Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967)

Various factions, including a half-breed bandit, a gang of homosexual cowboys and a priest, feud over stolen gold in a surreal town.

Director:

Giulio Questi

Writers:

Franco Arcalli (story and screenplay), Giulio Questi (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Tomas Milian, Marilù Tolo, Piero Lulli

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tomas Milian	...	The Stranger
Marilù Tolo	...	Flory (as Marilu' Tolo)
Piero Lulli	...	Oaks
Milo Quesada	...	Bill Templer
Francisco Sanz	...	Hagerman (as Paco Sanz)
Miguel Serrano	...	Indian
Ángel Silva	...	Indian (as Angel Silva)
Sancho Gracia	...	Willy (as Félix Sancho Gracia)
Mirella Pamphili	...	Woman in Town (as Mirella Panfili)
Ray Lovelock	...	Evan Templer (as Raymond Lovelock)
Roberto Camardiel	...	Sorrow
Patrizia Valturri	...	Elizabeth Hagerman

Storyline

The Stranger, a half-breed bandit, is part of a band of thieves that steal a cargo of gold from a stagecoach. However, the Americans in the band betray him, and shoot all the Mexicans. The Stranger is not completely dead though, and crawls his way out of his shallow grave, continuing his pursuit of the gold, and exacting a bloody vengeance.

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Plot Keywords:

massacre | outlaw | gold robbery | rifle | gold | 

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Taglines:

Terror from the depths of hell!

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Genres:

Horror | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

3 May 1967 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Django, Kill! (If You Live Shoot!)

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

GIA Società Cinematografica, Hispamer Films, Rewind Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 117 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor) (US version) Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the actors and director, the producers decided to release the movie in countries outside Italy as "Django, Kill!" as a way to take advantage of the success of a prior release, Django (1966) starring Franco Nero. In reality, "Django" had nothing to do with "Se sei Vivo Spara."

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Goofs

During the lynching of Oaks' gang, the tire tracks of the camera car are clearly visible down the middle of the main street.

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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.

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Alternate Versions

The Blue Underground DVD, released in January 2003, runs about 116m 35s long and appears to be the complete, uncut version of the film. It includes both the notorious "gold digging" and "scalping" gore scenes.

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Connections

Referenced in Django: The One and Only (2003)

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Soundtracks

My Town
(uncredited)
Sung by Ann Collin (dubbing Marilù Tolo)

User Reviews

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.