50th Anniversary of “Kill Django…Kill First”

 

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of the Rome premier of “Kill Django… Kill First” (aka Tequila) directed by William S. Regan (Sergio Garrone) and starring Giacomo Rossi Stuart billed as Jack Stuart and Aldo Smbrell, George Wang and the beautiful Krista Nell billed under her real name Doris Kristanell. The fil tells the story of a banker named Burton (played by Sambrell), who dreams of owning all the mines in the region. He uses the bandit Martinez (George Wang) to kill and drive off the miners. When Johnny/Django (Stuart) arrives he tries to pin a murder on him to get him out of the way.

 

 

Uccidi Django… uccidi per primo!!! – Italian title

Tequila – Spanish title

Tuez Django – Belgium title

Doodt Django! – Belgium title

Abattez Django le premier – French title

Kill Django… Kill First – English title

 

A 1971 Italian, Spanish co-production [Walkiria Pictures (Rome), Tusisa Fonexa Films

     (Madrid)]

Producer: Sebastiano Cimino

Director: William S. Regan (Sergio Garrone)

Story: Victor A. Catena (Victor Andres Catena), Ambrogio Molteni (Palambrogio

      Molteni)

Screenplay:  Victor A. Catena (Victor Andres Catena), Ambrogio Molteni (Palambrogio

      Molteni), Sergio Garrone

Cinematograpy: Gaetano Valle, Francisco Sanchez (Francisco Munoz) [Eastmancolor]

Music: Elsio Mancuso

Running time: 97 minutes

 

Cast:

Johnny McGee/Django – Jack Stuart (Giacomo Rossi Stuart)

Anthony Burton/Santana/Manuel – Aldo Sambrell (Alfredo Brell)

Lupe/Molly – Doris Kristanell (Krista Nell0

Lopez/Martinez – George Wang (Wang Chunyang)

Thomas/Nathaniel Livingstone – Silvio Bagolini

Skin/Ted – Mario Novelli

Julie – Diana Loris (Ana Vega)

Burton lieutenant – John Benedy (Giovanni Di Beneditis)

Burton killer – Angelo Boscariol

Sheriff – Men Fury (Furio Meniconi)

Curly – Romano Puppino (Romano Puppo)

Burton killer at mine – Omero Capanna

Doc – Isarco Ravaioli

Evelyn McGregor – Laila Shed

Isaac McGregor – Lorenzo Robledo

Saloon brawlers – Franco Ukmar, Giancarlo Ukmar, Giovanni Ukmar

Saloon patron – Clemente Ukmar

Village leader – A Giminez Escribano (Antonio Jimenez)

With: Ricca Andrea, Lilio Beato, Francisco Bonmati