Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! (1969)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Gianfranco Parolini

Writers:

Renato Izzo (writer)
Gianfranco Parolini (writer)

Release Date:

1969 (Italy)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

The man with gunsight eyes comes to kill!

Plot:

Several pillars of society have robbed an Army safe containing $100,000 so they can buy the land upon which the coming railroad will be built...

Plot Keywords:

Sawn Off Shotgun | Bounty Hunter | Maverick | Violence | Saloon

Cast

Lee Van Cleef	...	Sabata
William Berger	...	Banjo
Ignazio Spalla	...	Carrincha (as Pedro Sanchez)
Aldo Canti	...	Indio (as Nick Jordan)
Franco Ressel	...	Stengel
Antonio Gradoli	...	Ferguson (as Anthony Gradwell)
Linda Veras	...	Jane
Claudio Undari	...	Oswald, Stengel Henchman (as Robert Hundar)
Gianni Rizzo	...	Judge O'Hara
Spartaco Conversi	...	Slim, Stengle Henchman (as Spanny Convery)
Carlo Tamberlani	...	Nichols (as Charles Tamblyn)
Luciano Pigozzi	...	False Father Brown (as Alan Collins)
Marco Zuanelli	...	Sharky, Gunman Hired by Stengle
Franco Marletta	...	Captain
Andrea Aureli	...	Daniel (as Andrew Ray)

Also Known As:

Sabata (Italy) (Philippines: English title) (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for western violence and some sexual situations. (2005 re-rating)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Spain:T | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | West Germany:18 (nf) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Norway:(Banned) (1970-2003) (cinema release) | USA:PG-13 (2005 re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)

Movie Connections:

Edited into Spaghetti Western Trailer Show (2007) (V)

Belongs to the Cream of the Genre

Lee van Cleef is Sabata, yet another one of those bounty hunters and mavericks who populate the genre. During the story Sabata however interacts with people from all social classes which makes this spaghetti-western one of the most social ones. Specific to the Sabata series are the many special weapons which are not only used by Sabata himself but also by his evil opponents. Added to the rivalry of good Sabata and bad Stengel there is a third party competitor called Banjo (William Berger) who mostly helps Sabata but also wants more than his share of the bounty. Mr. Maltin (from the Guide) obviously hasn't seen this film well. Despite playing a high stake Sabata is not a gambler. This Western is fun.

Regarding the score the main theme is one of those tunes that catch you and don't give up soon. Cinematography is stylish, often with dark bluish foregrounds and natural-source(?) yellow-lighted backgrounds.

8 / 10.