Английская Википедия:Avenger X
Шаблон:Infobox film Avenger X (Шаблон:Lang-it) is a 1967 film based on the Italian comic series Шаблон:Ill. Шаблон:Sfn
Plot
George Lamarro is the head of a pharmaceutical company that is also involved in the production and distribution of illegal narcotics. When his secretary attempts to blackmail him for a share of the profits and his hand in marriage, he has her killed with her death arranged in a way to implicate a master criminal called "Mister X" who is a master of disguise, efficient killer and professional golf champion. The real Mister X uses his skills to discover the criminals are involved in a scheme by an unnamed foreign nation using the company and a Scottish and an American criminal to distribute illegal narcotics in the Western World.
Cast
- Pier Paolo Capponi as Mister X
- Gaia Germani as Timmy
- Armando Calvo as George Lamar
- Anna Zinnemann as Dolly
- Umberto Raho as MacDoug
- Renato Baldini as Jack Caruso
- Franco Fantasia as Inspector Roux
- Dante Posani as Jim
- Helga Liné as Gloria
Production
Avenger X was based on the comic series Mister-X as created by writer Cesare Melloncelli and drawing artist Giancarlo Tenenti.Шаблон:Sfn The comic was first published by Milan's Edizioni Cervinia in October 1964.Шаблон:Sfn Unlike other fumetti neri of the era, Mister-X had very little violent content, with the titular character being a gentleman thief similar to Arsène Lupin.Шаблон:Sfn In the film, the titular character Mister X visually differs from the comics design who had a black hood and leotard opposed to the red cape, white boots and hood that covers his face that his comic book counterpart wears.Шаблон:Sfn
Parts of the film were shot in Rome including location shooting at the Stadio dei Marmi.Шаблон:Sfn
Release
Avenger X was released in Italy in 1967 as Mister X.Шаблон:Sfn The English-language title of the film ignores the characters name and is titled Avenger X.Шаблон:Sfn Director Piero Vivarelli stated most of the violent scenes in the film were removed from the Italian version of the film to earn a V.M.14 rating.Шаблон:Sfn Censors documents only suggested that 47 seconds of the film were cut in ItalyШаблон:Sfn This included scenes where a blowtorch approaches Mister-X's bare chest and a shot of a speedboat moving towards a reef.Шаблон:Sfn The film grossed 112 million Italian lire in Italy during its theatrical run.Шаблон:Sfn The film was distributed by Euro International.Шаблон:Sfn
The film was released in Spain on 22 January 1968 where it sold 707,889 admissions.[1]
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