A Taste of Death (Italian: Quanto costa morire, French: Les colts brillent au soleil, also known as Cost of Dying) is a 1968 Italian-French Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Sergio Merolle and starring Andrea Giordana, John Ireland and Raymond Pellegrin.
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| Directed by | Sergio Merolle |
| Written by | Biagio Proietti |
| Produced by | Enzo Merolle Robert Dorfmann |
| Starring | Andrea Giordana John Ireland Raymond Pellegrin |
| Cinematography | Benito Frattari |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
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| Country | Italy |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (September 2024) |
Cast
edit- Andrea Giordana as Tony
- John Ireland as Dan El
- Raymond Pellegrin as Bill Ransom
- Betsy Bell as Gladys
- Bruno Corazzari as Scaife
- Mireille Granelli as Scaife's girlfriend
Production
editThe film was co-produced by Italian Cine Azimut and French Les Films Corona.[1][2] It was mainly shot in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park.[2] It was the only directorial effort by Sergio Merolle, who was mainly active as production manager in art films.[2]
Reception
editSeveral critics noted the political subtext of the film, whose plot is a metaphor of the Italian resistance movement in the World War II.[2]
References
edit- ^ Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (2007). "Quanto costa morire". Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore. p. 151. ISBN 978-88-8440-503-6.
- ^ a b c d Giusti, Marco (2007). "Quanto costa morire". Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. pp. 397–8. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
