Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? (1973)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Alberto De Martino

Writers:

Franco Castellano (screenplay)
Franco Castellano (story)

Release Date:

8 November 1973 (Italy)

Genre:

Western | Adventure | Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Tomas Milian	...	Providence
Gregg Palmer	...	Gregg Hunter, The Hurricane Kid
Carole André	...	Countess Pamela de Ortega
Federico Boido	...	Pistolero 'Il Biondo' (as Rick Boyd)
Luciano Catenacci	...	Pamela's Father / Cian-ku-là
Ángel Ortiz
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rafael Albaicín	...	Indian Chief
Giancarlo Bastianoni
Claude Berthy
Rosario Borelli	...	Cpt. O'Bannon
Gianni Brezza
Dante Cleri	...	Servant in De Ortega house
Antonella Cocconcelli	...	Black dancer
Nadia Cocconcelli	...	Black dancer
Francesco D'Adda
Arnaldo Dell'Acqua
Paolo Ferrari	...	Himself
Edda Ferronao
Manuel Gallardo
Quinto Gambi	...	Client in the Bank
Veriano Genesi
Ettore Geri	...	Barman
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Yu Ming Lun	...	Chao
Dante Maggio	...	Tribunal President
Carla Mancini	...	Nun
Nando Martellini	...	Himself
Cesare Nizzica
Nello Pazzafini	...	Owner of Casino
Claudio Ruffini	...	Man in Saloon
Goffredo Unger	...	Soldier

Also Known As:

El bruto, el listo y el capitán (Spain)
Here We Go Again, Eh Providence? (USA)

Runtime:

Italy:95 min | Spain:99 min

Country:

Spain | Italy | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Les Films Corona

Movie Connections:

Follows La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)

HERE WE GO AGAIN, EH PROVIDENCE? (Alberto De Martino, 1973) **1/2

This has to be one of the oddest Spaghetti Westerns out there: it’s actually the second entry in Tomas Milian’s “Providence” series – which, coming fairly late in the game, took the by-then prevalent spoofy route; in fact, there’s even a scene in which our Chaplinesque hero, itself an eccentric novelty, visits an old folks’ home peopled by the protagonists of previous Westerns – and not just Spaghetti icons such as Django, Sartana and Trinity, but also Valdez the Half-Breed who now refers to himself as half-wit!

The titular figure (he’s not only a fast-draw but also has a penchant for corny proverbs a' la Charlie Chan) travels in a hybrid of coach and train driven by an Oriental who also cooks for him – the latter is a nod to the Martial Arts action flicks that came to prominence around this same time, a style which got woven into the Spaghetti Western milieu on a couple of occasions (incidentally, Milian himself would play an Easterner in THE WHITE, THE YELLOW AND THE BLACK [1975]). Gregg Palmer’s character is basically a stand-in for Bud Spencer – he and Milian, then, are involved in a very funny bar-room brawl which is the film’s undeniable comic highlight; though underused, “Euro-Cult” starlet Carole Andre' is a radiant presence throughout. At best, the film is an average effort in the subgenre – surprisingly tolerable (thanks largely to an infectious score by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai) but, ultimately, inconsequential.