Ricco the Mean Machine

Ricco the Mean Machine
Ricco the Mean Machine
	Italian film poster
Directed by	Tulio Demicheli
Screenplay by	Santiago Moncada; José Gutiérrez Maesso; Mario Di Nardo
Produced by	José Gutiérrez Maesso
Starring	Christopher Mitchum; Barbara Bouchet; Malisa Longo; Arthur Kennedy
Cinematography	Francisco Fraile
Edited by	Ángel Serrano
Music by	Nando De Luca
Production; companies	Tecisa; B.R.C. Produzione
Distributed by	Excisa (Spain); Alpherat (Italy)
Release date	August 23, 1973 (Italy);
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Spain; Italy
Box office	₤229.985 million (Italy)

Ricco the Mean Machine^[1] is a 1973 Italian-Spanish crime-thriller film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Christopher Mitchum and Barbara Bouchet. It acquired a cult following because of its violent and gory scenes, including a graphic castration.^[2] The US title was actually a misspelling of the main character's name Rico.^[2]

Screenplay bySantiago Moncada
José Gutiérrez Maesso
Mario Di Nardo

Produced byJosé Gutiérrez Maesso

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