---
title: 'A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franco Giraldi'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-minute-to-pray-a-second-to-die-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063308/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968)

1968 · 118 min · Western · Italy

Original title: Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire

## Synopsis

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western. It is the fourth and last western directed by Franco Giraldi. It was originally intended as being directed by Sergio Corbucci and the cast was to include also Raffaella Carrà and Renzo Palmer. The American version of the film was heavily cut, with a runtime 16 minutes shorter than the original version and featuring a different ending.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franco Giraldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-giraldi)
- **Screenplay:** [Ugo Liberatore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-liberatore), [Albert Band](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-band)
- **Producer:** [Albert Band](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-band)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Rustichelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rustichelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aiace Parolin](https://cinepixo.com/people/aiace-parolin)
- **Editor:** [Alberto Gallitti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-gallitti)

## Cast

- [José Manuel Martín](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-manuel-martin)
- [Alex Cord](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-cord)
- [Nicoletta Machiavelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicoletta-machiavelli)
- [Renato Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-romano)
- [Enzo Fiermonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-fiermonte)
- [Mimmo Poli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimmo-poli)
- [Spartaco Conversi](https://cinepixo.com/people/spartaco-conversi)
- [Franco Balducci](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-balducci)
- [Giampiero Albertini](https://cinepixo.com/people/giampiero-albertini)
- [Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-ivan-scratuglia)
- [Ray Lovelock](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-lovelock)
- [Antonio Vico Camarer](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-vico-camarer)
- [Mario Brega](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-brega)
- [Ottaviano Dell'Acqua](https://cinepixo.com/people/ottaviano-dell-acqua)
- [Claudio Ruffini](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-ruffini)

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