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

Director:

Giulio Questi

Writers:

Franco Arcalli (screenplay)
Franco Arcalli (story)
(more)

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 | Locked In A Room | Shot Multiple Times | Covered In Melted Gold | Dead Boy

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Calogero Azzaretto	...	Uomo di Sorrow (uncredited)
Frank Braña	...	Tembler's henchman (uncredited)
Sisto Brunetti	...	Sorrow henchman (uncredited)
Gene Collins	...	Collins (uncredited)
Eduardo de Santis	...	(uncredited)
Antonio Pica	...	Tembler's henchman (uncredited)
Herman Reynoso	...	Bearded townsman (uncredited)
Fernando Villena	...	Oaks gang member (uncredited)

Directed by
Giulio Questi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Franco Arcalli		screenplay
Franco Arcalli		story
Benedetto Benedetti
María del Carmen Martínez Román		screenplay
María del Carmen Martínez Román		story
Giulio Questi		screenplay
Giulio Questi		story

Produced by
Alessandro Jacovoni	....	producer (as Alex J. Rascal)
Giulio Questi	....	producer

Original Music by
Ivan Vandor

Cinematography by
Franco Delli Colli

Film Editing by
Franco Arcalli

Production Design by
Enzo Bulgarelli

Art Direction by
José Luis Galicia
Jaime Pérez Cubero

Makeup Department
Enzo Baraldi	....	makeup artist
Lina Cassini	....	hair stylist
Adela del Pino	....	makeup artist
María Sánchez Gadeo	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Renato De Pasqualis	....	production manager
Alex J. Rascal	....	production manager
Ángel Rosson y Rubio	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gianni Amelio	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Aurelio Pennacchia	....	sound effects montage
Goffredo Salvatori	....	sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department
Fernando Gallandt	....	assistant camera
Roberto Marrama	....	camera operator: second unit
Ricardo Poblete	....	first unit camera operator
Santiago Zuazo	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Marisol de Villanueva	....	script girl

Production Companies

• GIA Società Cinematografica
• Hispamer Films (co-production)

Distributors

• Compañía Española de Propaganda, Industria y Cinematografía S.A. (CEPICSA) (1967) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Golden Era Film Distributors (GEF) (1970) (UK) (theatrical)
• Indipendenti Regionali (1967) (Italy) (theatrical)
• atlas Film (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Argent Films (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Blue Underground (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Divisa Home Video (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• FilmArt (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• Medien Publikations- und Werbe (MPW) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Trose trading film
• VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
• X-Rated Kultvideo (2003) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Se sei vivo spara" - Italy (original title)
"Django, Kill! (If You Live Shoot!)" - USA

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:

Finland:(Banned) (1968) | Spain:18 | UK:X | UK:15 (2004) | Australia:MA | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 (nf) (cut) (original rating) | Sweden:15 | France:U | Italy:VM18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Sweden:15 (cut) | West Germany:16 (heavily cut) (VHS) (1988) | Germany:18 (uncut) (re-rating) (2013)

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

GIA Società Cinematografica

Trivia:

Directorial debut of Giulio Questi.

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 Secret Cinema (2007)

gold gold gold!!!

A fine, if somewhat bananas spaghetti western that cashes in on the Franco Nero/Sergio Corbucci Django of the previous year simply by including Django in the title. What we have here, though, is a marvelous, if somewhat slightly mysterious example of the genre. More interesting than Django is a B***ard, or whatever its called this week, Django Kill really pulls out all the stops in an endless parade of the macabre. From the curious opening scene with Tomas Milian crawling out of a grave to the brutal lynchings and gothic horror drenching of one of many villains in liquid gold- this is a real treat for genre fans. As with many similar movies there are no morals anywhere to be seen, characters turn up, rub their hands together, kill mercilessly and then are shot down or, in this case, killed by an exploding horse. I understand that there are many versions of this movie in existence, which is not surprising in the least. The version i have was shown on uk tv five or six years ago, so i suppose its incompleteness would be down to broadcast quality prints. Its still a real doozer though.