''Psychopath'' ( it, Sigpress contro Scotland Yard, german: Mister Zehn Prozent - Miezen und Moneten) is a 1968 film directed by . The film is about Sigpress (Francisco Martinez Celeiro), a thief who steals jewels which he then returns to the owners in order to collect money as a reward. He is being tracked by

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when he learns that the gem called the Eye of Allah is being escorted from London to Paris. On attempting to steal the jewel, he finds it's a fake which leads to his own investigation.

Cast

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the B ...

as Sigpress *

Ingrid Schoeller Ingrid Schoeller (born 1942) was a German film actress best known for her roles as an action heroine in the 1960s. Tall, slim and blonde, she played the lead role in spy films such as '' A 008, operazione Sterminio''. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Marielle *

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as Priscilla, Niorkos Frau *

Paolo Carlini Paolo Carlini (6 January 1922 – 3 November 1979) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1940 and 1979. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his supporting role as the hairdresser ...

as Inspektor Bennet *

Andrea Aureli Andrea Aureli (5 March 1923 – 5 November 2007) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Terni, Aureli graduated from the Liceo classico in his hometown, then he enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in ...

as Thamistokles Niorkos *

Gloria Paul Gloria Paul (born 28 February 1940) is a British retired film actress and dancer. Biography Paul was born in London in February 1940. Her father was a journalist and her mother was an opera singer. She began dancing at the age of three years, an ...

as Nachtclubtänzerin * Nick Jordan as Pedro *

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ...

as Periwinkle *

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Production

''Psychopaths script is credited to and . It is actually written by Riso and an uncredited Enzo Gicca Palli. Werner Hauff and Zurli are also credited as co-writers but accordingly to Zurli, their presence was nominal and only added per co-production needs. Guido Zurli was aware of cast member

's behavior on set, and devised a plan to keep him behaved. When becoming aware that he was approaching the set, Zurli began acting mad by throwing way the script, yelling and kicking floodlights. This was a plan to have Kinski believe that he was even more outrageous than he could be. The film was shot in Rome, London and Paris.

Release

''Psychopath'' was released in Italy on 15 April 1968. It was shown in Germany on 25 April 1969. In Germany a

novelization A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play, comic book or video game. Film novelizations were particularly popular before the advent of ...

of the film was written by Mike Widborg (Peter Leukefeld) and published by Moewig under the title ''Mister 10%'' in 1969.

Reception

Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti found the film as "ultimately quite enjoyable" and that it "has an ironic punch with most of its contemporaries lacked"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Psychopath 1968 films 1968 crime films 1960s German-language films Italian crime films German crime films West German films Films shot in London Films shot in Rome Films shot in Paris 1960s Italian films 1960s German films