Dio perdona... Io no! (1967)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Giuseppe Colizzi

Writers:

Giuseppe Colizzi (screenplay)
Giuseppe Colizzi (story)

Release Date:

May 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western

Tagline:

They call him PRETTY FACE! ...and his credo is simple and short and sweet!

Plot:

In this violent spaghetti western a murderous robber hijacks a payroll train, murders everyone aboard and then stashes his loot...

Plot Keywords:

Spaghetti Western | Gunslinger | Insurance Agent | Murder | Train

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Cat Stevens
Bud Spencer	...	Hutch Bessy
Frank Wolff	...	Bill San Antonio
Gina Rovere	...	Rose
José Manuel Martín	...	Bud
Luis Barboo	...	Full-bearded henchman
Joaquín Blanco
Tito García	...	Tam-Tam
Frank Braña	...	Smoking poker player with moustache
Antonietta Fiorito
Francisco Sanz	...	Full-bearded, fawning informant with glasses (as Paco Sanz)
Franco Gulà	...	Gravedigger, Clockmaker
José Canalejas	...	Mexican henchman
Bruno Arié	...	Older poker Player with no moustache
Remo Capitani	...	Publican in saloon

Also Known As:

Blood River (USA)
God Forgives... (USA)
God Forgives... I Don't! (USA)
He Never Forgives (Philippines: English title)
Tú perdonas... yo no (Spain)
De duivel kent geen genade (Netherlands) [nl]
Dieu pardonne... pas moi! (France) [fr]
Ego... kai to vouvalopaido (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Gott vergibt - wir beide nie (West Germany) [de]
Gott vergibt... Django nie! (West Germany) [de]
Jumala armahtaa, minä en (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Luoja armahtaa - minä en (Finland) [fi]
Manden de kaldte englefjæs (Denmark) [da]
O theos syghorei... ego ohi! (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Oi dyo samatatzides (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Oi kaloi syghoroun, ego ekdikoumai (Greece) [el]
Rid aldrig ensam (Sweden) [sv]
Zwei vom Affen gebissen (West Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for western violence and some bloody images.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | USA:PG-13 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1969-1973) | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:M | West Germany:12 (comedy version) | West Germany:16 (uncut version, re-rating)

Company:

Cronocinematografica S.p.a.

Trivia:

Pietro Martellanza was cast as Cat Stevens but broke his foot at the beginning of the shooting and was replaced by Terence Hill, who met Bud Spencer for the first time.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co (2000) (TV)

Not that bad

Among all the spaghetti-westerns I have seen(maybe 50) this one belongs to the better ones. It has in fact a pretty complex story line with revenge, false accusation, treasure-hunt and buddy relationship elements which cannot be told in one sentence. There is even a twist and some well placed flashbacks. Terence Hill showed his talents and the "chemistry" with Bud Spencer worked so well that it wasn't their last pairing, to say the least. And I liked to see them as serious actors.

No special score and overall regular cinematography.

Noteworthy: Sandra Brennan from Allmovie Guide rated it with only 1 star, the lowest rating I found. ;)

6 / 10.