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Psychopath (1968 film)

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Psychopath
Italian film poster for Psychopath
Directed byGuido Zurli
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyFranco Villa
Edited byRomeo Ciatti
Music byGino Peguri
Release dates
  • 15 April 1968 (1968-04-15) (Italy)
  • 25 April 1969 (1969-04-25) (Germany)
Countries
  • Italy
  • West Germany

Psychopath (Italian: Sigpress contro Scotland Yard, German: Mister Zehn Prozent - Miezen und Moneten) is a 1968 Italian-German film directed by Guido Zurli.[1] The film is about Sigpress (Francisco Martinez Celeiro) a thief who steals jewels which e then returns to the owners in order to collect money as a reward. He is being tracked by Scotland Yard when he learns that the gem called the Eye of Allah is being escorted from London to Paris. On attempting to steal the jewel, he finds it's a fake which leads to his own investigation.

Cast

Production

Psychopath's script is credited to Theo Maria Werner and Arpad de Riso.[2] It is actually written by Riso and an uncredited Enzo Gicca Palli.[2] Werner Hauff and Zurli are also credited as co-writers but accordingly to Zurli, their presence was nominal and only added per co-production needs.[3] Guido Zurli was aware of cast member Klaus Kinski's behavior on set, and devided a plan to keep him behaved.[4] When becoming aware that he was approaching the set, Zurli began acting mad by throwing way the script, yelling and kicking floodlights.[4] This was a plan to have Kinski believe that he was even more outrageous than he could be.[4]

The film was shot in Rome, London and Paris.[4]

Release

Psychopath was released in Italy on April 15, 1968.[1] It was shown in Germany on April 25, 1969.[1]

Reception

Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti found the film as "ultimately quite enjoyable" and that it "has an ironic punch with most of its contemporaries lacked"[2]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c "Mister zehn Prozent - Miezen und Moneten". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Curti 2016, p. 116.
  3. ^ Curti 2016, p. 118.
  4. ^ a b c d Curti 2016, p. 117.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2016). Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)