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.
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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.
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.