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A masked wrestler/superhero goes up against a madman and his army of robots.A masked wrestler/superhero goes up against a madman and his army of robots.A masked wrestler/superhero goes up against a madman and his army of robots.
Giovanni Cianfriglia
- Superargo
- (as Ken Wood)
Luisa Baratto
- Claire Brand
- (as Liz Barrett)
Diana Lorys
- Gloria Devon
- (as Diana Loris)
Aldo Sambrell
- Kamir
- (as Harold Sambrel)
- …
Tomás Blanco
- Davies
- (as Thomas Blank)
Loris Bazzocchi
- Holm
- (as Dennis McCloud)
Sergio Testori
- Jo Brand
- (as Steve Lester)
Valerio Tordi
- Dr. Arthur Presinski
- (as Alex Brooks)
Aldo Bufi Landi
- J.G. Stafford
- (as William O'Connor)
Valentino Macchi
- Bank Guard
- (as Jack Butler)
Paul Hansard
- Medical Examiner
- (uncredited)
Mauro Mannatrizio
- Kane - Cave Henchman
- (uncredited)
Emilio Messina
- Wrestler vs Jo Brand
- (uncredited)
Roberto Messina
- Wrestler vs Superargo
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was riffed by the former Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) stars Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy for Rifftrax.
- ConnectionsEdited into Operation: Secret Agents, Spies & Thighs (2007)
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Italian Santo fights robotized athletes
It's a shame when reviewers, like the other one reviewing this film here, can't provide you with anything but weak metaphors and banal banter.
Superargo is an ex-wrestler. He quit the sport in the first film, Superargo vs. Diabolicus, after accidentally killing an opponent. In this sequel, Superargo has altered his mask some but still keeps the bulletproof red tights.
He's also taken up studies in Eastern mysticism, with the aid of his new sidekick, Kamir (Aldo Sambrell who later went on to star in many Spaghetti Westerns and had the main role opposite Burt Reynolds in 'Navajo Joe' two years prior).
There had been a rash of crimes involving major athletes being accosted and kidnapped.Usually by a group of 'faceless giants.' The giants aren't faceless, just have stockings over their faces. And they aren't giants either. Actually most are shorter than Superargo.
The government calls Superargo in to find out who operates the robotic men and stop them. Things go awry and it plays out much like a spy film. In fact, the superhero genre in Italy in the late 60's was a direct descendant of the spy genre which petered out about '67 or '68 itself. See also The Fantastic Argoman and the previous Superargo film.
There are hokey bits of comic book indulgence, but as a film collector and fan, I enjoy Superargo and the Faceless Giants. I recommend seeing it, even if it's just once on late-night television.
Many find the movie boring, and while some parts do tend to drag on, such as the chase through the woods, it isn't nearly as bad as, say, everything Jerry Bruckheimer has made.
Superargo is an ex-wrestler. He quit the sport in the first film, Superargo vs. Diabolicus, after accidentally killing an opponent. In this sequel, Superargo has altered his mask some but still keeps the bulletproof red tights.
He's also taken up studies in Eastern mysticism, with the aid of his new sidekick, Kamir (Aldo Sambrell who later went on to star in many Spaghetti Westerns and had the main role opposite Burt Reynolds in 'Navajo Joe' two years prior).
There had been a rash of crimes involving major athletes being accosted and kidnapped.Usually by a group of 'faceless giants.' The giants aren't faceless, just have stockings over their faces. And they aren't giants either. Actually most are shorter than Superargo.
The government calls Superargo in to find out who operates the robotic men and stop them. Things go awry and it plays out much like a spy film. In fact, the superhero genre in Italy in the late 60's was a direct descendant of the spy genre which petered out about '67 or '68 itself. See also The Fantastic Argoman and the previous Superargo film.
There are hokey bits of comic book indulgence, but as a film collector and fan, I enjoy Superargo and the Faceless Giants. I recommend seeing it, even if it's just once on late-night television.
Many find the movie boring, and while some parts do tend to drag on, such as the chase through the woods, it isn't nearly as bad as, say, everything Jerry Bruckheimer has made.
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- josh-462
- Jul 3, 2008
Details
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Superargo and the Faceless Giants (1968) officially released in Canada in English?
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