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Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?

Original title: La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza?
  • 19721972
  • 1h 30m
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La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
  • Comedy
  • Western
An eccentric bounty hunter named Providence captures and sets free a criminal in order to collect the same bounty over and over again in different states, until they discover that a local sh... Read allAn eccentric bounty hunter named Providence captures and sets free a criminal in order to collect the same bounty over and over again in different states, until they discover that a local sheriff is up to something crooked.An eccentric bounty hunter named Providence captures and sets free a criminal in order to collect the same bounty over and over again in different states, until they discover that a local sheriff is up to something crooked.
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  • Director
    • Giulio Petroni
  • Writers
    • Perio Regnoli(screenplay)
    • Franco Castellano
    • Günter Ebert(dialogue collaborator)
  • Stars
    • Tomas Milian
    • Gregg Palmer
    • Janet Agren
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  • Director
    • Giulio Petroni
  • Writers
    • Perio Regnoli(screenplay)
    • Franco Castellano
    • Günter Ebert(dialogue collaborator)
  • Stars
    • Tomas Milian
    • Gregg Palmer
    • Janet Agren
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    Tomas Milian and Gregg Palmer in La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
    Tomas Milian in La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
    Tomas Milian and Gregg Palmer in La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
    Janet Agren, Giovanni Cianfriglia, and Gregg Palmer in La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
    Janet Agren in La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
    Giovanni Cianfriglia and Tomas Milian in La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
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    Tomas Milian and Gregg Palmer in La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
    Gregg Palmer in La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)
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    La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? (1972)

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    Tomas Milian
    Tomas Milian
    • Provvidenzaas Provvidenza
    Gregg Palmer
    Gregg Palmer
    • Hurricane 'Kid' Smithas Hurricane 'Kid' Smith
    Janet Agren
    Janet Agren
    • Stellaas Stella
    Dieter Eppler
    Dieter Eppler
    • Sheriff Howard Pendletonas Sheriff Howard Pendleton
    Stelio Candelli
    • Col. Arthur Jamesas Col. Arthur James
    Gabriella Giorgelli
    Gabriella Giorgelli
    • Sisteras Sister
    Hans Terofal
    Hans Terofal
    • Horatio Timothyas Horatio Timothy
    Maurice Poli
    Maurice Poli
    • Sheriff Keensburgas Sheriff Keensburg
    Renzo Marignano
    • The Priestas The Priest
    Horst Janson
    Horst Janson
    • Sheriff Villaggioas Sheriff Villaggio
    Giovanni Cianfriglia
    • The Challengeras The Challenger
    • (as Ken Wood)
    Claude Berthy
    • Store Owneras Store Owner
    Carla Mancini
    Carla Mancini
    • Bathing Girlas Bathing Girl
    Luigi Antonio Guerra
      Paul Muller
      Paul Muller
      • Mr. Summittas Mr. Summitt
      Arnaldo Dell'Acqua
      • James Henchmanas James Henchman
      Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
      Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
      Bruno Ukmar
      • James Henchmanas James Henchman
      • Director
        • Giulio Petroni
      • Writers
        • Perio Regnoli(screenplay)
        • Franco Castellano
        • Günter Ebert(dialogue collaborator)
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        Gregg Palmer's voice is dubbed by another actor in the English language version.
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      quirky, episodic Eurowestern comedy, pairing Tomas Milian and Gregg Palmer
      As someone who saw many Italian westerns theatrically in the late 60s and early 70s, I could feel the genre dying out as there were more spaghetti western comedies released and more films that introduced weirdness for weirdness' sake. SOMETIMES LIFE IS HARD, EH PROVIDENCE is an episodic Italian western comedy, with the amazing chameleon actor Tomas Milian as an eccentric foppish man in a bowler hat, named PROVIDENCE. He has a partner named Hurricane Smith, played by veteran film and TV actor Gregg Palmer. At first, their relationship is reminiscent of Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach in THE GOOD, THE BAD, and THE UGLY, as they turn each other in for rewards and Milian pulls Palmer behind him on a rope. As the film's picaresque adventures continue, they encounter and attempt to con various other characters, they get put in jail, they escape, they make a lot of money, they lose a lot of money, etc. There are a lot of funny sequences here, and the two stars do a wonderful job and have a great chemistry, but the film was a little too episodic for me and it didn't seem like it was headed anywhere in particular. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood (I saw it first about ten years ago, and just recently watched it again). There was a sequel made a year later with the same stars, but a different director. I'll watch it again sometime soon to see if it's much different from this. Perhaps a nicely transferred DVD widescreen edition could revise my view of this film. Overall, it's recommended to Milian fans and to fans of "mismatched buddy" films (I was reminded, in a strange way, of the Jackie Chan-Owen Wilson films, and the Jackie Chan-Chris Tucker films, and of course the Trinity films, although for me the PROVIDENCE films are more interesting and creative than the Trinity films). Director Guilio Petroni had previously worked with Milian on the underrated BLOOD AND GUNS (released in the US on VHS and probably easy to find), and of course is best known for the great DEATH RIDES A HORSE, also widely available on VHS. Also worth mentioning are the Three Stooges-style slapstick sound effects and an over-the-top score by Ennio Morricone with what sounds like a children's chorus singing odes to "Provvidenza". SOMETIMES LIFE IS HARD, EH PROVIDENCE certainly has a lot of odd and interesting elements in it, thrown together into a unique mix. While I may sound somewhat critical of it, it's a hard film to dislike.
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      • Release date
        • October 26, 1972 (Italy)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • France
        • West Germany
      • Languages
        • Italian
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Mausefalle für zwei schräge Vögel
      • Production companies
        • Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche
        • Terra-Filmkunst
        • Theatre Le Rex S.A.
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        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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