Vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza?, La (1972)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Giulio Petroni

Writers:

Franco Castellano (writer)
Günter Ebert (dialogue collaborator)
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Release Date:

29 December 1972 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Plot Keywords:

Bounty Hunter | Spaghetti Western

Cast

Tomas Milian	...	Provvidenza
Gregg Palmer	...	Hurricane Smith
Janet Agren	...	Stella
Maurice Poli	...	Sheriff Keensburg
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	The Challenger (as Ken Wood)
Carla Mancini	...	(credit only)
Paul Muller	...	Mr. Summitt
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Artemio Antonini
Bruno Arié
Claude Berthy
Mike Bongiorno	...	Mike Goodmorning
Stelio Candelli	...	Col. Arthur James
Omero Capanna	...	James Henchman
Enrico Chiappafreddo
Domenico Cianfriglia
Arnaldo Dell'Acqua	...	James Henchman
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Roberto Dell'Acqua	...	James Henchman
Dieter Eppler	...	Sheriff Howard Pendleton
Paolo Figlia
Gilberto Galimberti	...	The Challenger's henchman
Gabriella Giorgelli	...	Sister
Luigi Antonio Guerra	...	(credit only)
Horst Janson	...	Sheriff Villaggio
Emilio Laguna
Rocco Lerro
Renzo Marignano	...	The Priest
Osiride Pevarello	...	James Henchman
Renzo Pevarello
Hans Terofal	...	Horatius Timothy
Bruno Ukmar	...	James Henchman
Franco Ukmar	...	James Henchman
Marcello Verziera
Fernando Cerulli	...	Piano player (uncredited)

Directed by
Giulio Petroni

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Franco Castellano		writer
Günter Ebert		dialogue collaborator
Antonino Marino		writer
Giuseppe Moccia		writer
Antoinette Pellevant		dialogue collaborator
Giulio Petroni		writer
Piero Regnoli		writer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Alessandro D'Eva

Film Editing by
Nino Baragli

Production Design by
Sergio Canevari

Costume Design by
Luciano Sagoni

Makeup Department
Giuliano Laurenti	....	makeup department head
Elda Magnanti	....	hair stylist
Giovanni Morosi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ennio Di Meo	....	production supervisor
Alfonso Donati	....	production manager
Peter Sczygiol	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stefano Sbarigia	....	second assistant director
Giorgio Ubaldi	....	assistant director

Art Department
Giorgio Postiglione	....	set dresser
Angelo Santucci	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bruno Jaboni	....	sound

Special Effects by
Luciano Byrd	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Giovanni Bergamini	....	camera operator
Giuliano Grasselli	....	assistant camera
Mario Mazzoni	....	still photographer
Claudio Risi	....	assistant camera
Otello Spila	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Andreina Casini	....	assistant editor
Luciana Nusca	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Franco Tamponi	....	conductor

Other crew
Dino Di Dionisio	....	production secretary
Maria Luisa Merci	....	script supervisor
Piero Speziali	....	cashier
Giorgio Ubaldi	....	master of arms
Gino Vagniluca	....	firearms

Production Companies

• Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche
• Terra-Filmkunst
• Theatre Le Rex S.A.
• Unidis

Distributors

• Astro Distribution (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Constantin Film (1973) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (USA)
Mausefalle für zwei schräge Vögel (West Germany)
On m'appelle Providence (France)
Providenza - Mausefalle für zwei schräge Vögel (West Germany)
Sometimes Life Is Hard - Right, Providence?
Zwei schaffen alle (West Germany)

Runtime:

France:90 min | Germany:100 min

Country:

Italy | France | West Germany

Language:

Italian | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (nf) (w)

Company:

Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche

Movie Connections:

Followed by Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? (1973)

They call me............ confused

It is fair to say that Tomas Milan is one of the all time great Spaghetti Western stars (grasping frantically at the poncho of Eastwood, Cleef and Nero). And it is in such good faith that I got my hands on a copy of this movie.

And after watching it, it is fair to say that you could call me confused! Sometimes shockingly bad, othertimes really great fun, I couldn't make up my mind whether it had been 90 minutes well spent or an evening wasted. I think I'll opt for well spent. Just.

Certainly, it is not your average spaghetti western, with Milan a Charlie Chaplin-esq bounty hunter, with a bungling "chunky" sidekick. The character play is a passenger on the Trinity bandwagon, but with an even greater level of stupidity. The Big Gundown it certainly isn't! Nor is it in any way reminiscent of Director Petroni's classic Death Rides a Horse.

The story is not so much one story, as a number of episodes with a very loose link. Thankfully, the strong cast pulls it off, and although I nearly pressed eject several times I did see it through to the end. And was it worth it? Hmmmmm, I just can't seem to make up my mind. But I bet I watch the sequel!