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A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

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A famous gunman decides to change his life around and turn himself in when amnesty is declared by the new governor of the New Mexico Territory, but a vindictive sheriff sets out to stop him from reaching the Territory.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1968-02-08

Runtime: 118 mins

Director: Franco Giraldi

Spoken language: Italiano

Genres: Drama, Action, Western

Original title: A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

Production Companies: Selmur Productions, Documento Film

Production Countries: Italy

Cast

Clay McCord

Alex Cord

Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby

Arthur Kennedy

New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter

Robert Ryan

Dr. Chase

Enzo Fiermonte

'Cheap' Charlie

Renato Romano

Deputy Marshal Butler

Franco Lantieri

Fred Duskin

Giampiero Albertini

Kraut

Mario Brega

Laurinda

Nicoletta Machiavelli

Rosa Palomar

Franco Balducci

Gino Marturano

Spartaco Conversi

Daniel Martín

Reviews

pancine

Very good spaghetti western but the available DVD is cut by 20 minutes and missing the downbeat ending. Disgraceful. Thanks MGM. If you do manage to somehow see the uncut version, you're in for a treat. Oozes that spaghetti feel. 3.5 / 5 for the uncut version.

2019-02-10

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