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A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (Italian: ''Un minuto per pregare, un instante per morire'', also known as Dead or Alive - The Prodigal Gun, Escondido and Outlaw Gun) is a 1968 Italian spaghetti western. It is the fourth and last western directed by Franco Giraldi. It was originally intended as being directed by Sergio Corbucci and the cast was to include also Raffaella Carrà and Renzo Palmer. The American version of the film was heavily cut and handled, including a different ending, and it lasts 16 minutes less than the original version.
Original Release
02/08/1968
US Release
05/01/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alex Cord | Clay McCord |
Arthur Kennedy | Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby |
Robert Ryan | New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter |
Enzo Fiermonte | Dr. Chase |
Renato Romano | 'Cheap' Charlie |
Franco Lantieri | Deputy Marshal Butler |
Giampiero Albertini | Fred Duskin (Clay's partner) / Fred Duskin |
Mario Brega | Kraut (boss of Escondido) / Kraut |
Nicoletta Machiavelli | Laurinda |
Franco Balducci | Kraut henchman |
Directors
Writers
Louis Garfinkle, Ugo Liberatore, Albert Band
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alex Cord | Clay McCord |
Arthur Kennedy | Tuscosa Marshal Roy W. Colby |
Robert Ryan | New Mexico Gov. Lem Carter |
Enzo Fiermonte | Dr. Chase |
Renato Romano | 'Cheap' Charlie |
Franco Lantieri | Deputy Marshal Butler |
Giampiero Albertini | Fred Duskin (Clay's partner) / Fred Duskin |
Mario Brega | Kraut (boss of Escondido) / Kraut |
Nicoletta Machiavelli | Laurinda |
Franco Balducci | Kraut henchman |
Massimo Sarchielli | Pete |
Gino Marturano | Kraut henchman |
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia | (as Ivan Scratuglia) |
Spartaco Conversi | Kraut henchman |
Silla Bettini | |
Osiride Pevarello | Fuzzy |
Fortunato Arena | Poker player |
Rosa Palomar | Ruby |
Nello Appodia | Waiter |
John Bartha | Townsman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Fausto Saraceni | Executive Producer |
Selig J. Seligman | Executive Producer |
Albert Band | Producer |
Gianni Hecht Lucari | Producer |