Long Live Your Death
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Long Live Your Death is a 1971 spaghetti western
comedy
directed by Duccio Tessari.
Star Eli Wallach
came up with the title "Don't Turn the Other Cheek!" for the U.S. release as he did not like the Italian title.
released a limited edition region 0 NTSC DVD with the American title "Don't Turn the Other Cheek!" on 5/19/09 preserving the film's original widescreen aspect ratio. The DVD contains the full uncut version containing 17 minutes of extra footage not seen in the U.S. theatrical version. The DVD also contains alternate title sequences.
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
directed by Duccio Tessari.
Trivia
The U.S. theatrical release cut the film down to 93 minutes long, cutting out nearly 17 minutes of footage.Star Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Eli Herschel Wallach is an American film, television and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s. For his performance in Baby Doll he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe nomination. One of his most famous roles is that of Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...
came up with the title "Don't Turn the Other Cheek!" for the U.S. release as he did not like the Italian title.
Releases
Wild EastWild East
Wild East, or Wild East Productions Inc., is a New York-based DVD company that specializes in releasing limited editions of spaghetti westerns and other cult Italian and Spanish genre movies.-History:...
released a limited edition region 0 NTSC DVD with the American title "Don't Turn the Other Cheek!" on 5/19/09 preserving the film's original widescreen aspect ratio. The DVD contains the full uncut version containing 17 minutes of extra footage not seen in the U.S. theatrical version. The DVD also contains alternate title sequences.