Sundance and the Kid
{{short description|1969 film}}
{{about|the 1969 Spaghetti Western|the Robert Redford and Paul Newman movie|Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sundance and the Kid
| image = Vivi-o-preferibilmente-morti-italian-movie-poster-md.jpg
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| director = Duccio Tessari
| producer =
| screenplay = {{plainlist|* Giorgio Salvioni
| story = Ennio Flaiano
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| starring = {{plainlist|* Giuliano Gemma
| music = Gianni Ferrio
| cinematography = Manuel Rojas
| editing = Mario Morra
| production_companies = {{plainlist|* Compagnia Finanziaria Cinematografica
| distributor = Interfilm (Italy)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1969}}
| runtime =
| country = {{plainlist|*Italy
- Spain{{sfn|Grant|2011|p=451}}}}
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Sundance and the Kid ({{langx|it|Vivi o, preferibilmente, morti|lit=Alive or Preferably Dead}}) is a 1969 Spaghetti Western comedy directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma, Nino Benvenuti, and Sydne Rome. The film was also released under the titles Alive or Preferably Dead and Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid.{{sfn|Grant|2011|p=451}}
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.
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
Release
Sundance and the Kid was first distributed in 1969.{{sfn|Grant|2011|p=451}}{{sfn|Grant|2011|p=433}}
Reception
Bert Fridlund described Sundance and the Kid as being a forerunner to the Trinity films series starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer which reshaped the Spaghetti Western.{{sfn|Fridlund|2006|p=247}}{{sfn|Fridlund|2006|p=248}}
References
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=Sources=
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite book|last=Fridlund|first=Bert|title=The Spaghetti Western. A Thematic Analysis|location=Jefferson, NC and London|publisher=McFarland & Company Inc.|year=2006}}
- {{cite book|last=Grant|first=Kevin|title=Any Gun Can Play|year=2011|publisher=Fab Press|isbn=9781903254615}}
{{refend}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0065185}}
{{Duccio Tessari}}
{{Ennio Flaiano}}
Category:1969 Western (genre) films
Category:Spanish Western (genre) films
Category:Spaghetti Western films
Category:Films directed by Duccio Tessari
Category:Films shot in Almería