The Magnificent Dare Devil
| The Magnificent Dare Devil | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Luciano Ercoli |
| Written by | Ernesto Gastaldi Luciano Ercoli |
| Starring | Giuliano Gemma Susan Scott |
| Cinematography | Claudio Cirillo |
| Edited by | Angelo Curi |
| Music by | Giampaolo Chiti |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Magnificent Dare Devil (Italian: Troppo rischio per un uomo solo, lit. 'Too much risk for one man alone') is a 1973 action-thriller film co-written and directed by Luciano Ercoli and starring Giuliano Gemma.
Plot
Cast
- Giuliano Gemma as Rodolfo "Rudy" Patti
- Susan Scott as Mina
- Venantino Venantini as Piero Albertini
- Michael Forest as Brauner
- Stella Carnacina as Eva
- Mario Erpichini as Mitridates
- Glauco Onorato as Grossmann
- Giancarlo Zanetti as Donald
- Carlo Gentili as Inspector Forrest
- Isabelle Marchall as Isabelle
- Christa Linder as Ingrid
- Hansi Linder as Helga
- Nello Pazzafini as Prisoner
Reception
A contemporary La Stampa review called the film "a commercially acceptable mix" between "erotic overtones, violence, echoes of the 007 franchise, and a serviceable giallo plot".[1] L'Unità dismissed it, referring to it as "extremely crude and slapdash", "failing to satisfy even the modest expectations of a regular amusement-park-goer".[2] Paolo Mereghetti also panned the film, describing it as just "uninterrupted Marlboro commercial [...] disguised as a giallo-action film, punctuated by ill-judged comedic digressions".[3]
References
- ^ l. p. (21 November 1973). "Giallo e guerriglia urbana". La Stampa. No. 274. p. 7.
- ^ d.g. (24 November 1973). "Troppo rischio per un uomo solo". L'Unità. p. 9. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "Troppo rischio per un uomo solo". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 2. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.