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)

a great spaghetti western

This is one of the most wonderfully cartoonish and over-the-top spaghetti westerns ever.

The great Lee Van Cleef plays Sabata, the bounty hunter who has more tricks than Bugs Bunny. Van Cleef was born to be in spaghetti westerns. Nobody plays these roles better. He is to spaghetti westerns what Bela Lugosi is to Dracula. He is as great as ever in this movie. William Berger is superb also in the role of Banjo, the cool, laid-back, and deadly musician. He and Sabata have a similar on-again-off-again "partnership" to the one that Blondie and Tuco share in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Franco Ressel is perfect as the weird over-the-top villain, "Stengel."

The music score is excellent, especially the title tune, which is one of my favorite spaghetti western theme songs. I also really like the use of the organ in the score. It's a nice touch.

All spaghetti western fans should have this movie. It's a classic of the genre.