3 Supermen a Tokyo
3 Supermen a Tokyo[lower-alpha 1] is a 1968 film directed by Bitto Albertini.
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Directed by | Bitto Albertini |
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Story by | Mario Amendola[1] |
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Cinematography | Umberto Grassia[1] |
Edited by | Vincenzo Vanni[1] |
Music by | Ruggero Cini[1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
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Synopsis
Two ruthless thieves known as "the supermen" are captured by the government, and in exchange for commuting their sentence they are forced to accompany the agent Martin, who has a mission to find a recording which, if brought to light, would cause a political scandal. But the road is not easy, and they encounter all kinds of obstacles.
Production
3 Supermen a Tokio did not have any of the original cast outside Gloria Paul of the original film The Three Fantastic Supermen.[1]
3 Supermen a Tokio was shot in Tokyo.[1] When shooting there, director Bitto Albertini stated that filming was shot with indifference from the Japanese passers-by when shooting a car chase with the scene being shot with hidden cameras in hopes to capture the shocked reactions from the crowd.[1][3]
Release
3 Superman a Tokyo was released in Italy in 1968.[1] It was released in Germany as Drei tolle Kerle on 17 July 1968.[4]
References
Notes
- The title is often misspelled as 3 supermen in Tokio, even on the Italian DVD release.[2]
Footnotes
- Curti 2016, p. 128.
- Curti 2016, p. 129.
- Albertini 1998, p. 136.
- "Drei tolle Kerle". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
Sources
- Albertini, Bitto (1998). Tra un ciak e l'altro storielle di Bitto Albertini. Catania: Edizioni Boemi.
- Curti, Roberto (2016). Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6.