Danger: Diabolik
– One of the great comic book movies of all time from director Mario Bava...
One of the great comic book movies of all time from director Mario Bava.
01 May 1968
English
Mario Bava
Angela Giussani (story), Luciana Giussani (story), Arduino Maiuri (story), Adriano Baracco (story), Arduino Maiuri (screenplay), Brian Degas (screenplay), Tudor Gates (screenplay), Mario Bava (screenplay)
John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi
In psychedelic swinging 60s style, the dreaded thief (and killer) Diabolik wreaks havoc on a generic European country for his own financial gain and amusement. He shares an extravagant underground lair (and a giant bed of money) with his curvaceous, superficial girlfriend...who uses her awesome powers of wig-wearing to help Diabolik kill innocent people and steal billions from the government. Nonetheless, Diabolik is the "hero" of the film because he must face off against bumbling cops and revenge-seeking mafiosos.
Paramount Pictures