God Forgives... I Don't! (1967)

After a train is robbed of its payroll, an insurance agent and a card-shark team-up to retrieve the loot from the bandits who guard it at a secret location near the Mexican border.

Director:

Giuseppe Colizzi

Writers:

Giuseppe Colizzi (screenplay), Giuseppe Colizzi (story)

Stars:

Terence Hill, Frank Wolff, Bud Spencer

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Terence Hill	...	Cat Stevens
Frank Wolff	...	Bill San Antonio
Bud Spencer	...	Hutch Bessy
Gina Rovere	...	Rose
José Manuel Martín	...	Bud (as Jose Manuel Martin)
Frank Braña	...	Smoking poker player with moustache (as Frank Brana)
Joaquín Blanco
Antonietta Fiorito
Francisco Sanz	...	Full-bearded, fawning informant with glasses (as Paco Sanz)
Franco Gulà	...	Gravedigger - Clockmaker (as Franco Gula)
José Canalejas	...	Mexican henchman (as Jose' Canalejas)
Bruno Ariè	...	Older poker Player with no moustache (as Bruno Arie)
Remo Capitani	...	Publican in saloon
Antonio Decembrino
Juan Olaguivel	...	Targo (as Juan Olaguibel)

Storyline

In this violent spaghetti western a murderous robber hijacks a payroll train, murders everyone aboard and then stashes his loot. A gunslinger learns about it and decides he wants the money for himself and so hatches an elaborate plot to get at it. He lures the crook into a rigged poker game, and afterward a gunfight ensues. The quick-drawing gunman makes short work of the robber, then teams up with an insurance agent to look for the hidden fortune. Unbeknownst to them, the robber had an ace up his sleeve...

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Plot Keywords:

manhunt | train | loot | hijack | poker game | 

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Taglines:

How Many Men Must Die?

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Genres:

Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for western violence and some bloody images

Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

May 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood River

Filming Locations:

Cabo de Gata, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cronocinematografica S.p.a., Productores Exhibidores Films Sociedad Anónima (PEFSA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pietro Martellanza was cast as Cat Stevens but broke his foot at the beginning of the shooting and was replaced by Terence Hill, who met Bud Spencer for the first time.

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Goofs

During the gunfight at the end, the fuse has been burning for a while and should be dozens of feet away but a distant view from above and behind Cat Stevens (Terence Hill) shows the fuse just starting to burn directly behind him.

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Alternate Versions

This film was released in three different versions in Germany. First in 1968 the original theatrical release which had a "Not under 18" rating and ran 95 minutes (ca. 12 minutes were cut). This version was released in 2001 on home video by Screenpower (re-rated "Not under 16"). In the 80s, due to the popularity of the Spencer/Hill comedies, the film was re-released by Tobis in a spaghetti-western-like "comedy version" (this version was re-dubbed and missed about an additional 14 minutes) with a "Not under 12" rating. It was often shown on TV and released on home video by various companies. In 2003 the original uncut version of the film was released, again by Screenpower (also with a "Not under 16" rating).

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Connections

Spoofed in Ciccio Forgives, I Don't (1968)

User Reviews

The first ‘big time' collaboration of Spencer/Hill

This film is one the first collaboration between Spencer and Hill, in which they both play a big part (and it is their first film together with their FAMOUS screen names). It is no great film by any means, but I must say that I've seen worse films of both actors. The main difference between this film and most other Spencer and/or Hill films, is that it has a more serious nature and is a lot more brutal than their usual comedy-style films. The story is pretty good though, as is the acting and the music and the whole is watchable, but not good. What might have made it a notch worse for me, is that Spencer and Hill did not have their standard German voices, but I cannot really say, because…well it's obvious isn't it!?! Ok spaghetti western if you're into the more serious side of western. If you're more interested in comedy-western try a Trinity film.

6,5 out of 10 (with a 6 given upon voting)