Ricco the Mean Machine
Ricco the Mean Machine 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. The US title was actually a misspelling of the main character's name Rico.
Plot
Cast
- Christopher Mitchum as Rico Aversi
- Barbara Bouchet as Scilla Calogero
- Malisa Longo as Rosa Calogero
- Arthur [Kennedy |Arthur Kennedy] as Don Vito
- Eduardo Fajardo as Cyrano
- Manolo Zarzo as Tony
- José [María Caffarel] as The Marseillese
- Ángel Álvarez as Giuseppe Calogero
- Paola Senatore as Concetta Aversi
- Luis Induni as Don Gaspare Aversi
- Tomás Blanco as Police Commissioner
- Víctor Israel as Cicala, the Nightclub Owner
- José Canalejas as Don Vito's Henchman
- Luigi Antonio Guerra as Concetta's Husband
- Rina Franchetti as Mrs. Aversi
- Goyo Lebrero as Vittorio, the Truck Driver
- Antonio Mayans as Nightclub Bartender
- Lorenzo Robledo as Pepe, Don Vito's Henchman
- Domenico Maggio as Don Vito's Henchman
- Andrea Scotti as Policeman
- Carla Mancini as Girl at Bar
- Sergio Testori as Don Vito's Assassin