Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!

Original title: Se sei vivo spara

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6.3/10

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

Generally considered to be the most violent Western ever made, DJANGO KILL (aka If You Live, Shoot!) is a surreal, gothic vision of indubitable pedigree. Directed by Fellini associate Giulio Questi (director of Death Laid An Egg and assistant director of La Dolce Vita), the film was co-written and edited by Bernardo Bertolucci's regular writing partner and editor Franco Arcali (Last Tango In Paris; 1900; also the co-writer of Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America and Michelangelo Antonioni's editing collaborator on Zabriskie Point) and stars Tomas Milian (Traffic; The Yards; Amistad), Ray Lovelock (The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue; Fidder On The Roof) and Piero Lulli (My Name Is Nobody).

Now fully restored from the original Italian negative materials DJANGO KILL is being released on DVD by Argent Films in the most complete version of the film available, including, for the first time, two graphically violent scenes never before seen in the UK.

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

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6.3/10

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Flory
(as Marilu' Tolo)

Piero Lulli

Oaks

Milo Quesada

Bill Templer

Francisco Sanz

Reverend Alderman
(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 Alderman

Calogero Azzaretto

Pablo, Sorrow's Henchman
(uncredited)

Lars Bloch

Oaks Gang Member
(uncredited)

Frank Braña

Templer Henchman
(uncredited)

Sisto Brunetti

Sorrow's Henchman
(uncredited)

Ann Collin

Flory
(singing voice)
(uncredited)

Gene Collins

Collins
(uncredited)

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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."

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

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.

Alternate versions
The Italian print includes a sequence where gold bullets are dug out of the still living character, Oaks. This was cut from most export prints.

Connections
Featured in The Spaghetti West (2005)

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

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7/10

A bombardment of absolute absurdities

Spaghetti western with Tomas Milian as "The Stranger", who is left for dead and buried in the desert after being betrayed by his former compadres. He's "resurrected" by a pair of odd Native medicine men who agree to assist the Stranger as long he imparts the wisdom he's gained from being in the spirit world. They end up in a small town where various factions are fighting over bags of gold dust.

Also featuring Roberto Camardiel as "Sorrow". This is a bizarre western even by spaghetti standards. It's violent, bloody and outrageous. The "hero" uses bullets made of gold, so if someone survives a shooting, others try to tear them apart to get to the valuable nuggets inside their bodies. The oddest aspect to the film may be the "Sorrow" character, a portly bearded rancher with a small army of gay gunfighters in his employ, all wearing matching uniforms. The script is a mess, and the direction by Giulio Questi is uneven, but cult film fans may enjoy seeing this for the uniqueness of it. Oh, and it has no characters named "Django", or any connection to other films with Django in the title.