Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi (1970)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Roberto Mauri

Writers:

Roberto Mauri (screenplay)
Roberto Mauri (story)

Release Date:

May 1972 (Turkey)

Genre:

Western

Plot Keywords:

Landlady | Ransom | Maverick | Music Box | Dynamite

Cast

William Berger	...	Lee Calloway aka Sartana
Wayde Preston	...	Anthony Douglas
Aldo Berti	...	George Douglas
Carlo Giordana	...	Slim Douglas
Franco De Rosa	...	Peter Douglas
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Paco (as Alan Collins)
Jolanda Modio	...	Juanita
Pamela Tudor	...	Esther
Josiane Tanzilli	...	Carmencita
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claudio Aponte
Bruno Arié
Betsy Bell	...	Saloon singer
Federico Boido
Gaetano Imbró
Franco Ressel	...	Norton
Bruno Ukmar

Also Known As:

Ballad of Death Valley (USA)
Sartana in the Valley of Death (International: English title)
Sartana in the Valley of the Vultures (USA)

Runtime:

Spain:95 min | UK:78 min (edited version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:12

Company:

Victor Produzione

Disappointing

I found this film quite disappointing. There are some good moments but the pace is pedantic. The storyline involves the usual hunt for hidden gold spaghetti western fare, but was, at times, non-sensical, unless I fell asleep in the middle, which may have happened. The dialogue and acting was quite poor in parts. William Berger's hair colour looked ridiculous and at time he almost looked like a peroxide blonde. The music was quite odd at times and often did not match the mood. The Japanese DVD release version was of surprisingly good quality. Not recommended unless you are a spaghetti western die-hard like me and must see them all.