Django Kill… If You Live, Shoot!

Django Kill… If You Live, Shoot!

Year: 1967

Runtime: 117 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Giulio Questi

HorrorActionWestern

Terror from the depths of hell! A Mexican outlaw called “The Stranger” joins a gang that robs a stagecoach of gold. The American members betray him, shooting the Mexican thieves. Though presumed dead, he crawls from his shallow grave, resumes the hunt for the treasure and exacts a brutal vengeance.

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In a sun‑scorched stretch of the Old West, where dust swirls like restless spirits and every shadow hints at an older, darker world, a Mexican outlaw known only as The Stranger rides into a law‑less frontier. He arrives on the tail of a daring stagecoach raid that has left a trail of whispered rumors about a cache of gold and a lingering sense that something far more sinister than greed lies beneath the surface. The landscape itself feels alive with the echo of ancient curses, setting a tone that blends brutal realism with a mythic, almost hell‑ish undercurrent.

The town that greets The Stranger is a ragged mosaic of conflicting forces. Indigenous medicine men tend to wounded souls while the local saloon, run by the pragmatic Bill Templer, serves as the unofficial heart of gossip and power. His wife, the enigmatic Elizabeth Hagerman, watches the world through a veil of quiet resolve, and the town’s pastor, the austere Alderman, wields moral authority like another weapon. Around them swirl other restless figures: the seductive Flory, the volatile Evan, and the brooding rancher Sorrow, each embodying a different facet of the frontier’s hunger for survival and dominance. Their interactions are marked by a fragile balance of alliances and old grudges, a tapestry of tension that suggests any misstep could ignite a firestorm.

Against this backdrop, The Stranger carries the weight of a battered past and a relentless drive to claim what was once promised to him. His presence casts a long, uneasy shadow over the town, stirring dormant ambitions and drawing the attention of everyone from desperate outlaws to pious zealots. The air crackles with the promise of confrontation, as whispers of treasure, betrayal, and retribution swirl through the streets. In a world where every glance can be a threat and every rumor may hide a blade, his silent vow to pursue the lost bounty sets the stage for a clash that will test the limits of loyalty, honor, and the very soul of the desert itself.

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