The movie that brought Bud Spencer and Terence Hill together was made by accident
Bud Spencer and Terence Hill’s first film together, God Forgives, I Don’t!, was written and directed by Giuseppe Colizzi. He discovered how Mario Girotti with his sly eyes and Carlo Pedersoli, the bear-like carrier who does the deadly farmer spins, look double. From Levente Király’s book, The Invincible Couple, we can now also learn how a whole is created.
In 1967, by a strange coincidence, Colizzi was able to get behind the camera and make his debut as a senior master from cinematographer to director.
“God forgive me, I don’t! it was born almost entirely by chance.”
– the director’s son, Alessandro Colizzi said.
“It would be more correct to say ‘unnecessary’, behind which is a story with unbelievable consequences. The story of a producer and his colleagues who produced the film Szép csáldok, directed by Ugo Gregoretti After the presentation, they sat around a table and discussed how they should pay off the huge debts they had accumulated in the meantime.After days of awkward brainstorming, they decided to give it a try. trying to get their spirits back with a movie aimed at foreign markets this time, just so they can pay back. To save money, they share roles. Giuseppe Colizzi wrote and directed the film ( he has two novels published by Mondadori [book publisher – ed.] and has extensive experience as an executive producer), Colizzi’s wife, Silvana Mangini, plays an assistant,”
Alessandro said, then continued:
“The business is a piece of cake, but the idea sounds great. On the cusp of a wave of enthusiasm, my father locked himself at home and wrote the film’s story in record time. The script, was written. within a few weeks, which went quite well, convinced D’Ambrosio to ask for a loan to his elderly father, they also found a distributor willing to distribute the film for a fee.Despite the low budget, they decided to was about to open cinemas, the film just a few months later became an unexpected hit.”
Since the mid-60s, almost every Italian director has copied Sergio Leone’s Dollar trilogy, so it’s not surprising that Giuseppe Colizzi also took ideas from his former film colleague. The film was finally completed after three months of filming.