Avenger X

Avenger X

Directed by Piero Vivarelli
Screenplay by Eduardo Manzanos Brochero
Story by
Starring
Music by Manuel Parada[1]
Cinematography Emanuele Di Cola[1]
Edited by Gianmaria Messeri[1]
Production
company
  • Terra Film
  • Copercine[1]
Distributed by Euro International
Release dates
 1967
Running time
 90 minutes[1]
Country
Box office ₤112 million

Avenger X (Italian: Mister-X) is a 1967 film based off the Italian comic series Mister-X. [1]

Plot

George Lamarro is the head of a pharmaceutical company that is also involved in the production and distribution of illegal narcotics. When his secretary attempts to blackmail him for a share of the profits and his hand in marriage, he has her killed with her death arranged in a way to implicate a master criminal called "Mister X" who is a master of disguise, efficient killer and professional golf champion. The real Mister X uses his skills to discover the criminals are involved in a scheme by an unnamed foreign nation using the company and a Scottish and an American criminal to distribute illegal narcotics in the Western World.

Cast

[1]

Production

Avenger X was based off the comic series Mister-X as created by writer Cesare Melloncelli and drawing artist Giancarlo Tenenti.[1] The comic was first published by Milan's Edizioni Cervinia in October 1964.[1] Unlike other fumetti neri of the era, Mister-X had very little violent content, with the titular character being a gentleman thief similar to Arsène Lupin.[1] In the film, the titular character Mister X visually differs from the comics design who had a black hood and leotard opposed to the red cape, white boots and hood that covers his face that his comic book counterpart wears.[2]

Parts of the film were shot in Rome including location shooting at the Stadio dei Marmi.[2]

Release

Avenger X was released in Italy in 1967.[1] The English-language title of the film ignores the characters name and is titled Avenger X.[1] Director Piero Vivarelli stated most of the violent scenes in the film were removed from the Italian version of the film to earn a V.M.14 rating.[2] Censors documents only suggested a 47 seconds of the film be cut in Italy, this involving scenes where a blowtorch approaches Mister-X's bare chest and a shot of a speedboat moving towards a reef.[2] The film grossed 112 million Italian lire in Italy during its theatrical run.[3] The film was distributed by Euro International.[4]

See also

References

Footnotes

Sources

  • Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. ISBN 0498015653. 
  • Curti, Roberto (2016). Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6. 

External links

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