50th Anniversary of the Premier of “Django Kill”

It was 50 years ago today on January 22, 1967 that “Se sei vivo spara” (Django Kill) premiered in Rome, Italy. This bizarre entre into the Spaghetti western genre was directed by Giulio Questi. The Mexican gang of the hero (Tomas Milian) and the Anglo gang of Oaks (Piero Lulli) hijack a gold transport. The Mexicans are then mowed down but two Indians help the hero to recover. He catches up and kills Oaks in a town where the citizens already have killed Oak's men. The gold now becomes an object of contention between the hero, the "substantial citizens", Templar (Milo Quesada) and Alderman (Paco Sanz), as well as the rancher Zorro (Roberto Camardiel).

Se sei vivo spara! – Italian title

Oro hondo – Italian title

Gringo uccidi – Italian title

Oro maldito – Spanish title

Django Vem Para Matar – Brazilian title

O Pistoleiro das Balas de Ouro – Brazilian title

Si estás vivo dispara – Chilean title

Django dræber – Danish title

Django – tappaja – Finnish title

Tire encore si tu peux – French title

Töte, Django – German title

Django - Leck Staub von meinem Colt – German title

Ένας ξένος... λίγο χρυσάφι... πολλά πτώματα – Greek title

Django Mata – Portuguese title

Джанго, стреляй... – Russian title

Django, Kill! - döda för guld – Swedish title

Altin Kursun – Turkish title

Django Kill… if You Live Shoot! – English title

Django Kill – English title

A 1966 Italian, Spanish co-production [GIA Società Cinematografica (Rome), Hispamer Films P.C. (Madrid)]

Producer: Alex J. Rascal (Alessandro Jacovini)

Director: Giulio Questi

Story: Franco Arcalli, Giulio Questi

Screenplay: María del Carmen Martínez Román, Franco Arcalli, Giulio Questi

Cinematography: Franco Delli Colli [Technicolor, Techniscope]

Music: Ivan Vandor

Song: “My Town” sung by Ann Collin

Running time: 100 minutes

Cast:

“The Stranger”/Barney Bunton/Django - Tomás Milian (Tomás Rodriguez)

Oaks - Piero Lulli (Giusva Lulli)

Bill Templer - Milo Quesada (Raul Alonso)

Hagerman/Alderman/Ackerman - Paco Sanz (Francisco Sanz)

Zorro/Sorrow - Roberto Camardiel (Roberto Escudero)

Flory/Lori - Marilù Tolo (Maria Tolo)

Evan Templer - Raymond Lovelock

Elizabeth Hagerman/Alderman - Patrizia Valturri

Collins - Gene Collins

Willy - Félix Sancho Gracia

Richie - Rafael Hernández

Templer henchman - Frank Braña (Francisco Perez), Antonio Pica

Oak’s henchmen - Fernando Villena, Lars Bloch

Townsman - Hermano Reynoso

Townswoman - Mirella Panfili (Mirella Pamphili),

Zorro/Sorrow henchman - Calogero Azzaretto, Sisto Brunetti

Indian - Ángel Silva, Miguel Serrano

With; Edoardo De Santis