I stumbled across an Spaghetti Western made back in 1971 that starred Eli Wallach and Frano Nero. It's a quirky film which has similarities in plot to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Wallach once again plays a bandito character and Franco who's character is a Russian Prince. Both characters, like in Leone's masterpiece, are two men who don't like each other but both after a buried gold treasure. Sound familiar?Both Wallach and Nero play well off each other in this strange Western action adventure comedy. There's plenty of action and adventure and the story doesn't drag like many substandard Italian Westerns often do. The comedy aspect falls flat in this picture. It's a shame the script and production are weak. I watched this movie because of the late Eli Wallach. I'm a fan. He's always entertaining to watch, but he didn't have the choice lines, nor were his scenes framed very well. The story had potential, but just wasn't carried through as well as it could've been. It's still though enjoyable movie to watch.
¡Viva la muerte... tua! is the original title, English translation is Long Live Your Death. Eli Wallach didn't like the title so he insisted on Don't Turn The Other Cheek for the American release. You'll understand the title as the story unfolds.
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