The Bastard (1968)
"I bastardi" (original title)

Jason and Adam are brothers who specialize in jewel heists. Jason is betrayed by Adam, who steals his girlfriend, and has him beaten and left for dead. A female doctor nurses him back to health, and he sets about planning his revenge.

Director:

Duccio Tessari

Writers:

Ennio De Concini, Duccio Tessari,

Stars:

Rita Hayworth, Giuliano Gemma, Klaus Kinski

Cast

Credited cast:
Rita Hayworth	...	Martha
Giuliano Gemma	...	Jason
Klaus Kinski	...	Adam
Margaret Lee	...	Karen
Claudine Auger	...	Barbara
Serge Marquand	...	Jimmy
Umberto Raho	...	Doctor
Carl Cik	...	Policeman
Detlef Uhle	...	T.V. Announcer
Dan van Husen
Hans Thorner	...	Policeman
Paola Natale	...	Dancer
Mirella Pamphili	...	Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Barboo
Lorenzo Robledo

Storyline

Jason and Adam are brothers who specialize in jewel heists. Jason is betrayed by Adam, who steals his girlfriend, and has him beaten and left for dead. A female doctor nurses him back to health, and he sets about planning his revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

left for dead | earthquake | kicked in the balls | brother killing brother | forced to watch rape | 

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Genres:

Crime

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Details

Country:

Italy France West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1968 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Bastard

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

PECF, Rhein Main, Ultra Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joan Crawford was originally going to play the lead role, but dropped out do to disagreements over the script.

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Connections

Featured in Ginger Snaps (2000)

User Reviews

Somebody Resurrect This Bastard

It's a bit difficult for me to give a final verdict on this movie since, despite the running time given by IMDb, I saw it by way of a crummy bootleg of an Asian TV broadcast that had been chopped down to about 67 minutes. Still, what remained was entertaining enough to keep me watching (and wondering what had been left out).

The Bastard is about a thief who's betrayed by his brother, crime boss Klaus Kinski, and has the tendons in his right hand cut. After that the movie is about the thief licking his wounds, enjoying some sexual healing, learning to shoot with his left hand, and planning his revenge. Then, in an odd and way-out-of-left-field plot device, a natural disaster intercedes and makes the ending feel like a cop-out.

It would be nice if somebody brought out a restored version so people could rediscover this one.