Kill Them All and Come Back Alone

1968 1h 40m IT

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 40

WesternWarAction

Synopsis

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During the American Civil War, a Confederate prisoner, Clyde McKay, attempts to steal a box of gold from a Union prison camp. He is aided by a group of prisoners and a prison guard but he is double-crossed along the way.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chuck Connors
Clyde Mac Kay
Frank Wolff
Captain Lynch
Franco Citti
Hoagy
Leo Anchóriz
Deker
Giovanni Cianfriglia
Blade
Alberto Dell'Acqua
The Kid
Hércules Cortés
Bogard
Emilio Cigoli
Clyde Mac Kay (voice) (dubbing) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Writers: Tito Carpi, Tito Carpi, Enzo G. Castellari
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy, Spain

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Spain.

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CAST

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Directed by Enzo G. Castellari, shot by Alejandro Ulloa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Francesco De Masi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tatiana Casini Morigi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Chuck Connors and Frank Wolff and Franco Citti carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062659 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Enzo G. Castellari directs. Alejandro Ulloa behind the camera. Francesco De Masi scores. Tatiana Casini Morigi cuts. Produced in Italy, Spain. Dialogue in Italian.

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Things worth knowing

158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: Italy, Spain.
3Directed by Enzo G. Castellari, shot by Alejandro Ulloa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Francesco De Masi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tatiana Casini Morigi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chuck Connors and Frank Wolff and Franco Citti carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0062659 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa
Original score: Francesco De Masi
Editing: Tatiana Casini Morigi
Costume design: Enzo Bulgarelli
Makeup / hair: Euclide Santoli
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968)

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CinemaSerf2023-03-28
★ 6/10
I always reckoned Chuck Connors just came along ten years too late to be a "Tarzan". He has precious little acting ability but would have been great rolling around in a loin cloth, or swinging through the trees with a knife between his teeth. Well, to be fair to that image - it's sort of what he ends up doing here in this very routine spaghetti western. He is "Clyde" who is charged with pinching an huge gold consignment being held by the Yankee army during the American civil war. Allied with half a dozen pretty disparate cutthroats and an even more duplicitous union captain "Lynch" (Frank Wolff) we now follow their escapades as betrayal begets betrayal and killings become routine as they search for the loot. It's all very cheap, cheerful and predictable - and Connors must have a jaw made of wrought iron. Francesco De Masi is no Ennio Morricone so we haven't even a quirky or original score to rely on to help this as it limps along to a denouement that matters not. The production - especially the editing - is really basic, but it might have worked better had the cast, dialogue and story been a bit more robust. As it is, though, well it just passes the time, that's all.

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