IF YOU WANT TO LIVE...SHOOT! is a low budget spaghetti western that shouldn't be confused with DJANGO KILL, IF YOU LIVE SHOOT!. This one was put out by Sergio Garrone, who seemed to pump out western after western in the late '60s with barely time to draw breathe. The story is about a cowboy who finds himself on the run after a poker game goes wrong, and his efforts to protect a group of farmers from the usual sinister bad guys. The cowboy is played by Ivan Rassimov, one of my favourite Italian performers, and is named Django in some versions of the movie. Supporting him is Giovanni Cianfriglia, who was fresh off playing a superhero in the SUPERARGO films. The action is pretty decent, but the plot is a little long-winded and bogged down in sentiment, which lowers the enjoyability somewhat.
Review of If You Want to Live... Shoot!
