Born to Kill
1967 · Italy · 118 min
- Director
- Antonio Mollica
- Screenplay
- Antonio Mollica
- Editing
- Enzo Alabiso
Cast
What it is about
An Italian western from 1967 written, directed and produced by Antonio Mollica, in his directorial debut. The available sources do not detail the plot, so it is not described here. The main cast includes Gordon Mitchell as Rod Gordon and Femi Benussi as Flory, alongside Aldo Berti, Tom Felleghy, Alfredo Rizzo and Giovanna Lenzi.
How it was made
Mollica took on the screenplay, direction and production, while Enzo Alabiso handled the editing. The film runs 118 minutes and was shot in Italian as part of the spaghetti western wave. Details about the shoot, locations and budget are not available in the sources.
Reception and legacy
The film came out in 1967, and the sources consulted barely document its critical or commercial reception. Its main interest for film enthusiasts lies in being Mollica's first time in the director's chair and in belonging to the wave of Italian westerns of those years, a genre worth placing in context.
Stills
Trivia
Behind-the-camera debut
Born to Kill marks Antonio Mollica's directorial debut, and he also wrote and produced the film.
An alternate title
The film is also known as Django - nato per uccidere, its alternate Italian title.
Original Cinematopedia text based on Wikipedia (en) and Wikidata.