Sundance and the Kid
| Sundance and the Kid | |
|---|---|
 US poster art | |
| Directed by | Duccio Tessari |
| Written by |
Ennio Flaiano Giorgio Salvoni Duccio Tessari |
| Starring | Giuliano Gemma |
| Music by | Gianni Ferrio |
| Cinematography |
Cesare Allione Manuel Rojas |
| Distributed by | FVI (USA), Paramount de España (Spain) |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country |
Italy Spain |
| Language | Italian |
Sundance and the Kid is the American release title of Vivi o, preferibilmente, morti, a 1969 Spaghetti Western comedy directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma, Nino Benvenuti, and Sydne Rome. The film is also known as Alive or Preferably Dead (a literal translation of the Italian title) and Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid.
Cast
- Giuliano Gemma as Monty Mulligan
- Nino Benvenuti as Ted Mulligan
- Sydne Rome as Rossella Scott
- Julio Peña as Dottore
- Antonio Casas as Barnds
- Cris Huerta as Jim
- George Rigaud as Mr. Scott
- Dan van Husen as Ranger
- Víctor Israel as Mayoral Candidate's Henchman
Plot
Two estranged brothers, city gambler Monty (Gemma) and Wild West farmer Ted Mulligan (Benvenuti) inherit $300,000 from their late uncle, on condition that they endure to live together for six months. The two start fighting about everything, and trouble begins as soon as Monty arrives in Ted's hometown.
Reception
Sundance and the Kid has been pointed out as a forerunner to the Trinity films (with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer) that reshaped the Spaghetti Western.[1]
References
- ↑ Fridlund, Bert: The Spaghetti Western. A Thematic Analysis. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company Inc., 2006 pp. 247-8.