Arriva Durango: paga o muori!

Movie
Original title	Arriva Durango: paga o muori!
Country of production	Italy
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1970
length	88 minutes
Rod
Director	Roberto Bianchi Montero
script	Mario Guerra Vittorio Vighi
production	Gisleno Procaccini for Three Stars Film
music	Lallo Gori
camera	Mario Mancini
cut	Adriano Tagliavia
occupation
Brad Harris : Durango, "l'Essatore" José Torres : El Tuerto, "Guercio" Gisela Hahn : Margot, hotel owner Maretta Procaccini : Jane Sullivan (as Maretta ) Gisleno Procaccini : Sheriff in Tucson Roberto Messina : Morris Ivo Scherpiani (as Ivo Scarpiani ): Mr. Sullivan Emilio Zago : Priest in Tucson Claudio Trionfi Franco Pasquetto : One of Avellano's people Gino Turini : Esquimindi Emilio Messina : Diego Avellana Attilio Dottesio : Peter, saloon host Irio Fantini : Second saloon host Gino Lavagetto : Ferguson, bank manager Fortunato Arena : poker player

Arriva Durango: paga o muori! is a cheaply produced spaghetti western from the late phase of the genre. The film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero was not shown in the German-speaking area.

action

Durango is a gunslinger who makes a living collecting money. In Tucson businessman Ferguson cheated the Mexican El Tuerto of his share after a successful raid he had arranged; Durango takes this back from him, but is thrown in prison for alleged rape and murder. El Tuerto helps him escape.

Then the two join the gang from Arellana to take on Ferguson's gold haulage to the east. In order not to have to pay his angry creditors, Ferguson staged his death and his funeral. Durango has meanwhile eliminated Arellana, who would have preferred to keep the gold for himself, can first kill Ferguson's people and finally, after figuring out his trick, Ferguson himself. Finally, he brings the money back to the citizens of Tucson.

criticism

Paul Vecchiali writes in season 73 : “Montero does not try to make great cinema, but is content to show it with a certain sense of humor and with surprising twists. The film can be seen without boredom; it has almost the quality and charm of an American B-Western. "

Remarks

In Italy the film grossed 70 million lire .

Web links

• Arriva Durango: paga o muori! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The film at comingsoon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ quoted from Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari: Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Dal 1970 al 1979