Avenger X
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| Directed by | Piero Vivarelli |
| Screenplay by | Eduardo Manzanos Brochero |
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| Music by | Manuel Parada |
| Cinematography | Emanuele Di Cola |
| Edited by | Gianmaria Messeri |
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| Distributed by | Euro International |
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1967 |
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90 minutes |
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| Box office | ₤112 million |
Avenger X (Italian: Mister-X) is a 1967 film based off the Italian comic series Mister-X.
George Lamarro is the head of a pharmaceutical company that is also involved in the production and distribution of illegal narcotics. When his secretary attempts to blackmail him for a share of the profits and his hand in marriage, he has her killed with her death arranged in a way to implicate a master criminal called "Mister X" who is a master of disguise, efficient killer and professional golf champion. The real Mister X uses his skills to discover the criminals are involved in a scheme by an unnamed foreign nation using the company and a Scottish and an American criminal to distribute illegal narcotics in the Western World.
Avenger X was based off the comic series Mister-X as created by writer Cesare Melloncelli and drawing artist Giancarlo Tenenti. The comic was first published by Milan's Edizioni Cervinia in October 1964. Unlike other fumetti neri of the era, Mister-X had very little violent content, with the titular character being a gentleman thief similar to Arsène Lupin. In the film, the titular character Mister X visually differs from the comics design who had a black hood and leotard opposed to the red cape, white boots and hood that covers his face that his comic book counterpart wears.
Parts of the film were shot in Rome including location shooting at the Stadio dei Marmi.
Avenger X was released in Italy in 1967. The English-language title of the film ignores the characters name and is titled Avenger X. Director Piero Vivarelli stated most of the violent scenes in the film were removed from the Italian version of the film to earn a V.M.14 rating. Censors documents only suggested a 47 seconds of the film be cut in Italy, this involving scenes where a blowtorch approaches Mister-X's bare chest and a shot of a speedboat moving towards a reef. The film grossed 112 million Italian lire in Italy during its theatrical run. The film was distributed by Euro International.
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