Sabata (film)
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| Directed by | Frank Kramer |
| Produced by | Alberto Grimaldi |
| Screenplay by | Renato Izzo Gianfranco Parolini |
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Lee Van Cleef William Berger Pedro Sanchez Aldo Canti Linda Veras Franco Ressel Antonio Gradoli Robert Hundar Gianni Rizzo |
| Music by | Marcello Giombini |
| Cinematography | Sandro Mancori |
| Edited by | Edmond Lozzi |
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| Distributed by | PEA (Italy) United Artists (US) |
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102 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English Italian |
Sabata (Italian: Ehi amico ... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!, roughly translated as Hey buddy ... that's Sabata, you're finished!), is a 1969 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Gianfranco Parolini. It is the first film in The Sabata Trilogy by Parolini, and stars Lee Van Cleef as the title character. Parolini had previously had a major success with the first Sartana spaghetti western If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968), but the sequels were given to other directors, such as Giuliano Carnimeo. Producer Alberto Grimaldi contacted Parolini for a similar series of Sabata.
Sabata, a man of few words, arrives in a small Texas town to foil a bank robbery, and discovers that it was a plot by the town's leaders, who want to sell the town to the railroad. Sabata blackmails the leader, Stengel, who then sends various thugs to try and kill him, among them a conflicted killer named Banjo, so named for the musical instrument he carries that conceals a rifle.
Sabata - A gunman of almost superhuman accuracy and questionable morals, he solves the majority of his problems with a combination of superior firepower and accuracy. His weapon of choice is a peculiar four-barreled derringer, alongside a rifle with an extended barrel.
Banjo - The only man in the film who is almost on par with Sabata gunfighting-wise. Hiding out in the town after some unnamed trouble in Denver, he seems to know everything that is going on in the town, and tries to make money off both Sabata and Stengel. He carries a banjo everywhere.
Carrincha - A fat alcoholic Civil War veteran who hurls knives at people between rants about the dullness of civilian life and the worthlessness of medals. The majority of his sentences end in insane laughter.
Jane - A saloon girl who is attracted to Banjo.
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