Django, Kill... If You Live, Shoot!

Director: Giulio Questi

Overview

"One of countless Westerns that came in the wake of Sergio Corbucci's wildly successful Django, Django, Kill...If You Live, Shoot! arrives on DVD from Blue Underground with some exciting extras. The feature attraction is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic wid

Product Details

Release Date:	04/27/2004
UPC:	0827058103695
Original Release:	1967
Rating:	NR
Source:	Blue Underground
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:57:00
Sales rank:	52,803

Special Features

Django, Tell!": Iinterviews with co-writer/director Guilio Questi, stars Tomas Milian and Ray Lovelock; Theatrical trailer; Poster & still gallery; Liner notes by Spaghetti Cinema editor William Connolly

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tomas Milian	Django
Roberto Camardiel	Actor
Milo Quesada	Actor
Piero Lulli	Actor
Raymond Lovelock	Actor,Actor
Sancho Gracia	Actor
Mirella Pamphili	Actor
Miguel Serrano	Actor
Patrizia Valturri	Actor
Maril? Tolo	Actor,Actor
Paco Sans	Actor
Ivan Vandor	Composer

Technical Credits

Giulio Questi

Franco Arcalli

Giulio Questi	Producer,Screenwriter
Franco Arcalli	Screenwriter
Alessandro Jacovoni	Producer
Enzo Bulgarelli	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Program Start/Main Titles
2. Back From the Dead
3. A Falling Out Among Thieves
4. Mexican Massacre
5. Outlaw Town
6. Stranger in Black
7. Rough Justice
8. Dead Man's Vengeance
9. Emergency Surgery
10. Restless Soul
11. Django and Evan
12. Mr. Zorro's Proposition
13. Ransom Demand
14. Suicide
15. Barroom Brawl
16. The Alderman's Wife
17. Zorro's Marauders
18. "We're Comin' for the Gold!"
19. The Price of Betrayal
20. Desperate Plea
21. Scalped
22. Torture Chamber
23. Mr. Zorro's Feathered Friend
24. Explosive Welcome
25. Up in Flames
26. End Credits

Menu

Side #1 --
Chapter Selections
Extras
Django, Tell!
Trailer
Poster & Still Gallery
Talent Bios
Guilio Questi
Tomas Milian
Languages/Subtitles
Language: English
Language: Italiano
English Subtitles: On
English Subtitles: Off
Play

Editorial Reviews

Despite its setting and plot trappings, Django, Kill! If You Live, Shoot! is not the average 'spaghetti western.' There are occasional outbursts of brutal action but director/co-writer Giulio Questi is much more interested in using the film's revenge and search-for-gold plot elements as a vehicle to create a eccentric, often darkly humorous commentary the greed and hypocrisy that often lie beneath the veneer of a 'civilized' society. Thus, the usual spaghetti western thrills take a backseat to surreal flights of fancy and the approach to plotting and performance is handled in an arch, highly stylized manner that has more in common with David Lynch than it does with Sergio Leone. As a result, Django, Kill! If You Live, Shoot! is likely to confound viewers looking for straightforward action but fans of art-house weirdness will find plenty to enjoy in this film: Franco Arcalli's editing makes dazzling use of rapid-cut montages in a way that is a good 15 years ahead of its time and Questi creates a variety of unforgettably bizarre setpieces from start to finish, the most memorable being a scene where wealth-hungry townspeople rip into a dying man after discovering the bullets riddling his body are made of gold. Django, Kill! If You Live, Shoot! further benefits from above-average acting, with Tomas Milian creating a compelling presence as the film's vengeful hero and Ray Lovelock providing a memorably expressive turn in a challenging, mostly silent role as the town's one innocent character. In the end, Django, Kill! If You Live, Shoot!s is a bit too eccentric and brutal to be recommended to the casual viewer but offers an unforgettable experience for cult movie fans with a taste for the eccentric.