The Devil's Man
| The Devil's Man | |
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| Directed by | Paolo Bianchini |
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| Music by | Patrick Leguy[1] |
| Cinematography | Aldo Greci[1] |
| Edited by | Constance Elliot[1] |
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Lion International[1] |
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| Country | Italy[1] |
The Devil's Man (Italian: Devilman Story) is a 1967 Italian science fiction film directed by Paolo Bianchini.[2][3][4]
Cast
- Guy Madison as Mike Harway
- Liz Barrett as Christine Becker
- Alan Collins as Kew
- Diana Lorys as Yasmin
- Ken Wood as The Professor
Production
The Devil's Man was the first of three films director Paolo Bianchini directed for producer Gabriele Crisanti.[1] Crisanti stated that the film was designed to recover costs and recycle scenes from his other production I predoni del Sahara (1965) directed by Guido Malatesta.[1] Bianchini was allowed a lot of freedom while making the film, stating that Crisanti had already sold the title of the film and as long as he used footage he had of the riders from the previous film.[1]
Style
Film historian Roberto Curti noted that the film is often misleadingly described as a spy film.[1] Curti described it as mixture of "adventure, mystery and science fiction" that was closer to 1930s and 1940s American film serials.[1]
Reception
Paolo Bianchini spoke negatively about the production and the film, stating that "Guy Madison was the only one who took the whole thing seriously. It was such crap!"[5]
See also
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Curti 2016, p. 65.
- ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ↑ Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.
- ↑ José María Latorre. Ciencia-ficción europea. Donostia Kultura, 2001. ISBN 8487270204.
- ↑ Curti 2016, p. 67.
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2016). Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6.