Secret Agents and Superheroes in Italian Cinema

The success of the early James Bond movies of the Sixties encouraged many imitators, and a large portion of these were made in Europe. These became known as ‘Eurospy’ movies and they strived to capture the spirit of 007 but with just a fraction of the budget. The dominant country in this field was Italy, and this book is a study of not only Italian spy movies, but also the similar in style superhero and comic book inspired films that were also coming out of that country. With coverage of 336 titles and an adornment of hundreds of fantastic pictures largely sourced from the author’s private collection, Secret Agents and Superheroes in Italian Cinema is a comprehensive and visually compelling book that fully explores the subject at hand.336 spy and superhero movies covered.Over 350 large format pages.Containing hundreds of rare pictures scanned from the author’s personal collection of posters and lobby cards.Black and white interior pages on this paperback version of the book - for a full colour edition you will need to purchase the hardback version.Fantastically researched and covering the subject to a degree never seen before. Read more