Kriminal (film)
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| Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
| Screenplay by | Umberto Lenzi |
| Story by | Umberto Lenzi |
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| Music by | Romano Mussolini |
| Cinematography | Angelo Lotti |
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Kriminal is a 1966 crime film directed and written by Umberto Lenzi. The film is about a thief and murderer called Kriminal (Roel Bos) who escapes from a prison and is chased after by Inspector Milton (Andrea Bosic). It received a sequel titled Il marchio di Kriminal (lit. The Mark of Kriminal).
In August 1964 the Fumetti neri for Kriminal was released. The comics often contained themes of sex and violence, ranging from Kriminal killing people copuously and seducing scantily dressed provocative women and then strangling or stabbing them to conceal his identity. Director Umberto Lenzi initially, he wanted to make his debut with these types of films with the Diabolik comics. Lenzi found himself unable to get the rights which were purchased by De Laurentiis. Lenzi attempted to film an adaptation of Satanik first, but eventually settled on Kriminal. Lenzi argued with the Kriminal's creator Luciano Secchi about the changes he made with the character, which Lenzi would later describe as "a bit Nazi-skin fascist. We made a fun film." Lenzi opted for a lighter tone in contrast to the comics original combination of sex and violence.
The lead role was played by Dutch actor Roel Bos under the name Glenn Saxson who previously had leading roles in a few Westerns, such as Go with God, Gringo. Bos made a screen test for director Umberto Lenzi, who was looking to portray Kriminal as a younger character than he was in the original comics.
Shooting for the film lasted about two months. Interiors were shot in Rome, while exteriors were filmed in Madrid, Istanbul, The Black Sea and London. Most of the physical stunts in the film were performed by Bos's double Attilio Serverini, except one of the more dangerous one involving Kriminal running atop a speeding train.
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