Welcome to hell
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Welcome to hell |
| Original title | Matalo! |
| Country of production | Italy , Spain |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1970 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Cesare Canevari |
| script |
Nico Ducci Eduardo Manzano's Brochero Mino Roli |
| music | Mario Migliardi |
| camera | Julio Ortas |
| cut | Antonio Gimeno |
| occupation | |
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Welcome to hell : (AKA Matalo! Is a) spaghetti westerns of Cesare Canevari from 1970. The controversial discussed film premiered on March 26, 1971 its first performance in Germany.
action
Burt, who was sentenced to death by hanging for cold-blooded murder, is saved from it by his friends - a group of unscrupulous bandits - with whom he is about to seize a gold transport. With Phillip, Ted and Mary he ambushes the transport carriage. During the raid, Burt is shot and left behind while the other three flee with the loot in the abandoned town of Benson City. They want to hide there for a few days. Some time after them, a widow and the young Australian Ray, who uses some boomerangs as weapons, appear in Benson City.
Out of suspicion, the bandits arrest the two and try to find out the nonexistent secret of their arrival through torture. When Phillip and Mary are away for a while, Ray is able to break free and kill Ted. Meanwhile, the surviving Burt has also reached the town, where he waits to get rid of his treacherous accomplices and to receive the loot. During a big shootout in which almost everyone involved is killed, he is beaten to death by the only remaining resident, Gertrude Benson. Ray leaves town with the widow, but without the gold.
Reviews
“Opinions differ enormously about the quality of the film. For one half this film is considered a pure Trashwestern of the lowest category, for the other half it was elevated to a cult film. "
The lexicon of international films also addresses this ambiguity of the film: “A stylistically ambitious spaghetti western with sophisticated camera work and a background noise that is more reminiscent of a horror film. The meager plot serves mainly as a hook for aesthetic and brutal gimmicks. "
"[It's] about human baseness, but with new accents and the occasional unrestrained intention to expose [...] The script, layout and direction ensure turbulent scenes, aggressive tension and the desired thrill."
Remarks
Giano Ton interprets the film song “Matalo” .
The film was shot in the western town where the spaghetti western classic For a Fistful of Dollars was filmed. Outdoor shots were also taken in the province of Almería .
According to the same script, the conventional spaghetti westerns That Shoot Each Other in 1967 was created.
The film critic and publicist Christian Keßler named his western lexicon, published in 2002, Welcome to Hell. The Italo Western at a glance after this film. The film poster is also shown on the cover of the book.
Web links
- Welcome to hell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The film at comingsoon.it
Individual evidence
- ↑ Welcome to Hell. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .