L'invincibile Superman (1968)

Director:

Paolo Bianchini

Writers:

Julio Buchs (screenplay)
Julio Buchs (story)

Release Date:

26 January 1968 (Italy)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

A masked wrestler/superhero goes up against a madman and his army of robots. |

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Kidnapping | Indian | Brainwashing | Castle

Cast

Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Superargo (as Ken Wood)
Guy Madison	...	Prof. Wendland
Luisa Baratto	...	Gloria Devon (as Liz Barrett)
Diana Lorys
Aldo Sambrell
Tomás Blanco	...	Pao-Ki
Sergio Testori
Valerio Tordi
Aldo Bufi Landi
Valentino Macchi

Also Known As:

Il re dei criminali (Italy) (alternative title)
Superargo (UK)
Superargo and the Faceless Giants
Superargo e i giganti senza volto (Italy) (working title)
Superargo the Giant
Superargo, el gigante (Spain)
The King of Criminals

Runtime:

Italy:102 min | Spain:95 min | UK:87 min (video)

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:G | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Company:

G.V. Cinematografica

Movie Connections:

Edited into Operation: Secret Agents, Spies & Thighs (2007) (V)

Our masked superman can't hold on to this terrible movie much longer!

A hero IS nothing but a sandwich! Especially when a guy in black tights can't show off his boldness and super strength like every other comic book marvel! I'm glad I caught this obscure superhero film on late-night TV, though. In fact, SUPERARGO would have been, at the very least, a camp classic had it been aired on MST3K. It's quite a shock that movies were actually getting better by 1967, but still, this atrocious experience in crimefighting offers the "BIFF!"s, "WHAM!"s, "SOCK!"s, and "POW!"s in a distorted array of action-packed excitement. A horde of "faceless giants" goes after our demented hero, and nails them down with fists, only to make the movie look terrible. And where did the story go? If this is the kind of originality you'd expect for a movie like SUPERARGO, you'd probably think the actor wearing a red suit would've done the same like Popeye The Sailor. But this is a superhero-style movie, and it has a small hint of visual effects. It's a pity that it's no better than the famous legends of Batman & Company. Until the final round comes, this flick's gonna be knocked out cold in a matter of a first few minutes! Give it a shot if you desperately love movies without good taste.