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

Ameri-Retro-Cool Shock or Italian Shlock?

Is this film a guilty pleasure? A departure from 60's predictable Hollywood style, there was something strange and hard to place about this film until its Italian roots became apparent. Life on the run is so good for badboy Jason in the earlier part of the film that you know something is going to go terribly wrong. The devastating diva female characters are stunning - a Madonna, whore, and mother (alcoholic middle-aged ex-model) triangle of 60's tigresses between which the attractive but somewhat one-dimensional male lead is trapped. Jason is a mere male, and the opportunity of new love from an angelic saviour is passed in for his compulsory trajectory of revenge. Martha, the mother, is drunk half the time and steal the scenes with her unpredictable manic mood swings around her twisted pride in her criminal sons. The fast cars, luxury homes, nightclub scene of go-go-dancing, the country and western idylls and American dream scenery provide a colourful backdrop and make a trip back to 1968 all the sweeter.