Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto... Mi chiamano Alleluja (1971)

Director:

Giuliano Carnimeo

Writer:

Tito Carpi (writer)

Release Date:

November 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Western | Comedy

Tagline:

BLAZING ACTION! Enough Laughs To Knock You Out of Your Saddle!

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Spaghetti Western

Cast

George Hilton	...	Allelujah
Charles Southwood	...	Alexi
Agata Flori	...	Sister Anna Lee
Roberto Camardiel	...	Gen. Emiliano Ramirez
Federico Boido	...	Duke Slocum (as Rick Boyd)
Paolo Gozlino	...	Fortune
Andrea Bosic	...	Mr. Krantz
Aldo Barberito	...	The priest
Franco Pesce	...	Ebeneezer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ugo Adinolfi
Fortunato Arena	...	Sheriff
John Bartha	...	Dead body in cupboard
Aldo Berti
Lino Coletta
Rocco Lerro	...	Blond, long-haired Krantz' henchman
Paolo Magalotti	...	Krantz' henchman
Furio Meniconi	...	Glock
Luciano Rossi	...	Blond, deliriously laughing bounder, wanting to ravish Sister Anna
Claudio Ruffini	...	Krantz' henchman #2
Gaetano Scala
Linda Sini	...	Gertrude
Goffredo Unger	...	Slim

Also Known As:

A Fistful of Lead
Deep West (USA)
Guns for Dollars
Heads I Kill You, Tails You're Dead! They Call Me Hallalujah (Europe: English title) (dubbed version)
Heads You Die... Tails I Kill You
They Call Me Hallelujah

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (2007) (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Company:

Colosseo Artistica

Trivia:

Import DVD has a Super-8 Version, as a special feature on the disc.

Amazing Dario Sabatelo Produced Masterpiece

until Mr. Tarantino recently included this film in his recent 'festival-of-classics', i thought only my family knew of it. i happened upon it on late-nite KTLA TV, and as my true San Diego mansion was 120 miles from LA, my 'hill-top' location, still allowed me to record it, on Beta-Max. i have seen this termed 'trash'. 'Shame, Shame, come back Shame! this, as 'Any Gun Can Play'('Kookie's best performance)is not your usual 'pasta-western'. no Leonie 'dark-side'--rather trenchant humor, and very-oddly, a rather strong link to modern physics. What??? the theme of 'perceptor-as-creator' is the 'base' for many scenes. those unaware of this line of 'quantum-physics' simply will see what sometimes appears as absurd, actually agrees with same. 'i pity the poor fool'---

i Love 16mm 'hand-held' photo-tech, and as both fixed, or 'hand-held', this unknown masterpiece blows-away the typical American camera-work. in fact, one may pause Any frame and observe a bit of Absolute Superb 'Modern-Impressionism', that should grace any Great museum---the colors, balance--Perfect. Captivating. This film-art 'nails' any cognizant viewer from opening scenes on--

'Performance-wise'? one must remember this is 'dubbed' to English', so some lines may seem clumsy. yet the characters from the Mexican revolutionary, Russian thief. false Nun, etc. are brilliantly directed. Plot-wise? so it's the old 'gunslinger's-riches-hunt' formula? who cares? this one is Supreme, Breathtaking cinema work, for camera-alone.

i was so taken with this, i spent +bucks to reach the 'hidden' producer. and i did. 1st he wanted to know how i found him, as the Italian 'IRS' was haunting him. then he informed me the 'rights' had been sold to an American co., seeking a flop as a tax-shelter--HA! sound like 'The Producers'? he also mentioned this film was a huge success in Europe and South America, yet ignored here, as Hollywood controls distribution.

i could say much more---simply put? you wish Art? you have 'The-Eye' of a Fine-Art museum master? Camera-man? you wish to laugh? or learn? i caught this when Tarantino was 'a gleam-in-his-father's-eye'. it deserves a 10---