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Movie Description
Made at the height of the Swinging '60s, Mario Bava's stylish, tongue-in-cheek adaptation of the popular Italian comic strip DIABOLIK captures all the lavish decadence typical of the psychedelic era. Square-jawed leading man John Phillip Law stars as the titular antihero, a suave, cunning superthief who steals from the government and kills innocent bystanders for his own personal gain. Sharing an opulent underground lair with his stunning, amoral girlfriend Eva Kant (Marisa Mell), Diabolik globetrots Europe in his quest for wealth while confounding both the police (Michel Piccoli and Terry Thomas) and a rival criminal (Adolfo Celi). With its innovative cinematography and a pulsing score by soundtrack maestro Ennio Morricone, DIABOLIK has been referenced in a Beastie Boys video and Roman Coppola's CQ--and owns the dubious honor of being the last film parodied by Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
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Industry Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- "Pitched somewhere between BOND and BARBARELLA, this high-tech, high-camp Italian comic book adaptation has lost none of its sexy, '60s verve."
Total Film - Jamie Russell (10/01/2007)
5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]mazing cinema: A succession of striking, kinetic, sexy, absurd images accompanied by a one-of-a-kind Ennio Morricone score..."
Empire - Kim Newman (09/01/2007)
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