Ricco the Mean Machine

1973 film
  • 1973 (1973)
LanguageItalian

Ricco the Mean Machine (Italian: Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti, Spanish: Ajuste de cuentas, also known as The Cauldron of Death and The Dirty Mob) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish crime-thriller film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Christopher Mitchum and Barbara Bouchet.[1] It acquired a cult following because of its violent and gory scenes, including a graphic castration.[2] The US title was actually a misspelling of the main character's name Rico.[2]

Plot

Cast

  • Christopher Mitchum as Rico Aversi
  • Barbara Bouchet as Scilla Calogero
  • Malisa Longo as Rosa
  • Arthur Kennedy as Don Vito
  • Eduardo Fajardo as Cirano
  • Paola Senatore as Conchetta Aversi
  • Manolo Zarzo as Tony
  • José María Caffarel as The Marseillese
  • Ángel Álvarez as Giuseppe Calogero
  • Luis Induni as Gaspare Aversi
  • Victor Israel as Checana

References

  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
  2. ^ a b Roberto Curti (22 October 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland, 2013. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links

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