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Danger: Diabolik
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Danger: Diabolik is a 1968 action and crime film directed and co-written by Mario Bava, based on the Italian comic series Diabolik by Angela and Luciana Giussani. The film is about a criminal named Diabolik, who plans large-scale heists for his girlfriend Eva Kant. Diabolik is pursued by Inspector Ginko, who blackmails the gangster Ralph Valmont into catching Diabolik for him.
Italian film poster by Renato Casaro
Italian film poster by Renato Casaro
Catherine Deneuve (pictured) was originally cast in the role of Eva Kant, but left the film after a week of shooting and was replaced by Marisa Mell.
Catherine Deneuve (pictured) was originally cast in the role of Eva Kant, but left the film after a week of shooting and was replaced by Marisa Mell.
An example of Bava's visual effects work on the film: most of the background scenery behind Diabolik's white Jaguar E-Type is represented by a glass m
An example of Bava's visual effects work on the film: most of the background scenery behind Diabolik's white Jaguar E-Type is represented by a glass matte painting, which also augments the walkway (left). De Laurentiis was so impressed by this sequence that he jokingly declared that he would inform Paramount that the painting was a set that cost $200,000 to build.
Diabolik prepares to give Eva Kant the Aksand emeralds; critics such as Tim Lucas and Kat Ellinger have attributed much of the film's post-theatrical
Diabolik prepares to give Eva Kant the Aksand emeralds; critics such as Tim Lucas and Kat Ellinger have attributed much of the film's post-theatrical success to the credibility of the onscreen chemistry shared between John Philip Law and Mell.
Mario Bava
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Mario Bava was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter. His low-budget genre films, known for their distinctive visual flair and stylish technical ingenuity, feature recurring themes and imagery concerning the conflict between illusion and reality, as well as the destructive capacity of human nature. Widely regarded as a pioneer of Italian genre cinema and one of the most influential auteurs of the horror film genre, he is popularly referred to as the "Master of Italian Horror" and the "Master of the Macabre".
Bava in 1975
Bava in 1975