Bullets Don't Argue (1964)
"Le pistole non discutono" (original title)

On his own wedding day, sheriff Pat Garrett must leave and try to arrest two bank robbers.

Director:

Mario Caiano

Writers:

Gianni Castellano, Giuseppe Moccia,

Stars:

Rod Cameron, Horst Frank, Ángel Aranda

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rod Cameron	...	Pat Garrett
Horst Frank	...	Billy Clanton
Ángel Aranda	...	George Clanton
Vivi Bach	...	Agnes Goddard
Luis Durán	...	Mike Goddard
Kai Fischer	...	Helen
Mimmo Palmara	...	Santero (as Dick Palmer)
Hans Nielsen	...	Rev. Alvarez
Julio Pérez Tabernero	...	Comisario
Gonzalo Esquiroz	...	Comisario
Rafael Vaquero	...	Comisario
Simón Arriaga	...	Santero Henchman
Andrea Aureli	...	Manuel (as Andrew Ray)
Juan Cortés	...	Banker
Giulia Rubini	...	Martha Coogan (as Judy Robbins)

Storyline

On his own wedding day, sheriff Pat Garrett must leave and try to arrest two bank robbers.

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Plot Keywords:

pat garrett | street shootout

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

Spain Italy West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

23 October 1964 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Pistols Don't Argue

Filming Locations:

Lucainena de Las Torres, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 28,842,058 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Jolly Film, Trío Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Lonesome Billy"
Performed by Peter Tevis

User Reviews

Italian western imitating American style

This film is a ripping off of American westerns. When I say ripping off I don't mean it is a poor film. It has the typical western elements: sheriffs and bandits. The role of the characters is well defined and at the end of the story the good will triumph on bad. Many films-loving people didn't understand why this film hadn't had success in Italy. First of all it was played by unknown actors, at least in Italy. Moreover, westerns were getting to be on the wane from 1965. But the main reason is that Italians were bored about classic westerns ("the stagecoach", "Rio Grande", "Cimarron", "saddle the wind" etc) they preferred action, shootings and a bit of violence. So the film "a fistful of dollars" released a few weeks later was a great success because it started a new era of making westerns as Italians preferred.

This was one of the first westerns to have false names of director and actors so as to make it seem like an American film. Probably it was shot without recording the audio even if many actors spoke English. It was released in Italian and in English both dubbed. Rod Cameron dubbed himself.