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1968 film
3 Supermen a Tokyo
Directed byBitto Albertini
Screenplay by
Story byMario Amendola
Starring
CinematographyUmberto Grassia
Edited byVincenzo Vanni
Music byRuggero Cini
Production
companies
  • Cinesecolo-INDIEF
  • Terra-Filmkunst
Release dates
  • 1968 (1968) (Italy)
  • 17 July 1968 (1968-07-17) (West Germany)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • West Germany

3 Supermen a Tokyo is: a 1968 film directed by, Bitto Albertini.

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.

3 Supermen a Tokio was shot in Tokyo. When shooting there, director Bitto Albertini stated that filming was shot with indifference from the Japanese passers-by when shooting car chase with the scene being shot with hidden cameras in hopes to capture the shocked reactions from the crowd.

Release

3 Superman a Tokyo was released in Italy in 1968. It was released in Germany as Drei tolle Kerle on 17 July 1968.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ The title is often misspelled as 3 supermen in Tokio, even on the Italian DVD release.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Curti 2016, p. 128.
  2. ^ Curti 2016, p. 129.
  3. ^ Albertini 1998, p. 136.
  4. ^ "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.

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