
Uncertain
Kill Them All and Come Back Alone
1968 · Cinegai S.p.A. / Explorer Film / Fida Cinematografica · Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
During the American Civil War, a Confederate prisoner, Clyde McKay, attempts to steal a box of gold from a Union prison camp. He is aided by a group of prisoners and a prison guard but he is double-crossed along the way.
Confidence
75
— Legal Reasoning —
Why this status applies
This 1968 Spaghetti Western (original title: 'Ammazzali tutti e torna solo') was a co-production between Italy and Spain. For foreign films from this era to hold US copyright, they must have either been published with a valid US copyright notice at the time of their US release or have been restored via the URAA (1996). The film was released in the US by Fanfare Films in 1970. No US copyright registration was found in the CCE for that period.
Under URAA (17 USC § 104A), the film's US copyright would be automatically restored if it was still protected in its country of origin (Italy) on January 1, 1996. Italian copyright for cinematographic works lasts for 70 years after the death of the last surviving author (director, screenwriter, or composer). Since director Enzo G. Castellari and other key contributors were alive in 1996, the work was protected in Italy and thus eligible for URAA restoration. However, because no US registration was ever filed and there is no public record of a 'Notice of Intent to Enforce' (NIE) being filed with the US Copyright Office to alert the public to its restored status, it is difficult to definitively confirm active US enforcement. Most major Spaghetti Westerns of this tier are treated as protected by commercial distributors (such as Kino Lorber, who released a licensed Blu-ray recently), suggesting a chain of title exists, but the legal record is not primary.
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— Cited Sources —
Supporting facts
- AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Stanford Copyright Renewal Database
- U Penn Online Catalog of Copyright Entries
- 17 USC § 104A (URAA)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics catalog
Research summary based on cited sources, not legal advice. Always consult a qualified copyright attorney before commercial use.