Don't Turn the Other Cheek

A rowdy, tongue-in-cheek western where double-crosses and brawls are played for laughs, with just enough grit to keep the stakes feeling real.

Directed by

Duccio Tessari

Genres

Comedy, Western

Starring

Franco Nero, Eli Wallach, Lynn Redgrave

Tagline

A redheaded Irish girl, A Russian prince, A Mexican bandit-They turned a fun filled fight for gold into a riotous revolution

Overview

A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revolt in Mexico. She enlists the help of a seedy bandit, Lozoya, by saving him from a death sentence in Utah. They meet a man calling himself Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, who claims to be a Russian prince, not to mention a man of the cloth. Wallach pretends to be a Mexican folk hero. The trio crosses the border, the two men seeking a cache of gold while O'Donnell pursues her revolution.

How it feels

Satirical, campy, absurd and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Betrayal, greed, revenge, freedom

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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