Danger: Diabolik (1968)
January 24, 1968Release Date
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
January 24, 1968Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
John Phillip Law
Diabolik
Marisa Mell
Eva Kant
Michel Piccoli
Inspector Ginko
Adolfo Celi
Ralph Valmont
Claudio Gora
Police Chief
Mario Donen
Sgt. Danek
Renzo Palmer
Mr. Hammond
Caterina Boratto
Lady Clark
Lucia Modugno
Prostitute
Annie Gorassini
Rose
Carlo Croccolo
Lorry Driver
Lidia Biondi
Policewoman
Andrea Bosic
Bank Manager
Federico Boido
Joe
Tiberio Mitri
Valmont's Henchman #1
Isarco Ravaioli
Valmont's Henchman #2
Giorgio Sciolette
Dr. Ferrar
Terry-Thomas
Minister of Interior / Minister of Finance
Giulio Donnini
Dr. Vernier (uncredited)
Edward Febo Kelleng
Sir Harold Clark (uncredited)
Sandro Dori
Stud (uncredited)
Giorgio Gennari
Rudy (uncredited)
Giuseppe Fazio
Tony (uncredited)
Massimo Ciprari
Fake Diplomat (uncredited)
Franco Bellucci
Fake Diplomat (uncredited)
Orlando Pallamari
Mr. Hammond's Secretary (uncredited)
Francesco Mulè
(uncredited)
Angela Palmieri
Dr. Vernier's Nurse (uncredited)
Milena Zampana
Party Guest (uncredited)
Raniero Dorascenzi
Party Guest (uncredited)
Vezio Natili
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lella Cattaneo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Renzo Granelli
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mario Ingrassia
Party Guest (uncredited)
Filippo Perego
Party Guest (uncredited)
Augusto Innocenzi
Party Guest (uncredited)
Domenico Ravenna
Party Guest (uncredited)
Silvio Klein
Journalist at Press Conference (uncredited)
Oscar Sciamanna
Journalist (uncredited)
Regina Elena Bisio
Old Woman at the Morgue (uncredited)
Antonio Rinaldi
Director of Photography
Luciana Marinucci
Costume Design
Romana Fortini
Editor
Mario Bava
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography
Brian Degas
Screenplay
Piero Gherardi
Costume Design
Tudor Gates
Screenplay
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Flavio Mogherini
Art Direction
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Adriano Baracco
Story
Luciana Giussani
Story
Angela Giussani
Story
Mario Celentano
Sound Recordist
Ennio Michettoni
Set Dresser
Rosalba Scavia
Script
Alfonso Avincola
Still Photographer
Otello Fava
Makeup Artist
Fred Sidewater
Production Accountant
Bruno Todini
Production Manager
Marco Tamburella
Production Assistant
Lamberto Bava
Assistant Director
Guidarino Guidi
Casting Director
Nicola Balini
Technical Advisor
Renata Magnanti
Hairdresser
Giorgio Adriani
Production Assistant
Dino Maiuri
Screenplay / Story
Mavio Celentano
Sound Recordist
Salvatore Caruso
Assistant Camera
Cristo Verrillo
Electrician
Dino Leonetti
Assistant Art Director
Gaetano Testa
Boom Operator
Elena Da Forno
Assistant Art Director
Nadia Bonifazi
Assistant Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 24, 1968
Original NameDiabolik
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Budget$400,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Danger: Diabolik (Italian: Diabolik) is a 1968 action and crime film directed and co-written by Mario Bava, based on the Italian comic series Diabolik by Angela and Luciana Giussani. The film is about a criminal named Diabolik (John Phillip Law), who plans large-scale heists for his girlfriend Eva Kant (Marisa Mell). Diabolik is pursued by Inspector Ginko (Michel Piccoli), who blackmails the gangster Ralph Valmont (Adolfo Celi) into catching Diabolik for him.
An adaptation of the comics was originally envisioned by producer Tonino Cervi, who set up an international co-production deal in 1965 and hired Seth Holt to direct the film with a cast that included Jean Sorel, Elsa Martinelli and Gilbert Roland. Appalled with Holt's footage, distributor Dino De Laurentiis assumed control of the film's production, electing to restart the project from scratch with a new screenplay and Bava as director. De Laurentiis produced the film in tandem with another comic book adaptation, Barbarella, with the two projects receiving financial support from Paramount Pictures and sharing several cast and crew members. Catherine Deneuve was initially cast as Eva, but her incompatibility with Law and disagreements with Bava led to the part being recast with Mell. Working under more financial and creative pressure than he was familiar with, Bava delivered Danger: Diabolik considerably below its assigned budget by utilizing many of the inexpensive visual effects techniques that he had used in his earlier films. It would prove to be the only film that he would direct for a major Hollywood studio.
Upon its theatrical release, Danger: Diabolik performed below De Laurentiis' expectations at the box office, and received negative reviews from The New York Times and Variety. With the re-evaluation of Bava's filmography, retrospective reception of the film has been more positive, with its visuals, the performances of Law and Mell, and the score by Ennio Morricone receiving praise. In studies of the film, critics and historians have focused on Bava's use of mise-en-scène to replicate the imagery and stylization of comic books, and the film's reflection of the socio-political upheavals of the 1960s in its characterization and narratology. Having garnered a cult following, Danger: Diabolik was chosen by Empire magazine as one of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time" in 2008. The first in a trilogy of new Diabolik films directed by the Manetti Bros. was released in 2021.