''Return of Halleluja'' ( it, Il West ti va stretto, amico... è arrivato Alleluja, also known as ''The West Is Very Close, Amigo'') is a 1972 Italian

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

film directed by

Giuliano Carnimeo Giuliano Carnimeo (born Carmineo; 4 July 1932 – 10 September 2016) was an Italian director and screenwriter, sometimes credited as Anthony Ascott or Antony Ascot. Life and career Born in Bari, Carmineo started his career as assistant direct ...

and starring George Hilton. It is the sequel to ''

They Call Me Hallelujah ''They Call Me Hallelujah'' ( it, 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 Weste ...

''.

Plot

In tumultuous Mexico in the 1860s the revolutionary General Ramirez hires Hallelujah, an American gunfighter, to retrieve a stolen Aztec statue. The general believes having recovered it will bring indigenous Indians over to his cause. Also going after the statue is a Scottish adventurer, his argumentative female companion, a pair of bickering brothers from a religious community, the army, and assorted bandits.

Cast

* George Hilton as Alleluja *

Lincoln Tate Lincoln Tate (born James Harmon Kennelly, December 1, 1934December 16, 2001) was an American actor and former Marine. He appeared in more than twenty films from 1965 to 1988. After several minor roles in American films and television series he ...

as Archie *

Agata Flori Agata Flori (born 1938) is an Italian former film actress.Hughes p.173 She starred in several spaghetti westerns during the 1960s and 1970s. She was married to the producer Dario Sabatello. Selected filmography * ''Seven Guns for the MacGregors'' ...

as Fleurette *

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ac ...

as Sam * Riccardo Garrone as Zagaya *

Michael Hinz Michael Hinz (28 December 1939 – 6 November 2008) was a German actor. Life and career Hinz came from an acting family, his parents were Werner Hinz and Ehmi Bessel, both actors, as well as his brother Knut and half-sister Dinah. After gro ...

as Von Steffen *

Aldo Barberito Aldo may refer to: * Aldo (given name), male given name ** Aldo (footballer, born 1977) ** Aldo (footballer, born 1988) * Aldo Group, a worldwide chain of shoe stores * Aldosterone in shorthand * Aldo Bonzi Aldo Bonzi is a town in La Mata ...

as Prete *

Roberto Camardiel Roberto Camardiel Escudero (29 November 1917, in Alagón, Zaragoza – 15 June 1989, in Zaragoza) was a Spanish theatre director and actor. He appeared in ''Culpables'' and ''Bajo el cielo andaluz'' (1960), both directed by Arturo Ruiz-Castill ...

as Gen. Ramirez *

Lars Bloch Lars Bloch (6 August 1938 – 27 March 2022), was a Danish-Italian actor and producer, sometimes credited as ''Lars Block'' or ''Carlos Ewing''. Born in Hellerup Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of ...

as Caino *

Giovanni Pazzafini Nello Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. He was an ex-bodyguard and often played a "tough guy" character. Partial filmog ...

as Abele *

Paolo Gozlino Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian language, Italian form of the name Paul (name), Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1 ...

as Drake *

Umberto D'Orsi Umberto D'Orsi (30 July 1929 – 31 August 1976) was an Italian character actor and comedian. Born in Trieste, D'Orsi took a degree in law in 1953, but he was already active in theater from 1950, performing in small companies of prose and revu ...

as Ferguson *

Renato Baldini Renato Baldini (18 December 1921 – 5 July 1995) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 87 films between 1950 and 1983. He was born in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''It's Forever Springtime'' (1950) - Un carabiniere al processo ...

as Ferguson's Henchman *

Peter Berling Peter Berling (20 March 1934 – 21 November 2017) was a German actor, film producer and writer. He has worked on several occasions with director Werner Herzog, among them his collaborations with actor Klaus Kinski like ''Aguirre, the Wrath of Go ...

as Schultz *

Mara Krupp Mara or MARA may refer to: Animals *Mara (mammal), a species of the cavy family *Mara the Lioness, in the movie ''Born Free'' Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Mara (''Doctor Who''), an evil being in two ''Doctor Who'' serials *Mara, ...

as Mara *

Adriana Facchetti Adriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from present day Italy. Translations *Arabic: أدريان * Belorussian: Адрыяна (Adryjana) *Bulgarian: Адриана (Adriana) *Chinese Simplifi ...

as The Austrian

References

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* Spaghetti Western films 1972 Western (genre) films 1972 films Films directed by Giuliano Carnimeo Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani Italian sequel films West German films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub

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