Full Western Movie, Full Length Cowboy Film, English: (1971) "Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto - Mi chiamano Alleluja" (original title), Rated 18, Runtime 1h 34min, Comedy, Western. They Call Me Hallelujah (Italian: Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto - Mi chiamano Alleluja, also known as Guns for Dollars, Deep West and Heads I Kill You, Tails You're Dead! They Call Me Hallalujah) is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring George Hilton. PLOT: General Ramirez is fighting for the revolution of Mexico against European domination. He hires Hallelujah, a mysterious gunfighter, take down European emperor Maximilian by seizing a purse of jewels intended to be used for the purchase of weapons. This is no easy assignment as he must fight off bandits, secret agents, a fake sister, a so-called Russian prince and other scoundrels! Director: Giuliano Carnimeo (as Anthony Ascott) Writer: Tito Carpi Stars: George Hilton, Charles Southwood, Agata Flori A Yankee gunman, Hallelujah, is hired by Mexican Juarista, General Ramirez to confiscate a case of jewels to fund the revolution. For this, Hallelujah will receive a percentage. But other parties are interested in the case and when they turn out to be fakes, it all deteriorates into a cat and mouse style game with Hallelujah, gunrunners, the French, and a Russian outlaw(!) all searching for the real jewels. Mexican revolutionary Gen. Emiliano Ramirez (Roberto Camardiel) and several of his followers have been caught and are about to be executed by a firing squad when Hallelujah (George Hilton) unleashes one of his secret weapons, a portable sewing machine that doubles as a machine gun. After all, there’s a deal to be made with Ramirez. And you can’t make a deal with a dead general. The deal involves a fortune in jewels that are being brought in to pay for machine guns. Hallelujah wants the jewels; the general wants the machine guns. If he doesn’t get them, they’re destined to wind up in the hands of his enemy, Maximilian’s government forces. The man with the machine guns is transplanted American gun-runner Johannes Krantz, who has a right-hand man named Fortune and a band of gunmen to enforce his will. They get involved in the search for the jewels, too. So does Alexi Grand Duke Viosarevich Koperkin (Charles Southwood), who says he’s an agent of the Russian government, looking out for the interests of Maximilian. And so does a nun, Sister Anna Lee (Agata Flori). Though Hallelujah quickly begins to suspects she’s not a nun at all. But just who is she working for? And where are those damn jewels? Eventually, Hallelujah decides an alliance with Alexi might be his best chance for finding out. Review: George Hilton took on the title role in the final Sartana film, and his character here looks much the same, a dressed-all-in-black gentleman with a mystery to solve and his eye on the fortune. Ah, but the tone is even lighter, with Hallelujah and the Grand Duke using all sorts of clever tricks to almost effortlessly overcome outrageous odds, sometimes while engaging in casual conversation. In one scene, the Grand Duke is being tortured so he’ll spill what he knows. Supposedly out of his mind, he hops to his feet and starts doing a Russian dance. And knocks out his assailants with a few well-place kicks. He also has a stringed instrument called a balalaika the fires explosives in a pinch. As for our nun, she keeps getting herself into jams. At one point, she’s tied up with her cheek pressed again the opening of a jar that holds a scorpion. But, inevitably, someone comes to the rescue. ************ COPYRIGHT: All of the films published by us are legally licensed. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. If you have questions please send an email to: info@amogo.de