Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di... (1971)

Director:

Gianfranco Parolini

Writers:

Renato Izzo (screenplay)
Renato Izzo (story)

Release Date:

4 March 1971 (West Germany)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Sabata Aims to Kill

Plot:

Master gunslinger Sabata helps some Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagonload of gold. |

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Sequel | Spaghetti Western | Maverick | Character Name In Title

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14

12:00 AM

TCM

Cast

Yul Brynner	...	Sabata / Indio Black
Dean Reed	...	Ballantine
Ignazio Spalla	...	Escudo (as Pedro Sanchez)
Gérard Herter	...	Colonel Skimmel
Sal Borgese	...	Septiembre
Franco Fantasia	...	Señor Ocaño
Joseph P. Persaud	...	Gitano, Revolutionary who does Flaminco dance of death (as Joseph Persaud)
Andrea Scotti	...	José
Nieves Navarro	...	Saloon Dancer at Kingsville Texas (as Susan Scott)
Luciano Casamonica	...	Juanito, Village Boy
Salvatore Billa	...	Manuel Garcia Otello
Vittorio Fanfoni	...	Barman
Massimo Carocci	...	Juan de los Angeles
Vittorio Caronia	...	1st Lt. Steiner (as Vitti Caronia)
Omar Bonaro	...	Jesus Rivalta

Also Known As:

Adiós, Sabata (Spain)
Adios Sabata (USA)
Indio Black
Indio Sabata
Sabata 2
The Bounty Hunters (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for western violence.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) | Singapore:PG | France:-12 | Australia:PG (2009) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | UK:A | USA:GP | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)

Trivia:

"Gitano" is Spanish for "Gypsy".

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Sabata invades Colonel Skimmel's quarters, he sees the reflection of a person hiding behind the door. The person in the reflection is not Hertz.

Quotes:

[Sabata catches an Austrian agent in a snare]
Sabata: Hang around, I'll be back.
Austrian agent: [furious] I'll get you when I get down!
[Sabata shoots the rope in two with a small pistol. The agent falls head first onto an accordion, and the instrument produces a sour note]
Sabata: [looks back impassively] You played that *rotten!

Movie Connections:

References Django (1966)

Yul Brynner in black buckskin

Ok so it was supposed to be called INDIO BLACK as well as it should have been.

After all, Yul Brynner played the character far differently than Lee Van Cleef did and this film really shouldn't be associated with the other two Sabata films. It's a different character look altogether with the Brynner version dressed in black buckskin and silver buckles while the Van Cleef version of Sabata settled more for the conservative Bret Maverick gambler look.

Also notably stars failed American singer Dean Reed who would later die under mysterious circumstances in East Germany during the 1980s.

The Bruno Nicolai score is excellent although derivative of other scores for the genre. If you like soundtracks for these types of films, then it's well worth picking up. I know I'll be on the lookout for it.

Lots of explosions and gunfire in this one as Brynner & Co. battle the Austrians under Maximillian (in Mexico circa 1867) and steal their gold. There's nothing boring about it and it's face-paced with a few tricks such as the model of the ship in Colonel Skimmel's study that shoots real live ammo everytime someone opens the drawer below it. I also like Brynner's sawed-off rifle with the clip that loads from the side. He keeps a cigar in the last chamber and lights it up after every gun battle. Very tongue-in-cheek.

I liked it. Too bad the widescreen version was cropped for television.

6 out of 10