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Horror master Mario Bava tackles this James Bond-like action/adventure about a stealthy thief nicknamed Diabolik (John Phillip Law) who eludes a pursuing detective through a series of elaborate heists. I didn’t find the characters terribly interesting, but the film is awash in awesome 60s production design and music. Diabolik’s expansive underground lair is every bit as magnificent as anything from a Bond film. Diabolik’s love scene with the curvaceous Marisa Mell in an enormous rotating bed filled with money is an image I won’t soon forget. Ennio Morricone provides a groovy score straight from cocktail lounge heaven.