Danger: Diabolik (1968)
January 24, 1968Release Date
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
January 24, 1968Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Mr. Hammond - Second Minister of the Interior
Caterina Boratto
Lady Clark
Lucia Modugno
Prostitute
Annie Gorassini
Rose
Carlo Croccolo
Lorry Driver
Lidia Biondi
Policewoman
Mario Bava
Director
Andrea Bosic
Bank Manager
Angela Giussani
Writer
Federico Boido
Valmont's Henchman
Luciana Giussani
Writer
Tiberio Mitri
Valmont's Henchman
Dino Maiuri
Writer
Adriano Baracco
Writer
Isarco Ravaioli
Valmont's Henchman
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Giorgio Sciolette
Dr. Ferrara
Ennio Morricone
Composer
Terry-Thomas
Minister of Finance
Antonio Rinaldi
Cinematographer
Romana Fortini
Editor
Guidarino Guidi
CastingDirector
Piero Gherardi
Costume Design
Giorgio Adriani
Production Assistant
Otello Fava
Makeup Artist
Bruno Todini
Production Manager
Brian Degas
Screenplay
Tudor Gates
Screenplay
Flavio Mogherini
Art Direction
Luciana Marinucci
Costume Design
Lamberto Bava
Assistant Director
Alfonso Avincola
Still Photographer
Ennio Michettoni
Set Dresser
Fred Sidewater
Production Accountant
Salvatore Caruso
Assistant Camera
Marco Tamburella
Production Assistant
Cristo Verrillo
Electrician
Renata Magnanti
Hairdresser
Gaetano Testa
Boom Operator
Rosalba Scavia
Script
Mario Celentano
Sound Recordist
Nicola Balini
Technical Advisor
Nadia Bonifazi
Assistant Editor
Elena Da Forno
Assistant Art Director
Dino Leonetti
Assistant Art Director
Mavio Celentano
Sound Recordist
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Details.
Release DateJanuary 24, 1968
Original NameDiabolik
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Budget$400,000
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Wiki.
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 planned trilogy of new Diabolik films directed by the Manetti Bros. was released in 2021.