Joe... cercati un posto per morire! (1968)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Giuliano Carnimeo

Writers:

Lamberto Benvenuti (screenplay)
Lamberto Benvenuti (story)

Release Date:

1971 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Western

Tagline:

Gold was the motive. The girl would be the prize

Plot:

An outcast Confederate soldier redeems himself by defending a woman against bandits willing to kill for her goldmine claim. |

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Spaghetti Western

Cast

Jeffrey Hunter	...	Joe Collins
Pascale Petit	...	Lisa Martin
Giovanni Pallavicino	...	Gomez (as Gianni Pallavicino) (as Gordon York)
Reza Fazeli	...	Paco
Nello Pazzafini	...	Fernando (as Ted Carter)
Adolfo Lastretti	...	Rev. Riley (as Peter Lastrett)
Mario Dardanelli	...	Chato (as Darlo Darnel)
Umberto Di Grazia	...	Bandit
Anthony Blod	...	Bobo (as Anthony Blond)
Serafino Profumo	...	Miguel (as Seraphino Profumo)
Daniela Giordano	...	Juanita
Piero Lulli	...	Paul Martin (as Peter Lull)

Also Known As:

Find a Place to Die (UK) (dubbed version) (USA)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | UK:X | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ostia Studios, Ostia, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Aico Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 5 (1998) (V)

Dying isn't an option.

I've seen my fair share of spaghetti westerns from the cheap to the grand and immensely obscure, and Giuliano Carmineo's "Find A Place to Die" is your basic effort that hardly distinguishes itself from the many of its kind. It's ably made, but never strikes up any sort of momentum or much in way of excitement from its well-worn staples. More often it came across as tepid, sluggish and overly drawn-out. The gun-fights became dull in their robotic actions, brawls were nothing but venom-less and the characters didn't make much of an impression (with a very non-threatening villain). Not a good sign. Even the camera-work lacked that adventurous aspect (except for maybe one or two frames) and the spotty music score bellows out the cues. Some passages worked when going for something with a sensually relax tone, but when its trying to arouse it never works. Sound FX literally seems to cop a real pounding. Location choices hold an atmospheric edge, and creates a dusty and gritty visualization that suit's the film's ugly, greedy outlook within the story's progression. Even on that point it does seem to be missing out on the blood-lust, which the untapped premise doesn't seem to break out or even capitalize on. The woodenly blank-ridden script adds little, and keeps things by the book. The film might have had limp characterisations, but the performances aren't bad. Jeffery Hunter basically sweats it out, and grits his teeth in a washed-up lead part. Adolfo Lastretti's gun-slinging priest could've made for an interesting character, but falls in the shadows. However the beautiful women are the highlights. The stunning Pascale Petit does a fine job, and Daniela Giordano gives her role plenty of kick. Not complete dreck, but a very so-so spaghetti western that will hardly leave an imprint.