Any Gun Can Play (1967)
"Vado... l'ammazzo e torno" (original title)

A gang of bandits rob a train of it's one million dollar gold shipment. Once the gang's leader makes off with the pot he's pursued by a bounty hunter... See full synopsis »

Director:

Enzo G. Castellari

Writers:

Tito Carpi (screenplay), Enzo G. Castellari (screenplay),

Stars:

Edd Byrnes, George Hilton, Gilbert Roland

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edd Byrnes	...	Clayton - The Banker
George Hilton	...	The Stranger / Lo Straniero / Django / - un cacciatore di taglie
Gilbert Roland	...	Monetero - un celebre fuorilegge
Stefania Careddu	...	Marisol ('Guapa') (as Kareen O'Hara)
José Torres	...	Jose Huerta - the Colonel
Ivano Staccioli	...	Il capitano
Gérard Herter	...	Lawrence Blackman (Allied Insurance) (as Gerard Herter)
Ignazio Spalla	...	Pajondo / Bahunda (as Pedro Sanchez)
Adriana Giuffrè	...	Conchetta
Valentino Macchi	...	Charro Ruiz
Riccardo Pizzuti	...	Paco (the undertaker) (as Rick Piper)
Biagio Gambini	...	Pablo (as Rodolfo Valadier)
Marco Mariani	...	Il sergente yankee

Storyline

A gang of bandits rob a train of it's one million dollar gold shipment. Once the gang's leader makes off with the pot he's pursued by a bounty hunter... See full synopsis »

---

Plot Keywords:

fire | grindhouse | boxing | escape from jail | fistfight | 

---

Taglines:

Fast Guns Finish First...Or They're Out. Dead Out!

---

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Western

---

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

26 September 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Any Gun Can Play

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fida Cinematografica, RAF Vado L'Amazzo e Tamo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 98 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

User Reviews

satire of satire is a double negative

There's considerable amount of money behind this production, so the look of it is very good. It includes some interesting appearances by Gilbert Roland, Eddie Burns, and a brief cameo at the beginning by Christopher Lee. There are a few exciting gunfights, and a humorous bit or two - the satire on Django, the Man with No Name, and Sabata is amusing, especially when they are given the names of failed presidents of the Mexico revolution.

The trouble is, there isn't any purpose in satirizing the Spaghetti Western as is attempted here. The key element in the Spaghettis is IRONY, which easily blends into comedy; in fact the source of all Spaghetti's is Kurosawa's Yojimbo, which is universally recognized as one of the great black comedies of all time, and most Spaghettis easily slipped over the edge into real comedy of a very sophisticated variety. Perhaps the best evidence of this is found in the Trinity films, which are both openly Spaghettis and openly slap-stick comedy. So why bother satirizing a genre that - by its very nature - satirizes itself? Consequently, I found the whole enterprise essentially unconvincing. None of these characters were people I would ever care about, the story was generically cliché, and the production values only reflected the money involved, not the passion of the director. Over all, a banal and futile effort to cash in on the phenomenon it mocks.