Sundance and the Kid

This article is about the 1969 Spaghetti Western. For the Robert Redford and Paul Newman movie, see Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Sundance and the Kid (Italian: Vivi o, preferibilmente, morti, lit. 'Alive or Preferably Dead') is a 1969 Spaghetti Western comedy directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma, Nino Benvenuti, and Sydne Rome. The film was also released under the titles Alive or Preferably Dead and Sundance Cassidy and Butch the Kid.^[2]

Sundance and the Kid
Directed by	Duccio Tessari
Screenplay by	Giorgio Salvioni Duccio Tessari[1]
Story by	Ennio Flaiano[1]
Starring	Giuliano Gemma Nino Benvenuti Sydne Rome
Cinematography	Manuel Rojas[1]
Edited by	Mario Morra[1]
Music by	Gianni Ferrio[1]
Production companies	Compagnia Finanziaria Cinematografica Ultra Film Hesperia Films[1]
Distributed by	Interfilm (Italy)
Release date	1969 (1969)
Countries	Italy Spain[2]

Plot

Two estranged brothers, city gambler Monty (Gemma) and Wild West farmer Ted Mulligan (Benvenuti), inherit $300,000 from their late uncle, on condition that they endure to live together for six months. The two start fighting about everything, and trouble begins as soon as Monty arrives in Ted's hometown.

Cast

• Giuliano Gemma as Monty Mulligan
• Nino Benvenuti as Ted Mulligan
• Sydne Rome as Rossella Scott
• Julio Peña as Dottore
• Antonio Casas as Barnds
• Cris Huerta as Jim
• George Rigaud as Mr. Scott
• Dan van Husen as Ranger
• Víctor Israel as Mayoral Candidate's Henchman

Release

Sundance and the Kid was first distributed in 1969.^[2][3]

Reception

Bert Fridlund described Sundance and the Kid as being a forerunner to the Trinity films series starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer which reshaped the Spaghetti Western.^[4][5]