The Three Fantastic Supermen (1967)
"I fantastici 3 $upermen" (original title)

FBI agent Brad joins Tony and Nick, the self styled Supermen who battle crime wearing bullet-proof super-suits. They are on a case involving radioactive counterfeit money and people who can be broken down into precious jewels.

Director:

Gianfranco Parolini

Writers:

Marcello Coscia, Gianfranco Parolini,

Stars:

Tony Kendall, Brad Harris, Aldo Canti

Cast

Credited cast:
Tony Kendall	...	Tony (as Luciano Stella)
Brad Harris	...	Brad
Aldo Canti	...	Nick (as Nick Jordan)
Carlo Tamberlani	...	Professor Schwarz (as Charles Tamblyn)
Rossella Bergamonti	...	Diana (as Patricia Carr)
Bettina Busch	...	Zizi (as Bettina)
Jochen Brockmann	...	Golem (as Jockem Brockmann)
Giuseppe Mattei	...	Sarkis (as Joseph Matthews)
Valentino Macchi
Sergio Mioni	...	La Squadra Acrobatica Italiana
Enzo Maggio	...	La Squadra Acrobatica Italiana
Jeff Cameron	...	La Squadra Acrobatica Italiana (as Giovanni Scarciofolo)
Gloria Paul	...	Havana Scott
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Salvatore Borghese	...	FBI agent with bazooka

Storyline

FBI agent Brad joins Tony and Nick, the self styled Supermen who battle crime wearing bullet-proof super-suits. They are on a case involving radioactive counterfeit money and people who can be broken down into precious jewels.

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Plot Keywords:

shock therapy | bank robbery | superhero | martial arts | coffin | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia Italy France West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1967 (Yugoslavia)

Also Known As:

The Three Fantastic Supermen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinesecolo, Parnass Film, Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Tre supermen a Tokio (1968)

User Reviews

Classic Action Comedy!

I love 1960s-style martial arts action, and the only thing THE THREE FANTASTIC SUPERMEN lacks is the obligatory "hi-yah!" This amusing comedy combines elements of BATMAN, THE GREEN HORNET, Mexican wrestling movies and spy-capers. Much of the humor might have been funny back in Europe in the 1960s, but it came off as stupid or just plain odd when I watched the movie in America during the 1990s. Maybe they didn't have a budget to really develop the slapstick and satire into something honestly funny, or maybe the English dubbed version simply lost something in the translation.

Nick Jordan is particularly annoying as the mute superhero, a role given to Salvadore Borgese in follow-ups (ironically, Borgese only cameos at the beginning of THE THREE FANTASTIC SUPERMEN, as a bazooka-toting henchman). Jordan's superb acrobatic flips and mini-trampoline stunts really highlight the karate fights and help to elevate them above other martial arts of the period (i.e. THE AVENGERS & WILD WILD WEST). I dare say that as far as 1960s martial arts go, THE THREE FANTASTIC SUPERMEN's spats are second only to THE GREEN HORNET!

I won't go too much into the script; you'll just have to find this rare gem and see it yourself. For now, let's just say that FBI agents get their hands on these bullet-proof 'Superman' (why Marvel never sue'd them is beyond me!) outfits which turn common jewel thieves into acrobatic heroes! Some times our zany heroes are evading cops, some times they're thwarting a mad scientist and his 'human duplicating' machine, and sometimes they're just being silly. They're never boring though (that doesn't happen until the movie's many sequels came along)!