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.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

John Phillip Law: American actor, BARBARELLA, THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD
Marisa Mell: French Actress
Michel Piccoli: French Actor
Terry Thomas: AMERICAN ACTOR/ADULT
Adolfo Celi: Italian Actor
Claudio Gora: 
Caterina Boratto: 
Lidia Biondi: 

Mario Bava: Italian, director, ROY COLT AND WINCHESTER JACK (1970)

Dino De Laurentiis: 

Mario Bava: Italian, director, ROY COLT AND WINCHESTER JACK (1970)
Adriano Baracco: Screenwriter, DANGER: DIABOLIK
Brian Degas: Screenwriter, DANGER: DIABOLIK
Tudor Gates: BRITISH SCREENWRITER
Arduino Maiuri: Screenwriter, COMPANEROS

Ennio Morricone: Italian composer, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)

Romana Fortini: Editor, DANGER: DIABOLIK

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."
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..."