Se sei vivo spara (1967)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Giulio Questi

Writers:

Franco Arcalli (screenplay)
Franco Arcalli (story)

Release Date:

3 May 1967 (West Germany)

Genre:

Horror | Western

Tagline:

Terror from the depths of hell!

Plot:

Various factions including a Mexican Bandit, a gang of Homosexual Cowboys and a Priest feud over stolen gold in a surreal town.

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Bat | Christ Allegory | Hallucination | Crucifixion

Cast

Tomas Milian	...	The Stranger
Ray Lovelock	...	Evan Tembler (as Raymond Lovelock)
Piero Lulli	...	Oaks
Milo Quesada	...	Bill Templer
Roberto Camardiel	...	Mr. Sorrow
Miguel Serrano
Ángel Silva
Sancho Gracia	...	Willy - Zorro's lieutenant (as Félix Sancho Gracia)
Marilù Tolo	...	Lori
Mirella Pamphili	...	Woman in town (as Mirella Pamfili)
Francisco Sanz	...	Hagerman (as Paco Sanz)
Patrizia Valturri	...	Elizabeth Hagerman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gene Collins	...	Collins
Eduardo de Santis
Daniel Martín
Fernando Villena	...	Oaks gang member

Also Known As:

Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (USA) (DVD title)
Django, Kill! (If You Live Shoot!) (USA)
Gringo uccidi! (Italy) (working title)
Oro hondo (Italy) (video title)
Oro maldito (Spain)

Runtime:

100 min | UK:90 min | Italy:117 min (original version) | West Germany:112 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 | Sweden:15 | France:U | Italy:VM18 | Finland:(Banned) (1968) | Spain:18 | UK:X | UK:15 (2004) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

GIA Società Cinematografica

Trivia:

Film debut of Ray Lovelock (billed as "Raymond Lovelock").

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the lynching of Oaks' gang, the tire tracks of the camera car are clearly visible down the middle of the main street.

Quotes:

Mr. Zorro: Pancho, you idiot, you didn't have to kill him, did ya?!
Pancho: I'm sorry sir. But all my life, I've searched for gold. And this man is full of it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Das geheime Kino (2007)

Bizarre Italian western that's highly enjoyable.

Kill, if you live shoot! (1967) is a crazy western. I've never seen such a weird film (besides El Topo). Tomas Milian plays a double crossed man who is saved by two indians. They make him gold bullets so he can avenge his dead friends and punish those that did him wrong. That's just the beginning! I heard stories about this film but I never believed them until after I saw the movie. I was surprised by the authenticity in some of the situations that the characters were put through, but others were so out of placed. This is a strange hybrid of action, horror, comedy and drama. I loved this movie, It'll grow on you after repeat viewings. I strongly recommend this film.

A+

P.S.

Unlike Django, the English and Italian soundtracks are nearly identical, no loss in the translation.