Superargo....must rate lower than Jungle Jim."[7] The review found Guy Madison "completely miscast" as "one of the most harmless-looking of villains". The review concluded that the film would "please easily-pleased children, but comic strip aficionados will find even less to arouse them here than in Doc Savage."[7]
Remove ads
See also
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads