Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967)
"Se sei vivo spara" (original title)

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

Director:

Giulio Questi

Writers:

Franco Arcalli (screenplay), Franco Arcalli (story),

Stars:

Tomas Milian, Ray Lovelock, Piero Lulli

Cast

Complete credited 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 Panfili)
Francisco Sanz	...	Hagerman (as Paco Sanz)
Patrizia Valturri	...	Elizabeth Hagerman

Storyline

Mexican outlaw Django is part of a band of thieves that steal a cargo of gold from a stagecoach. However, the Americans in the band betray him, and shoot all the Mexicans. Django is not completely dead though, and crawls his way out of his shallow grave, continuing his pursuit of the gold, and exacting a bloody vengeance.

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Plot Keywords:

gold | locked in a room | shot multiple times | covered in melted gold | dead boy | 

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Taglines:

Terror from the depths of hell!

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Genres:

Horror | Western

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Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

3 May 1967 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Django, Kill! (If You Live Shoot!)

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 14,542,717 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GIA Società Cinematografica, Hispamer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 117 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

A shot of a dead peon rolling down a sand dune is shown upside-down.

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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.

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Connections

Featured in Secret Cinema (2007)

User Reviews

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.