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Diabolik
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Overview

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6.2/10   2,077 votes
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Director:
Mario Bava
Writers:
Angela Giussani (story) and
Luciana Giussani (story) ...
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Release Date:
May 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Out for all he can take, seduce, or get away with...
Plot:
Fey super-thief Diabolik runs around stealing jewels, gold, murdering innocent people, and being a nuisance to the government of a generic European country. full summary | full synopsis
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(2 articles)
John Exshaw Reviews A New Book About John Phillip Law
 (From CinemaRetro. 16 January 2009, 6:40 PM, PST)

List: Counting Down Ten Sadly Underseen Films
 (From IFC. 31 July 2008, 6:56 AM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Phillip Law ... Diabolik
Marisa Mell ... Eva Kant
Michel Piccoli ... Inspector Ginko
Adolfo Celi ... Ralph Valmont
Claudio Gora ... Police Chief
Mario Donen ... Sergeant Danek
Renzo Palmer ... Minister's Assistant
Caterina Boratto ... Lady Clark
Lucia Modugno ... Prostitute
Annie Gorassini ... Rose
Carlo Croccolo ... Lorry Driver
Lidia Biondi ... Policewoman (as Lidia Biondi C.S.C.)
Andrea Bosic ... Bank Manager
Federico Boido ... Valmont's Henchman
Tiberio Mitri ... Valmont's Henchman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Danger: Diabolik (USA)
Danger: Diabolik! (France)
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Runtime:
France:105 min
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:M (2007) | UK:12 | Finland:K-16 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (1992) | West Germany:16

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Trivia:
The movie is based on "Diabolik", one of the longest running - and most successful - Italian comic strips. It was created by Angela Giussani and Luciana Giussani, two Milan sisters who built a small and very profitable publishing empire out of the "King of Terror"'s success. In the paper version, "Diabolik" is much more sinister than its cinematic counterpart - he's a criminal fighting evil with evil, often resorting to murder to "punish" the evildoers he meets. The movie was made assuming some knowledge of the comic strip, thus explaining the negative reaction it gets outside Italy. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Ginko looks at the monitors one is showing the explosion outside the tunnel and the train slowly backing away from it. The other monitor is showing the train cruising backwards at considerably higher speed. more
Quotes:
Prostitute: Sure I do, who could forget what she looked like? The way she was decked out in red she looked like a mini cardinal. She had good legs. Want me to describe her? Well, look at that! That's a funny looking thing! What is it? Hey, I'm talking to you, what is it? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film (2005) (V) more

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15 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Best of its Type, 5 March 2003
8/10
Author: Space_Mafune from Newfoundland, Canada

This tale about a super criminal mastermind is perhaps the most exciting stylized inventive "true to its source" comic book adaptation ever filmed. Without a doubt, one of the finest performances, if not the finest, by John Philip Law in the lead role. But this film is mainly a feast for the eyes...a common quality trait true of most Mario Bava films.

This is one film that never feels slow to the viewer...it's always fast-paced and is never dull.

The only problem I have with the film is it makes a hero out of a character who sometimes goes too far but again it was simply being true to its source..excellent film! Much too good it should be vandalized by Mystery Science Theater 3000 (which it most unfortunately was).

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