Go with God, Gringo / Vayas con Dios, gringo (Edoardo Mulargia, 1966)

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Arabic-language poster

[Mickey13]

Copied from the Spagvemberfest 2025 thread:

@Mickey13

On the one hand, Mulargia sporadically exhibits a solid sense of style with some tasteful tracking and low-angle shots as well as some atmospheric lighting in addition to snappy editing energizing the composition. On the other hand, the production evidently displays a plagiaristic streak, what with its soundtrack being almost a direct copy of Morricone’s composing style and the whole story being fashioned here so as to resemble works of higher quality, yet without the nicety of rendering consequential details along the line. In other words, the project at hand is a simple-minded imitation aimed at capturing genre’s stylistic essence minus the effort of actually producing novel plot devices and fresh ideas to juice it all up.

For want of three-dimensional characters and a meaningfully elaborated intrigue of some kind, the plot boils down to a simplistic narration about a pack of convicts breaking out of jail and then having various adventures whilst en route to Mexico, absent any real attempts at genuinely substantiating the characterization here. Glenn Saxson’s character represents the good-natured outlaw, who antagonizes gang’s other members while trying to exonerate himself and to avenge his brother’s death. As opposed to Lupo’s Arizona Colt or Tessari’s A Pistol for Ringo, whose protagonists would differentiate themselves by virtue of their self-interestedness or cynicism, the male lead here proves to be a cookie-cutter gunfighter of the unequivocally good kind, meaning his redemption arc comes out extremely perfunctory in terms of general narrative progression; all the consecutive plot points consequently hinge upon this basic, schmaltzy characterological outline, becoming an extension and a function of the premise which does not feel all that substantial to begin with and comes to be so soporifically developed as to barely register in the end.

[Bubz]

This just got uploaded on the Grjngo YouTube channel in 8k.

Tonight will be fun!

[Admin (Sebastian)]

@Bubz

in 8k.

Hahaha these YouTube channels are so full of shit

[Bubz]

Gave this one a shot tonight. Light spoilers ahead. As noted above, there’s a beautiful version of this on YouTube that has been posted.

Surprised to say the least with how good this film was. I thought the production value was far superior than most, with some beautiful scenes and equally as impressive action sequences too. Not forgetting some brilliant casting and performances from Ignazio Spalla (Mexico), Lucretia Love (Carmen), the man quickly becoming my favourite supporting star, Aldo Berti (Bill), and of course the main man himself Glenn Saxson (Gringo). Adored the recurring rooster parts too.

Very easy on the eye film… With that being said, there’s one thing I want to complain about…

I think criminal charges should be pressed to whoever didn’t expand on the opening few minutes of the story. It just seemed stupidly rushed. It felt like I was watching a film that lost a scene or two from the opening part. It just felt like I’d missed an entire 5 minute segment explaining some things.

If the opening sequence was detailed more thoroughly with some context behind how Mexico, Gingo, and the rest, were locked up and “framed” instead of the Cris brothers, this probably would have entered my top 3 SW list. Probably top 4 come to think of it. I’m so frustrated by the opening 10 minutes.

Still going to give it an 8.5/10… But I wish I was giving it a 9 or 9.5 if it wasn’t for the lack of detail around the opening.

[runner]

Even if it is a Morricone like main theme, it is very nice and could be heard more ! I also like that Vincenzo Musolino actor for his different style more like maffioso (?). He was good also in Don’t wait Django…Shoot ! - but not THAT good director of another SW Quintana - too simple but nice music in both by Felice Di Stefano

[Gritz]

@Bubz

This just got uploaded on the Grjngo YouTube channel in 8k.

Tonight will be fun!

Oh I’m checking this out and the PQ is terrible. I want to see the nice TV print mentioned earlier.

Clicked wrong video, not bad PQ AT ALL!