Una nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana (1971)

Director:

Giuliano Carnimeo

Writers:

Tito Carpi (writer)
Ernesto Gastaldi (writer)

Release Date:

23 April 1971 (West Germany)

Genre:

Western

Plot Keywords:

Maverick | Gold | Spaghetti Western

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Gianni Garko	...	Sartana (as John Garko)
Nieves Navarro	...	Sra. Manassas (as Susan Scott)
Piero Lulli	...	Grand Full
Bruno Corazzari	...	Sam Puttnam
Frank Braña
Massimo Serato	...	Sheriff Joe Manassas
José Jaspe	...	General Monk
Dan van Husen	...	Deputy sheriff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fernando Bilbao
Salvatore Borghese
Giuseppe Castellano
Lino Coletta
Alfonso de la Vega
Raffaele Di Mario
Luis Induni
Brizio Montinaro
Franco Pesce
Gianni Pulone
Francisco Sanz
Clay Slegger
María Vico

Also Known As:

Cloud of Dust... Cry of Death... Sartana Is Coming (USA)
Gunman in Town (USA)
Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (USA)
Llega Sartana (Spain)
Run, Man, Run... Sartana's in Town (USA)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1971)

Filming Locations:

Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Spaghetti West (2005) (V)

Sartana is coming...

The fifth, and final if I'm not horribly mistaken, official entry in the Sartana series, sees director Giuliano Carnimeo (Anthony Ascott I'm looking at you) and regular Gianni Garko teaming for yet another spaghetti western mystery-cum-action extravaganza.

The plot is crafted in typical Carnimeo fashion, occasionally makes no sense, but is fun to watch as it unfolds its twists and turns, with a myriad of people trying to get ahold of 500,000$ dollars and $2 million counterfeit money. The whole cast puts in a good performance, the gorgeous Nieves Navarro (aka Susan Scott, known from A Pistol for Ringo and giallo efforts) easily standing out, not necessarily for her acting abilities though.

The final showdown in the empty streets of a town is as close to offering a monumental spaghetti western moment, the Sartana series will ever come. After Parolini's insurmountable original from 1968 that is. It's obviously, strongly influenced by Corbucci's Django (1966), but that doesn't detract from its psychotronic charm. Watch it and find out. Bruno Nicolai's score is like a second grade Morricone, but given Il Maestro's genius, even a second grade Morricone is a good thing. Combined with plenty of gunfights, greasy villains, conniving women and enough quirks and tricks to keep fans happy, this is a worthwhile second tier spaghetti western entry and Carnimeo's best in the Sartana series. Great for a Sunday afternoon...