A Taste of Death explained

A Taste of Death (also known as Cost of Dying) is a 1968 Italian-French Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Sergio Merolle and starring Andrea Giordana, John Ireland and Raymond Pellegrin.

Cast

• Andrea Giordana as Tony
• John Ireland as Dan El
• Raymond Pellegrin as Bill Ransom
• Betsy Bell as Gladys
• Bruno Corazzari as Scaife
• Mireille Granelli as Scaife's girlfriend

Production

The film was co-produced by Italian Cine Azimut and French Les Films Corona.^{[1] [2]} It was mainly shot in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. It was the only directorial effort by Sergio Merolle, who was mainly active as production manager in art films.

Reception

Several critics noted the political subtext of the film, whose plot is a metaphor of the Italian resistance movement in the World War II.

Notes and References

1. Book: Poppi . Roberto . Pecorari . Mario . Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film . 2007 . Gremese Editore . 978-88-8440-503-6 . 151 . Quanto costa morire.
2. Book: Giusti, Marco. Dizionario del western all'italiana. 2007. Mondadori. Quanto costa morire. 978-88-04-57277-0. 397–8.