|
Adios Sabata
(1970)
|
| 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Adios Sabata (1970)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Yul Brynner | ... |
Sabata /
Indio Black
|
|
 |
Dean Reed | ... |
Ballantine
|
|
|
Ignazio Spalla | ... |
Escudo
(as Pedro Sanchez)
|
|
|
Gérard Herter | ... |
Colonel Skimmel
|
|
|
Salvatore Borghese | ... |
Septiembre
(as Sal Borgese)
|
|
|
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
|
Edit
Add Full Plot
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Master gunslinger Sabata helps some Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagonload of gold.
Taglines:
Sabata Aims to KillParents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
ItalianRelease Date:
30 September 1970 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Adios Sabata See more »Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Edit
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Lee Van Cleef was unavailable to play Sabata, as he was committed to making The Magnificent Seven Ride! where he played Chris Adams, a role made famous by Yul Brynner in The Magnificent Seven. Instead, Brynner signed on for the role of Sabata, a role made famous by Van Cleef. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
Major Metternich: [to Ballantine] *I* would not have given you the honor of being executed by a firing squad.See more »
This is not the same "Sabata" character as in the Lee Van Cleef movies. This character was actually supposed to be named "Indio Black" but they changed his name for the English version. Why they thought that a western with a big star like Yul Brynner wouldn't be popular enough on it's own, and tried to cash in on the Sabata name is beyond me, but studios and distributors did a lot of stupid things to film titles back then, especially with the international releases, so it's par for the course.
Yul Brynner is interesting as the protagonist in this film. Too bad he didn't appear in any other spaghetti westerns. He's no Lee Van Cleef, but he does have a style of his own. His accent makes him sound like Arnold Schwartzeneggar in some parts. Gerard Herter is great as the wicked, Nazi-like Austrian Colonel. I wasn't very impressed with any of the other actors in the movie. Dean Reed was especially awful, and his character, "Ballantyne" was very irritating. I kept hoping he would get killed throughout the whole movie, but that damned Indio Black kept saving him.
The music score is OK, but not as good as most of Bruno Nicolai's other work, and there are very long stretches of the film with no music at all where it probably could use some.
The movie drags a little from the middle to the end. There's lots of action, but it just doesn't have the pizazz or suspense of the really great spaghetti westerns. It would probably be better if it was shorter. Some movies, like Sergio Leone's westerns for example, are able to go on for 2 or 3 hours and not have a dull moment, but this movie isn't one of them. It could have been 15 or 20 minutes shorter.
Overall, the production quality is good, and the story is OK, though it's nothing original. This one is worth watching, but probably for spaghetti western fans only.