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directed by

Antonio Margheriti Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonyms Anthony M. Dawson and Antony Daisies ("daisies" is "margherite" in Italian), was an Italians, Italian filmmaker. Margheriti worked in many different film ...

. It was released in the United States as the first film of the

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company.

Cast

* Dean Jones as Peter Denwell *

Gastone Moschin Gastone Moschin (8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. Career Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began hi ...

as Koko *

Ingeborg Schöner Ingeborg Schöner is a German film and television actress. Selected filmography * ''The Silent Angel'' (1954) * '' The Dark Star'' (1955) * '' The Captain and His Hero'' (1955) * '' The First Day of Spring'' (1956) * ''King in Shadow'' (1957) ...

as Irene *

Peter Carsten Peter Carsten (30 April 1928 – 20 April 2012) was a German actor and film producer. He appeared in 90 films between 1953 and 1999, including in supporting roles, ''Dark of the Sun'' (1968), '' Hannibal Brooks'' (1969), ''Madame Bovary'' ( ...

as Pomerantz * Alan Collins as Raimondo *

Roberto Camardiel Roberto Camardiel Escudero (29 November 1917, in Alagón, Zaragoza – 15 June 1989, in Zaragoza) was a Spanish theatre director and actor. He appeared in ''Culpables'' and ''Bajo el cielo andaluz'' (1960), both directed by Arturo Ruiz-Castill ...

as Beithel *

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Reception

In a contemporary review, the ''

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'' stated that the film adds little innovation already done by films such as ''

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'' (1933). The review noted "flaccid direction" and an "uninventive" script. The film did praise the special effects as "competently handled" while "tiresome dubbing detracts from hardworking performances"

References

External links

* 1970 films 1970s fantasy comedy films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Antonio Margheriti Films scored by Carlo Savina Italian fantasy comedy films 1970 independent films Italian independent films Films about invisibility 1970 comedy films 1970s Italian films {{fantasy-film-stub