Dio perdona... Io no! (1967)

Director:

Giuseppe Colizzi

Writers:

Giuseppe Colizzi (screenplay)
Giuseppe Colizzi (story)

Release Date:

May 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western

Tagline:

They call him PRETTY FACE! ...and his credo is simple and short and sweet!

Plot:

In this violent spaghetti western a murderous robber hijacks a payroll train, murders everyone aboard and then stashes his loot...

Plot Keywords:

Spaghetti Western | Gunslinger | Insurance Agent | Murder | Train

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Cat Stevens
Bud Spencer	...	Hutch Bessy
Frank Wolff	...	Bill San Antonio
Gina Rovere	...	Rose
José Manuel Martín	...	Bud
Luis Barboo	...	Full-bearded henchman
Joaquín Blanco
Tito García	...	Tam-Tam
Frank Braña	...	Smoking poker player with moustache
Antonietta Fiorito
Francisco Sanz	...	Full-bearded, fawning informant with glasses (as Paco Sanz)
Franco Gulà	...	Gravedigger, Clockmaker
José Canalejas	...	Mexican henchman
Bruno Arié	...	Older poker Player with no moustache
Remo Capitani	...	Publican in saloon

Also Known As:

Blood River (USA)
God Forgives... (USA)
God Forgives... I Don't! (USA)
He Never Forgives (Philippines: English title)
Tú perdonas... yo no (Spain)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for western violence and some bloody images.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | USA:PG-13 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1969-1973) | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:M | West Germany:12 (comedy version) | West Germany:16 (uncut version, re-rating)

Company:

Cronocinematografica S.p.a.

Trivia:

Pietro Martellanza was cast as Cat Stevens but broke his foot at the beginning of the shooting and was replaced by Terence Hill, who met Bud Spencer for the first time.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co (2000) (TV)

Okay spaghetti western

I'm not sure why American-International chose to theatrically release in the U.S. this particular spaghetti western over dozens of others. Although this does the job for spaghetti western addicts (like myself), and it's never boring, it is not spectacular in any department - scenery, story, action, violence, etc.

The main attraction this movie has today is the early pairing up (before the TRINITY films) of Hill and Spencer. Spencer acts like his usual ornery self, though we do get the chance to see hill play a determined, more brutal western hero. The movie is also interesting that we see the duo in a more serious story for once. However, there are a few (mild) comic moments where you can see the rumblings of the comic characters the two were to later play. Did the TRINITY people see these scenes? I wouldn't be surprised!