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

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) (alternative title) (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:

Referenced in Desperado (1995)

Van Cleef Rules!

I tried for a long time to get this film on a good dvd (a japanese boxed set that is now out of print). I love spaghetti westerns and this is one of the best after the Leone films. Very toungue in cheek but still fun and action packed. I can't believe this isn't readily available, not even on VHS. Lee van Cleef was excellent. I wish there were stars like him around today but it seems he's part of an era that is gone forever. Dig those Zoom shots!!