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Ricco the Mean Machine (Italian: Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti, Spanish: Ajuste de cuentas, also known as The Cauldron of Death and The Dirty Mob) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish crime-thriller film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Christopher Mitchum and Barbara Bouchet. It achieved some cult status 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.
Original Release
08/27/1973
US Release
04/01/1974
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Christopher Mitchum | Ricco Aversi |
| Barbara Bouchet | Scilla |
| Malisa Longo | Rosa |
| Eduardo Fajardo | Cyrano |
| Manuel Zarzo | Tony |
| José María Caffarel | The Marsigliese |
| Ángel Álvarez | Giuseppe Calogero |
| Arthur Kennedy | Don Vito |
| Paola Senatore | Concetta Aversi |
| Luis Induni | Ricco's father |
Directors
Writers
José Gutiérrez Maesso, Mario Di Nardo, Santiago Moncada
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Christopher Mitchum | Ricco Aversi |
| Barbara Bouchet | Scilla |
| Malisa Longo | Rosa |
| Eduardo Fajardo | Cyrano |
| Manuel Zarzo | Tony |
| José María Caffarel | The Marsigliese |
| Ángel Álvarez | Giuseppe Calogero |
| Arthur Kennedy | Don Vito |
| Paola Senatore | Concetta Aversi |
| Luis Induni | Ricco's father |
| Tomás Blanco | |
| Víctor Israel | Checana, the nightclub owner |
| José Canalejas | |
| Luigi Antonio Guerra | Concetta's husband |
| Rina Franchetti | Ricco's mother |
| Goyo Lebrero | |
| Antonio Mayans | Nightclub bartender |
| Lorenzo Robledo | |
| Domenico Maggio | |
| Andrea Scotti | Policeman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edward L. Montoro | Executive Producer |
| José Gutiérrez Maesso | Producer |
