#Spaceman Contro I Vampiri Dello Spazio

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Spaceman Contro I Vampiri Dello Spazio (Spaceman versus Space Vampires).

Based on the image, this is the Italian version of Super Giant 7: The Space Mutant Appears (1958), which was later combined with Super Giant 8 & 9 to become the Starman film Evil Brain From Outer Space (1964).

I’ve not been able to find a lot of information about this Italian adaptation, and most of it seems incorrect.  First of all, the film is listed as having been released in 1957 (although one site said it came out in 1952), but Super Giant 7 wasn’t released until April, 1958.  Second, Teruo Ishii is listed as the director, but he stopped working on the series after Super Giant 6; the director of Super Giant 7 was Akira Mitsuwa.  Third, listings I’ve found for this film put it at 90 minutes long; the original film was only 45 minutes.  And finally, none of the cast listed on the poster seem to match with the cast of the original.

This might actually be an Italian version of the aforementioned Evil Brain From Space, which was 78 minutes long.  However, until such time as I wake up and magically speak and understand Italian, I will probably never know for sure.